 | English essays - 1826 - 722 pages
...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...dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man k little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1775 - 280 pages
...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 - Authors, English - 1775 - 400 pages
...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 wifdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force... | |
 | Donald MacNicol - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1779 - 392 pages
...advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue ! That man is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 484 pages
...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 ground which has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue. That That man is little to be envied whofe patriotifm would not gain force... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides - 1785 - 548 pages
...advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1785 - 548 pages
...advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wifdom, bravery, or virtue; That man is little to be envied, whofe patriotifm would not gain force... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides - 1786 - 478 pages
...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1787 - 750 pages
...us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far« from us and from our friends be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduct us indifferent and 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wifdom, 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... 
