 | Charlotte Anne Eaton - Rome (Italy) - 1822 - 434 pages
...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, as may conduct us unmoved over... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 458 pages
...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, as may conduct us, indifferent... | |
 | 1822 - 682 pages
...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." And yet, fresh as our country is, we are not entirely without those impressive evidences of... | |
 | Charles Butler - Church and state - 1822 - 544 pages
...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, — or, in other words,... | |
 | Charles Butler - Church and state - 1822 - 538 pages
...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,— or, in other words,... | |
 | David Stewart - Clans - 1822 - 552 pages
...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, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as would conduct... | |
 | Ebenezer Rhodes - Derbyshire (England) - 1824 - 420 pages
...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 as may conduct us, indifferent and... | |
 | William Otter - Clarke, Edward Daniel, 1769-1822 - 1824 - 700 pages
...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 as may conduct us, indifferent and... | |
 | Ebenezer Rhodes - 1824 - 422 pages
...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 as may conduct us, indifferent and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 728 pages
...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, as may conduct us indifferent and... | |
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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. 
