 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 pagina’s
...the prefent, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends, be hich frigid philofophy as may conduct us indifferent and...unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wildom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pagina’s
...future predominate over the prefent, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and far from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy, as may...been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue. That That man is little to be envied whofe patriotifm would not gain force upon the plains of Marathon,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 400 pagina’s
...predominate over the prefent, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends, friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduct...dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is litric to be envied, whofe patriotifra would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whofe piety... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pagina’s
...Oct. 19.J Among the ruins of lona. 381 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 478 pagina’s
...dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduit us indifferent and unmoved over any ground .which has been dignified by wildom, bravery or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force upon... | |
 | 1787 - 750 pagina’s
...predominate over the preferir, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far« from us and from our friends be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduct us...unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wiidom or by virtue. That man is little to be envied, whofe piety will not grow wanner as he treads... | |
 | John Knox - 1787 - 566 pagina’s
...beings. Far from me and from my friends, / be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduit us indifferent V and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue. That mart is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force upon the / plain of Marathon, or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pagina’s
...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 by wifdom, bravery, pr virtue. That man is little to be envied, whole patr'.o.tifm would not gain force upon the plain... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 458 pagina’s
...dignity of think-* ing beings. Far from me and from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduit us indifferent and unmoved over, any ground which...been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue. That maa is little ;o be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon* or whofe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 258 pagina’s
...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....unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wifdooi, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied,.. whofe patriotifm would not gain force... | |
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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... 
