 | Donald Campbell - 1801 - 374 σελίδες
...Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and blessings of 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... | |
 | 1805 - 570 σελίδες
...needless to transcribe it. Mr. M. every where feels the full force of Johnson's observation, that ' to abstract the mind from all local emotion would...endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible ;' and never ' with frigid philosophy passes indifferent and unmoved over any ground, which has been... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 σελίδες
...luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from I all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible.... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 σελίδες
...luminary. of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract...withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes tha past, the distant, or the future predominate over (he present, advances us in the dignity of thinking... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 378 σελίδες
...luminary of the Caledoni.in fregions, whence savage clans and roving barba. rians derived the benefits of knowledge, -and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion vfonld be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws... | |
 | Francis Hardy - 1810 - 480 σελίδες
...a paucity of ideas, than affectation and false taste in composition, are surely to be laughed at. " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would...endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible." So says Johnson, in that truly eloquent passage, (one of the best, perhaps, he ever wrote) and which... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 σελίδες
...dignified by one of the most splendid passages in his writings b. • See All Souls, p. 189. '• " To abstract the mind from all local emotion would...were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were passible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 σελίδες
...luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be T t impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws... | |
 | 1811 - 1054 σελίδες
...the tomb of Howard. It may be supposed we did not halt with indifference to view the hallowed spot. " To abstract the " mind from all local emotion " would be impossible if it were ," endeavoured, and it would be " fooliih if it were possible. What" everwithdiaws us from die power •" of our senses;... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1812 - 500 σελίδες
...the luminary of the Caledonian regions, where savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract...if it were endeavoured ; and would be foolish, if :t were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the... | |
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We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion... 
