 Far from me 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, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 5211812Full view - About this book
 | 1834 - 536 pages
...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 plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warm among the ruins of lona." Yet it was not till... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1834 - 408 pages
...To apply the words of our great moralist, " Far from me and my friends be such frigid philosophy ! That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." For the benefit of... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1834 - 436 pages
...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 of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona. JOHNSON. P. 18, 1.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 382 pages
...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 of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona."* TO THE REV. WILLIAM... | |
 | New-York Historical Society - 1821 - 422 pages
...mind in its 52 ' betters hours, and then vanish away for ever, before the breath of the world. If " that man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force on the plain of Marathon, and whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona," surely he... | |
 | Royal Australian Historical Society - 1925 - 452 pages
...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 on the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona. Amongst the... | |
 | Alice O. Howell - 1988 - 220 pages
...set foot on their island. But the spirit of Columba never left the place, and Johnson was to remark: "That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." We walked pensively... | |
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1993 - 390 pages
...Druidical origin. It is in reference to all these remains of ancient religion that Johnson exclaims, '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 amid the ruins of lona.' In the 'Lord of the... | |
 | Greg Clingham - 1997 - 290 pages
...conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground that has 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 piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona? (p. 148) With its... | |
 | Ronald Ferguson, Ron Ferguson - 1998 - 196 pages
...build their own byres and dykes. Even in its state of dissolution, lona moved Dr Johnson, who observed: That man is little to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona. Another visitor was... | |
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