| George Gregory - 1808 - 352 Seiten
...the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would...withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes tha past, the distant, or the future predominate over (he present, advances us in the dignity of thinking... | |
| George Gregory - 1809 - 384 Seiten
...the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would...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.... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 378 Seiten
...benefits of knowledge, -and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion vfonld be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be...power of Our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, ad. vances us in the dignity of thinking beings.... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 Seiten
...the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would...power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in * ' cc 4 the the dignity of thinking... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 306 Seiten
...passages in his writings '. - See All Souls, p. 189. k " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would...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.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 Seiten
...the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would...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.... | |
| James Boswell - 1810 - 438 Seiten
...knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be T t impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish...power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, adTances us in the dignity of thinking beings.... | |
| Francis Hardy - 1810 - 480 Seiten
...false taste in composition, are surely to be laughed at. " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible." So says Johnson, in that truly eloquent passage, (one of the best, perhaps, he ever wrote) and which... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 292 Seiten
...passages in his writings b . ' • See All Souls, p. 189. b " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, ' if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. What' ever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the ' past, the distant, or the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 Seiten
...passages in his writings b. • See All Souls, p. 189. '• " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, ' if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were passible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant,... | |
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