 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 Poetical Works of Rogers, Campbell, J. Montombery, Lamb, and Kirke White ... - Page 171836 - 444 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Evans - England - 1818 - 564 pages
...dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has...envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona ! " After a fortnight's... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - Birds - 1828 - 442 pages
...Icolmkill! " Far from me, and from my friends," says he, " be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has...been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue." That this frigid philosophy was a stranger to the soul of Wilson, we have his own declaration in evidence;... | |
 | 1819 - 304 pages
...blessings of religion. Fitr " from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may " conduct us indifferent, and unmoved, over any ground which has...gain force upon the plain of " Marathon, or whose rjicty would not grow warmer among the ruins "•etlonn." Having made this digression from the subject... | |
 | William Shaw Mason - Tullaroan (Ireland : Parish) - 1819 - 372 pages
...dignity of thinking being«. Far from me and my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved, over any ground which has...to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force on the plains of Marathon, or whose piefy would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona."* V. Present... | |
 | William Shaw Mason - Ireland - 1819 - 828 pages
...friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved, over any ground which lias been dignified by wisdom, bravery or virtue. That...to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force on the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Iona."# V. Present... | |
 | William Shaw Mason - Ireland - 1819 - 820 pages
...dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and 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 U little to be envied, whose patriotism •would not gain force on the plains of Marathon, or whose... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 424 pages
...dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has...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 island,... | |
 | Charlotte Anne Eaton - Rome (Italy) - 1820 - 410 pages
...of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by...patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathen, or whose enthusiasm would not grow warmer among the ruins of Rome."* It is impossible not... | |
 | William Turner - Middle East - 1820 - 546 pages
...the pacifick labours of the husbandman. I felt here all the justice of Johnson's observation, — " That man is little to be " envied, whose patriotism...would not gain force upon " the plain of Marathon." We had nominally five hours ride to Mendeli, of which three lay by the side of the sea. The only coins... | |
 | William Turner - Middle East - 1820 - 526 pages
...the pacifick labours of the husbandman. I felt here all the justice of Johnson's observation, — " That man is little to be " envied, whose patriotism...would not gain force upon " the plain of Marathon." We had nominally five hours ride to Mendeli, of which three lay by the side of the sea. The only coins... | |
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