 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it...endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 558 pages
...roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible if it were...endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the cower of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the fiiture,... | |
 | 1826 - 738 pages
...the man of wit, and the pity of the man of pleasure. “To ¿J*traet the mind from all local tinotlon would be impossible, If' it were endeavoured; and would be foolish, if it were pmsible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses; whatever makes the past, the distant,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 pages
...roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it...endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1804 - 596 pages
...knowledge and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local '-motion would be imposiible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 340 pages
...roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessingsof religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it...endeavoured ; and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 pages
...roving barba.riansderived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it...endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 496 pages
...benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 496 pages
...benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind frbm all local emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future,... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 pages
...roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it...endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes tha past, the distant, or the future... | |
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from all local emotion would be impossible, " if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. 
