 | Richard Treffry - 1833 - 386 pages
...held his faculties in a state of excitement which was too rigid to be affected by lighter interests. All his subordinate feelings lost their separate existence and operation by falling into the grand one. There have not been wanting trivial minds who have marked this as a fault in his character ; but he... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1834 - 524 pages
...faculties in a state of excitement " which was too rigid to be affected by lighter " interests, and on which, therefore, the beauties " of nature and of art had no power. He had " no leisure feeh'ng which he could spare to be " diverted among the innumerable varieties of the " extensive scene... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 pages
...faculties in a state of excitement which was too rigid to be affected by lighten interests, and on which therefore the beauties of nature and of art...diverted among the innumerable varieties of the extensive scence which he traversed; all his subordinate feelings lost their separate existence and operation,... | |
 | Thomas Taylor (biographer.) - 1836 - 482 pages
...faculties in a state of determination, which was too rigid to be effected by lighter interests, and on which, therefore, the beauties of nature and of art...diverted among the innumerable varieties of the extensive countries which he traversed : his subordinate feelings nearly lost all their separate existence and... | |
 | 1838 - 790 pages
...his feelings in a state of excitement which was too rigid to be affected by lighter interests, and on which therefore the beauties of nature and of art...existence and operation, by falling into the grand one. There have not been wanting trivial minds to mark this as a fault in his character. But the mere men... | |
 | Herbert Mayo - 1838 - 360 pages
...faculties in a state of excitement which was too rigid to be affected by lighter interests, and on which, therefore, the beauties of nature and of art...existence and operation, by falling into the grand one. There have not been wanting trivial minds, to mark this as a fault in his character. But the mere men... | |
 | John Foster - 1838 - 400 pages
...faculties in a state of determination which was too rigid to be affected by lighter interests, and on which therefore the beauties of nature and of art...innumerable varieties of the extensive scene which lie traversed; his subordinate feelings nearly lost their separate existence and operation, by falling... | |
 | American and Foreign Bible Society - 1838 - 1182 pages
...faculties in a state of excitement which was too rigid to be affected by lighter interest?, and on which, therefore, the beauties of nature and of art had no power ; like trie invisible spirits who fulfil their commission of philanthropy among, mortals, and care... | |
 | William Innes - 1839 - 246 pages
...faculties in a state of excitement which was too rigid to be affected by lighter interests, and on which therefore the beauties of nature and of art...existence and operation, by falling into the grand one. There have not been wanting trivial minds to mark this as a fault in his character. But the mere man... | |
 | 1839 - 460 pages
...his feelings in a state of excitement which was too rigid to be affected by ligMer interests, and on which therefore the beauties of nature and of art...feeling which he could spare to be diverted among tBe innumerable varieties of the extensive scene which he traversed ; all his subordinate feelings... | |
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... the main object. The importance of this object held his faculties in a state of excitement which was too rigid to be affected by lighter interests, and on which, therefore, the beauties of nature and of art had no power. He had no leisure feeling... 
