| Charlotte Anne Eaton - 1822 - 434 Seiten
...heroic virtue. It was well observed by Johnson, that " 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.... | |
| 1822 - 682 Seiten
...said that " to abstract the mind from all- local emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavored, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever...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."... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1822 - 554 Seiten
...abstract the mind from all local emotions," says Johnson, " would be impossible, if it were endeavoured; would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws...power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present ; advances the dignity of thinking beings. Far... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1822 - 546 Seiten
...abstract the mind from all local emotions," says Johnson, " would be impossible, if it were endeavoured; would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws...power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present ; advances the dignity of thinking beings. Far... | |
| Charles Butler - 1822 - 544 Seiten
...catholics now form four-fifths of the whole population of Ireland. " Whatever," says Dr. Johnson, " 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 scale of rational beings."... | |
| Charles Butler - 1822 - 546 Seiten
...catholics now form four-fifths of the whole population of Ireland. " Whatever," says Dr. Johnson, " 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 scale of rational beings."... | |
| James Boswell - 1823 - 492 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...Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, dry and hard, he disapproved of the richness of Johnson's language, and of his frequent use of metaphorical... | |
| William Otter - 1824 - 700 Seiten
...was returning to the island. This happened between Ulva and Inch Kenneth. See Johnson's Tour, p. 339. 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.... | |
| Ebenezer Rhodes - 1824 - 420 Seiten
...connected with a period of time and a race of beings loijg since passed away. Dr. Johnson observes, that " 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.... | |
| Ebenezer Rhodes - 1824 - 422 Seiten
...connected with a period of time and a race of beings long since passed away. Dr. Johnson observes, that " 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.... | |
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