Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the... The Saturday Magazine - Page 741835Full view - About this book
| English essays - 1826 - 722 pages
...indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man k little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of looa." Yours, &c. PHILOCHTHES.... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona1 !' Upon hearing that... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1800 - 302 pages
...indifferent and unmoved over any ground •which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or •whose piety would not grow warmer ajnong the ruins of lona! We came too late... | |
| Donald Campbell - Adventure and adventurers - 1801 - 374 pages
...conduct us indifferent and uumoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue !—that man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the Plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." The city of Diarbeker... | |
| Richard Llwyd - 1804 - 258 pages
...among the rains of lona, or Icolmkill, the Mausoleum of the Scottish and Xorwegian Kings) is not to he envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon...plains of Marathon, or whose Piety would not grow warm amid the ruins of lona ; far be it from me to pass indifferent over any ground which has been dignified... | |
| Henry Kett - Books and reading - 1805 - 340 pages
...us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground, which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona " Tour to the Hebrides,... | |
| Henry Kett - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1805 - 340 pages
...us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground, which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona " Tour to the Hebrides,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1806 - 360 pages
...us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue.- That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marrathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona. We came too late... | |
| George Gregory - Books and reading - 1808 - 352 pages
...conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Jona!" It would however... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - Great Britain - 1809 - 378 pages
...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 would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would riot grow warmer among the ruins of I-ona ! We came too late... | |
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