 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 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 MacDonald (A.M.), Board of Agriculture (Great Britain) - 1811 - 848 էջ
...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 th» present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 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.... | |
 | 1812 - 778 էջ
...conviction, — •' To abstract the mind from all local emotion, would 1812.] Review of New Publications. be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be...foolish, if it were possible ; whatever withdraws tit from the power of our senses, whatever makes the pasl, the distant, or the future predominate over... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1812 - 440 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... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1812 - 450 էջ
...false taste in composition, are surely to he 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... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1812 - 446 էջ
...in composition, are surely to he laughed at. " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would he 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... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - 1812 - 374 էջ
...though far inferior to the songs of other times, it was not useless. " 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 dignity of think" ing... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1812 - 500 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 be foolish, if :t were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 484 էջ
...benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotions 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.... | |
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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... 
