 | 1831 - 722 էջ
...be impossible if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct...has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue." The house, which the prnius and industry ul" Mrs. Siddons enabled her to purchase, was bought by Mr.... | |
 | Jacob Green - 1831 - 298 էջ
...and from my friends, such frigid philosophy as will conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any 98 ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery,...to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force on the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." The town... | |
 | 1831 - 746 էջ
...over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends he such frigid philosophy as may conduct us indifferent...unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wiadom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force... | |
 | 1832 - 406 էջ
...predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and far from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct...bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied whoso patriotism would not gain force upon the plain* of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1833 - 348 էջ
...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...to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force on the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." True and beautiful,... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1833 - 800 էջ
...— advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends," he continues, " be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent...wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to he envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would... | |
 | John Abercrombie - 1833 - 370 էջ
...illustrious deeds, as Thermopylse, Bannockburn, or Waterloo, " Far from me," says Dr. Johnson, " and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct...indifferent and unmoved, over any ground which has been dig-, nified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied whose patriotism would... | |
 | Gulian Crommelin Verplanck - 1833 - 280 էջ
...before the mind in its better hours, and then vanish away for ever, before the breath of the world. If " that man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force on the plain of Marathon, and whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona," surely he... | |
 | Gulian Crommelin Verplanck - 1833 - 268 էջ
...before the mind in its better hours, and then vanish away for ever, before the breath of the world. If " that man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force on the plain of Marathon, and whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona," surely he... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 էջ
...predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from n>y friends, be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved ovet any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That m»n is little to be envied,... | |
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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... 
