 | W M. Wade - 1817 - 662 pages
...of his writings, thus eloquently expresses himself: " To abstract the mind from all local emotion " would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, " and...power of our " senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or " the future, predominate over the present, ad" vances us in the dignity of thinking beings.... | |
 | 1817 - 292 pages
...moralist has truly said, that it is impossihle to ahstract the mind from all local emotion ; and " 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 digpity of thinking heings."... | |
 | Charles Butler - Philology - 1817 - 616 pages
...they abounded ; in other respects they seemed of another world. " What" ever," says Dr. 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 human " beings."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 398 pages
...the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would...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.... | |
 | W. M. Wade - Oxford (England) - 1818 - 524 pages
...of his writings, thus eloquently expresses himself: " To abstract the mind from all local emotion " would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, " and...from the power of our " senses, whatever makes the past^.the distant, or " the future, predominate over the present, ad* vances us in the dignity of thinking... | |
 | Religion - 1818 - 588 pages
...' To abstract the mind from all (oca emotion would be impossible if i were endeavoured, and it wouh be foolish if it were possible Whatever withdraws...power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the pre sent, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.... | |
 | W. M. Wade - Oxford (England) - 1818 - 530 pages
...To abstract the mind from all local emotion '• ' would be impossible, if it were endeavoured,, IS and would be foolish, -if it ' were possible. " Whatever withdraws us from the power of our 11 senses, whatever makes the past," the distant, or " the future, predominate over the present, ad"... | |
 | John Christian Curwen - Agricultural laborers - 1818 - 468 pages
...purpose, which, in time, must produce its effect. Dr. Johnson, in his Tour to the Hebrides, says, " Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, and the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings."... | |
 | William Shaw Mason - Ireland - 1819 - 820 pages
...abstract the mind from all local Mon»«tie' motion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured ; ' and it would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws...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.... | |
 | William Shaw Mason - Ireland - 1819 - 828 pages
...mind from all local Monmie emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured ; ' " ' and it would-be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us...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.... | |
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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... 
