 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 ... - 17. oldal1836 - 444 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | Epaphras Hoyt - 1824 - 338 oldal
...my friends, such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved, over any ground that has been dignified by wisdom, bravery or virtue. That...envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the rums of lona." Partaking of this... | |
 | Epaphras Hoyt - 1824 - 344 oldal
...friends, such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved, over any ground that lias been dignified by wisdom, bravery or virtue. That...•envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the rums of lona." Partaking of this... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1824 - 490 oldal
...of " gnashed his teeth To see thee rend the pageants of his throne."— v. 583, 4. VoL. H.—G dom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plains of Marathon, — or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona."* When Antony,... | |
 | Ebenezer Rhodes - 1824 - 420 oldal
...conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, and virtue: that man is little to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain 21 of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." Mrs. Ann Radcliffe,... | |
 | William Otter - 1824 - 700 oldal
...Two thousand fell during the action and in the retreat. Our great moralist, Johnson, observes, * The man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon ;' but what degree of apathy must characterize the traveller, who in crossing the field of Culloden,... | |
 | Ebenezer Rhodes - 1824 - 422 oldal
...conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, and virtue : that man is little to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain 21 LIME TREES. .- 147 of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." Mrs.... | |
 | Thomas Walker Horsfield - 1824 - 496 oldal
...wisdom, bravery or virtue. The man is little to be euried, whose patriotism u*nnld not gain force itpou the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." — Dr. JOHNSOH. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY J. BAXTER, LE\VES. MDCCCXXIV. TO SIR CHARLES MERRICK BURRELL,... | |
 | Epaphras Hoyt - 1824 - 344 oldal
...conduct us indifferent and unmoved, over any ground that tias 'been dignified by wisdom, bravery oi virtue. That man is little to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the rums of lona." Partaking of this... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 728 oldal
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 608 oldal
...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 come too late to visit monuments ; some care was necessary for ourselves. Whatever was in the island,... | |
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