 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 power of our senses; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over...  A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland - Page 187by Samuel Johnson (écrivain.) - 1816 - 208 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 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 been dignified... | |
 | 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 - 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 has been dignified... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides - 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 has been dignified... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...quote his words, as conveying my own sensations much more forcibly than I am capable of doing: — ' We were now treading that illustrious Island, which...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 been dignified... | |
 | 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 has been dignified... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 550 pages
...whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future predominate over the prefent, advances us in K k 3 the the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduft us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified... | |
 | 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 has been dignified... | |
 | Samuel Ireland - Thames River (England) - 1792 - 452 pages
..." fenfes ; whatever makes the paft, the dif" tant, 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 conduft us indiiferent and unmoved * Johnfon's Journey to the Weftern... | |
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