 | William Jones - 1831 - 570 pagina’s
...apostle warned the Colossiaiis, ch. ii. 23. Gregory Nazianzen, who lived about the middle of the fourth philosophy, as may conduct us Indifferent and unmoved...envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of MARATHON, or whose piety would not grow wanner among the ruins of lona."—Johnson's Journey... | |
 | 1831 - 722 pagina’s
...dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy as may conduct ua indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has...envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." The cogitations of... | |
 | Jacob Green - 1831 - 298 pagina’s
...and from my friends, such frigid philosophy as will conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any 98 ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery,...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." The town... | |
 | 1831 - 746 pagina’s
...philosophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wiadom, 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." The cogitations of... | |
 | 1831 - 446 pagina’s
...from his tyrants. I shall conclude my present observations with the words of our great moralist; " 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 lonn." Feb. 9. TEMPLAHIUS.... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pagina’s
...THE FINAL PAUSE OR PERIOD. RULE I.— The falling inflection takes place at a period. EXAMPLES. 1. That man is little to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose pietywould not grow warmer among the ruins of Iona'. 2. The pleasures of... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1833 - 368 pagina’s
...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...to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force on the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." True and beautiful,... | |
 | Gulian Crommelin Verplanck - 1833 - 268 pagina’s
...before the mind in its better 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... | |
 | Gulian Crommelin Verplanck - 1833 - 280 pagina’s
...before the mind in its better 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... | |
 | John Gorham Palfrey, Francis Jenks - 1833 - 422 pagina’s
...the utility of impressive scenes and occasions to be forgotten. " That man," it has been well said, " is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon ? " Whose love of the sublime and beautiful would not be quickened amidst the ruins... | |
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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... 
