 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.  Travels in New-England and New-York - Stran 206avtor: Timothy Dwight - 1822Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1828 - 924 strani
...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 my friends be such frigid philosophy as may conduct... | |
 | Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe - 1828 - 698 strani
...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,... | |
 | 1828 - 586 strani
...from all local emotion would be impossible if it were endeavoured, and would be fuolish if it wore possible Whatever withdraws us from the power of our...the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be mich frigid phih>*onhy,... | |
 | Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - 1829 - 428 strani
...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,... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1829 - 146 strani
...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 rigid philosophy, as... | |
 | Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe - 1829 - 370 strani
...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,... | |
 | Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe - 1829 - 700 strani
...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,... | |
 | 1829 - 760 strani
...the present is unquestionable. " Whatever," says Dr. Johnson, " withdraws us from the power of the senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings:" and all experience testifies, that nothing accomplishes this... | |
 | James Stuart M. Anderson - 1829 - 776 strani
...only innocent, but laudable and useful. A great writer, referring to this very point, observes, that " whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings;" and accordingly wise men have always approved and sanctioned... | |
 | John Stedman - 1830 - 364 strani
...and the works that are therein shall be burned up. It is the observation of a great moralist, that " whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses...the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings." In reference to our present subject, the obiervation carries... | |
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