| John Minter Morgan - 1826 - 294 Seiten
...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...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... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 416 Seiten
...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,...future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings, tzi from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy as may... | |
| Daniel Dewar - 1826 - 558 Seiten
...the savage of the wood, or in the vassal of the tyrant, hopeless. " Whatever," says Dr. Johnson, " withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever...future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings." Viewed in this light, the quibbles of the schoolmen, and the trifling... | |
| Daniel Dewar - 1826 - 528 Seiten
...the savage of the wood, or in the vassal of the tyrant, hopeless. " Whatever," says Dr. Johnson, " withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever...future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings." Viewed in this light, the quibbles of the schoolmen, and the trifling... | |
| Kenelm Henry Digby - 1826 - 330 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...of the coldhearted politician, the mockery of the man of wit, and the pity of the man of pleasure. " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would...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... | |
| 1828 - 546 Seiten
...; whence savage clans, and roving barbarians, derived the benefit of knowledge and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion...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... | |
| Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe - 1828 - 698 Seiten
...; whence savage clans, and roving barbarians derived the benefit of knowledge and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion...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... | |
| 1828 - 924 Seiten
...regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion...future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and my friends be such frigid philosophy as may conduct... | |
| 1828 - 586 Seiten
...; whence savage clans, and roving barbarians, derived the benefit of knowledge and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion...be impossible if it were endeavoured, and would be fuolish if it wore possible Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses; whatever makes the... | |
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