 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 sider
...religion. 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...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 558 sider
...religion. 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 cower of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the fiiture, predominate over the present,... | |
 | 1826 - 738 sider
...local tinotlon would be impossible, If' it were endeavoured; and would be foolish, if it were pmsible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses;...the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from nsy eiends be such frigid philosophy, ¿a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 sider
...religion. 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...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... | |
 | Donald Campbell - 1801 - 374 sider
...religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion, would be impossible if it were endeavored, 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 the present, advances... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1804 - 596 sider
...religion. To abstract the mind from all local '-motion would be imposiible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws...the 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... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 340 sider
...religion. 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...the future, predominate over the present, advances us to the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 sider
...religion. 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...the future predominate over the present, advances us in t\ e dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 496 sider
...religion. To abstract the mind frbm all local emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 496 sider
...religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotions would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws...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... | |
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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 the present, advances 
