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... The Works of Samuel Johnson - Page 390by Samuel Johnson - 1816Full 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...whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of looa." Yours, &c. PHILOCHTHES. IN connection with the subject of the Earl of Shrewsbury's Irish titles... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1775 - 400 pages
...is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whofe piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona ? We came too late to vifit monuments : fome care was neceflary • for ourfelves. Whatever was in the Ifland, Sir Allan... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far Oct. 19.J Among the ruins of lona. 381 Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy...whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona1 !' Upon hearing that Sir Allan M'Lean was arrived, the inhabitants, who still consider themselves... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 550 pages
...is little to be envied, whole patr'.o.tifm would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whole piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona. We came too late to vifit monuments : fome care was neceflary for ourfelves. Whatever was in the iQand, Sir Allan could... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1792 - 258 pages
...little to be envied,.. whofe patriotifm would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or wh'ofe piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona.! We came too late to vifit monuments: fome care was neceflary for ourfelv.es. Whatever was hi the Ifland, Sir Allan could... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1800 - 302 pages
...that was used in the buildings of Jcolmkill. Whether it is now inhabited we could not stay to inquire. We were now treading that illustrious Island, which...Marathon, or •whose piety would not grow warmer ajnong the ruins of lona! We came too late to visit monuments r some care was necessary tor ourselves.... | |
| Donald Campbell - Adventure and adventurers - 1801 - 374 pages
...from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and uumoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom,...piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." The city of Diarbeker itself is situated in a delightful plain on the banks of the river Tigris, and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 424 pages
...is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whofe piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona. We came too late to vifit monuments : fome care was neceflary for ourfelves. Whatever was in the ifland, Sir Allan could... | |
| 1802 - 572 pages
...be;n dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue ; whose patriotism would- not gain force on the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." The 9 travcllesy traveller, who, with an amiable enthusiasm in literature and science, roams over the... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1802 - 572 pages
...been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue ; whose patriotism would not gain force on the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow- warmer among the ruins of lona." The 9 traveller, traveller, who, with an amiable enthusiasm in literature and science, roams over the... | |
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