 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.  The Pocket Magazine - Seite 2281829Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 Seiten
...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. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - 1812 - 374 Seiten
...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 beings."* The poetry and sceuldachs of even those degenerate times had this happy effect;... | |
 | John Britton - 1813 - 138 Seiten
...Whatever/' says the eloquent author just quoted, *f withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, and the future, predominate...the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings." Thus, by contemplating, and analyzing the best works of others, we may acquire wisdom : and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 484 Seiten
...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. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us indifferent and... | |
 | Edward Daniel Clarke - 1813 - 512 Seiten
...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. Far be from me, and from my friends, that frigid philosophy which might conduct us indifferent... | |
 | John Aikin - 1814 - 198 Seiten
...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. Far be from me, and from my friends, that frigid philosophy which might conduct us indifferent... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 Seiten
...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. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us, indifferent... | |
 | 1817 - 436 Seiten
...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. Far be from me, and from my friends, that frigid philosophy which might conduct us indifferent... | |
 | Edward Daniel Clarke - 1816 - 570 Seiten
...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. Far be from me, and from my friends, that frigid philosophy which might conduct us indifferent... | |
 | Samuel Johnson (écrivain.) - 1816 - 218 Seiten
...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. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and... | |
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