 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 էջ
...the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would...withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes tha past, the distant, or the future predominate over (he present, advances us in the dignity of thinking... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 էջ
...the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would...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.... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 378 էջ
...benefits of knowledge, -and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion vfonld be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be...power of Our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, ad. vances us in the dignity of thinking beings.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 էջ
...the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would...power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in * ' cc 4 the the dignity of thinking... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 306 էջ
...passages in his writings '. - See All Souls, p. 189. k " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would...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.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 էջ
...the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would...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.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 էջ
...knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be T t impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish...power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, adTances us in the dignity of thinking beings.... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1810 - 480 էջ
...false taste in composition, are surely to be laughed at. " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible." So says Johnson, in that truly eloquent passage, (one of the best, perhaps, he ever wrote) and which... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 292 էջ
...passages in his writings b . ' • See All Souls, p. 189. b " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, ' if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. What' ever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the ' past, the distant, or the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 էջ
...passages in his writings b. • See All Souls, p. 189. '• " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, ' if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were passible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant,... | |
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To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be 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... 
