 | 1826 - 722 pagina’s
...; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us ia the dignity of thinking beings. 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 400 pagina’s
...endeavoured, and would be foolifh, if it were poffible. Whate er withdraws us from the power of our ienfes ; whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future...from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduit us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 pagina’s
...endeavoured, and would be foolifh, if it were poflible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our lenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pagina’s
...local emotion, would be impoffible, if it were endeavoured j and would be foolifh if it were poffible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our fenfes,...in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and far from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy, as may conduct us indifferent, and unmoved, over any... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 400 pagina’s
...local emotion would be impoffible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolifh, if it were poffible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our fenfes...thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends, friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 478 pagina’s
...local emotion would be impoffible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolifh if it were poffible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our fenfes,...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... | |
 | John Knox - 1787 - 566 pagina’s
...endeavoured, and would be foolifh; if it were poffible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our V fenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or...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... | |
 | 1787 - 724 pagina’s
...if it were pollible. Whatever withdraws u» from the power of our fenfej; whatever makes the pall, the diftant, or the future, predominate over the prefent,...advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from us and from our friends be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduel us indifferent and unmoved over any... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pagina’s
...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 by wifdom, bravery, pr... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 458 pagina’s
...the diftant, or the future predominate over tho prefent, advances us in the 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 has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or... | |
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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... 
