 | Charlotte Anne Eaton - Rome (Italy) - 1822 - 434 pages
...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 unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little... | |
 | David Stewart - Clans - 1822 - 552 pages
...the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as would conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery,... | |
 | Ebenezer Rhodes - Derbyshire (England) - 1824 - 420 pages
...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...ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, and virtue: that man is little to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain 21... | |
 | Ebenezer Rhodes - 1824 - 422 pages
...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...ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, and virtue : that man is little to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain 21... | |
 | William Otter - Clarke, Edward Daniel, 1769-1822 - 1824 - 700 pages
...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...ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, and virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of... | |
 | Thomas Brown - Philosophy - 1824 - 490 pages
...advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends," he continues, ube such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent...unmoved, over any ground which has been dignified by wis• Fancy's plume. — Orig. f Pleasures of Imagination, v. 567, 604, with the exclusion of v. 571,... | |
 | Epaphras Hoyt - Indians of North America - 1824 - 344 pages
...indifferent and unmoved, over any ground that lias been dignified by wisdom, bravery or virtue. That man is little to be •envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the rums of lona." Partaking of this... | |
 | Thomas Walker Horsfield - Genealogy - 1824 - 496 pages
...friends lie such frigid philosophy, a> may conduct us, indifferent anil unmoved, over any ground %vhich has been dignified by wisdom, bravery or virtue. The man is little to be euried, whose patriotism u*nnld not gain force itpou the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not... | |
 | Epaphras Hoyt - Indians of North America - 1824 - 344 pages
...mistake not) expressed the genuine sentiment of humanity, when he said, " Far be from me or my friends, such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved, over any ground that tias 'been dignified by wisdom, bravery oi virtue. That man is little to be envied whose patriotism... | |
 | Epaphras Hoyt - Indians of North America - 1824 - 338 pages
...mistake not) expressed the genuine sentiment of humanity, when he said, " Far be from me or my friends, such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved, over any ground that has been dignified by wisdom, bravery or virtue. That man .is little to be envied whose patriotism... | |
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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... 
