 | James Boswell - 1807 - 496 pages
...distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such 'frigid...over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, briavery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...over the presensr advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, he such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any •( ground wh1cl, has oeen dign,fied by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. The man is little 1 to be envied, whose patriotism... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 pages
...distant, or the future predominate over (he present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy...whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Jona!" It would however be unreasonable to expect that every book of travels should be as highly •... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 378 pages
...future, predominate over the present, ad. vances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground whjch has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1835 - 606 pages
...CVII, E OF or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of human beings. That man is little to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force on the Plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Lona.' Yet Marathon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy,...piety would not grow • warmer among the ruins of lona. We came too late to visit monuments; some care was necessary for ourselves. Whatever was in the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pages
...the future, predominate over the present, adTances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far fronv me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy...the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow wanner among the ruins of lona /"* Upon hearing that Sir Allan M'Lean was arrived, the inhabitants,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...the future predominate over the present, advances us in * ' cc 4 the the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy,...envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plajn of Marathon* or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins oflona. We came too late to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 306 pages
...the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as would conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground...has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue." Journey to the Western Islands. Few places, t may be added, afford such ample scope to the indulgence... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 482 pages
...or the future, predominate over the present, ad• • ranees us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my " friends be such frigid philosophy, as would conduct us, indifferent " and unmoved, over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, "... | |
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Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct... 
