 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pages
...whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future predominate over the prefent, advances us in K k 3 the the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduft us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified... | |
 | Samuel Ireland - 1792 - 452 pages
..." fenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the dif" tant, or the future, predominate over the *' prefent, advances us in the dignity of " thinking beings. Far from me, and from " my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy, as ** may conduft us indiiferent and unmoved * Johnfon's Journey to the Weftern... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 258 pages
...power of our fenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the diltant, or the future predominate over the prefent, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as. may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified... | |
 | 1793 - 524 pages
...of our fenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the diftanr, crthe future, predominate over the pref.-nt, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and fi om my friends be fiich frigid pliilolophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground... | |
 | 1794 - 524 pages
...whatever makes the pal!, the dillant, or the future, predominate over the prcfent, advances us in tSe dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends be fuch frigid philofophy из may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified... | |
 | Donald Campbell - 1795 - 542 pages
...— whatever makes the " paft, the diftant, or the future, predominate over the prefent, ad" vances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and " from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy, as may conduct us in" different and unmoved over any ground which has been... | |
 | 1795 - 700 pages
...fenfes, whatever makes the pad, the djftant, and the future, to predominate O'er the prêtent, adir mres us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be fuch frigid philufophy as may conduit us, indifferent »nd unmoved, over any ground which hath been... | |
 | Donald Campbell - 1796 - 536 pages
...— whatever makes the " paft, the diftant, or the future, predominate over the prefent, ad" vances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and ** from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy, as may conduct us in" different and unmoved over any ground which has been... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 pages
...savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would...and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground •which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery,... | |
 | Alban Butler - 1800 - 648 pages
...another world. " Whatever," says Dr Johnson, " withdraws us from the power of our senses ; what" ever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate...over " the present, advances us in the dignity of human beings." It would be difficult to point out persons to whom this can be better applied than these... | |
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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... 
