 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 680 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.... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - 1825 - 486 էջ
...no trace remains. " To abstract the mind from all local emotion," says an eminent British tourist, " 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 - 1825 - 728 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.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 510 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 inakea the past the distant or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity... | |
 | John Minter Morgan - 1826 - 294 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.... | |
 | Jean Rodolphe Peyran - 1826 - 620 էջ
...of knowledge and the blessings of religion," observes, " 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.... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1826 - 548 էջ
...marked with all the peculiarities of his style, — " 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 - 1826 - 416 էջ
...benefits of knowledge and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would he 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, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings,... | |
 | Kenelm Henry Digby - 1826 - 330 էջ
...the 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...were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power r Hist. lit. de 1'Italie ii. p. 373 and 453. of our senses, whatever makes the pas't, the distant,... | |
 | 1826 - 738 էջ
...the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, If it were endeavoured ; and would be foolisb, 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.... | |
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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... 
