 | David Stewart - 1822 - 658 Seiten
...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, predominate over the present, advances us in dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, aud from my friends, be such frigid philosophy,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 458 Seiten
...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, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, , be such frigid philosophy,... | |
 | Charlotte Anne Eaton - 1822 - 434 Seiten
...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, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy,... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1822 - 546 Seiten
...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, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends," he continues, " be... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1822 - 538 Seiten
...of Ireland. " Whatever," says Dr. Johnson, " 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 scale of rational beings." In whom has the past, the distant, or the future,—... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1822 - 544 Seiten
...of Ireland. " Whatever," says Dr. Johnson, " 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 scale of rational beings." In whom has the past, the distant, or the future, —... | |
 | Ebenezer Rhodes - 1824 - 422 Seiten
...away. Dr. Johnson observes, that " 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... | |
 | William Otter - 1824 - 700 Seiten
...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, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid* philosophy... | |
 | Ebenezer Rhodes - 1824 - 420 Seiten
...away. Dr. Johnson observes, that " 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 622 Seiten
...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, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy,... | |
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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. 
