| John Minter Morgan - 1826 - 294 pages
...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...would not grow warmer .among the ruins of lona.'., " You, Douglas, are one of those whom the Doctor would have removed far away from himself and from... | |
| 1826 - 738 pages
...future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, ar.d from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may...piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." Yours, &c. PHILOCHTHES. Mr. URBAN, Highgate, near Birmingham, Oct. (i. IN connection with the subject... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 416 pages
...indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. The man is little to be envied whose patriotism would...piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." hard, he disapproved of the richness of Johnson's language, and of his frequent use of metaphorical... | |
| Jean Rodolphe Peyran - 1826 - 620 pages
...wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force on the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." — May we not add, or in the valleys of Luzerna, Perosa, and San Martino ? * Dr. Samuel Johnson. NOUVELLES... | |
| Thomas Brown - 1826 - 548 pages
...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 Iona."J * Fancy's plume. — Orig. t Pleasures of Imagination, v. 567, 604, with the exclusion of v.... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...The man Is little to be envier!, whosi; patriotism would not gain force u]H>n the plain of Mtrathon, Had our Tour produced nothing else but this sublime passage, the world must have acknowledged that... | |
| 1828 - 924 pages
...Far from me and my friends be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery,...piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." Whether the eloquent enthusiasm of this writer was not raised in this celebrated passage beyond what... | |
| 1828 - 546 pages
...bravery, and virtue. The 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." • From lona, he wrote to Mrs. Richmond : " I am persuaded that my dearest Mary will not only allow... | |
| Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe - 1828 - 698 pages
...bravery, and virtue. The 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 Iona." l From Iona, he wrote to Mrs. Richmond : " I am persuaded that my dearest Mary will not only... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1829 - 146 pages
...dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such rigid philosophy, as may conduct us unmoved over any ground, which has been dignified...piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." — Journey to the Western Islands. Note 6, page 49. Aloof from these the youthful Darnley stood. Henry... | |
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