 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1808 - 352 pages
...predominate over (he present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy as may conduct...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... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Great Britain - 1809 - 378 pages
...senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, ad. vances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me...conduct 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...over the present, advances us in * ' cc 4 the the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct...dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plajn of Marathon* or whose... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...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...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... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1810 - 438 pages
...predominate over the present, adTances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far fronv me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy as may conduct...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Universities and colleges - 1810 - 306 pages
...the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as would conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground...has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue." Journey to the Western Islands. Few places, t may be added, afford such ample scope to the indulgence... | |
 | James MacDonald (A.M.), Board of Agriculture (Great Britain) - Agriculture - 1811 - 848 pages
...predominate over th» present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and "from my friends be such frigid philosophy as may conduct...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...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...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... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture, Gothic - 1813 - 138 pages
...one, and reflecting on the other. " Far from me, and far from my friends," as Dr. Johnson observes, " be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent...dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plains of Marathon, or whose... | |
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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 is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain... 
