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... Ecclesiastical history, a course of lectures - Page 501by William Jones - 1838Full view - About this book
| English essays - 1826 - 722 pages
...the man of wit, and the pity of the man of pleasure. " To abitrut iho mind from all local trootion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured ; and...the future 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1775 - 280 pages
...power of our lenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future predominate over the prefent, 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... | |
| Donald MacNicol - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1779 - 392 pages
...3 our our fenfes; whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future predominate over the prefent, 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
...power of our fenfes, whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future predominate over the prefent, advances us 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... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1785 - 546 pages
...power of our fenfes, whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future, predominate over the prefent, 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... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides - 1785 - 548 pages
...power of our fenfes, whatever makes the part, the diftant, or the future, predominate over the prefent, 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... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...illustrious Island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge,...advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far Oct. 19.J Among the ruins of lona. 381 Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...power of our fenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future predominate over the prefent, 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... | |
| John Knox - Fisheries - 1787 - 566 pages
...of our V fenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future predominate over the prefent, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends, / be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduit us indifferent V and unmoved over any ground which... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1792 - 258 pages
...power of our fenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the diltant, or the future predominate over the prefent, 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... | |
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