| Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe - 1829 - 700 strani
...indifferent and unmoved, over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, and virtue. The 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 ruins of lona." l From lona he wrote... | |
| Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe - 1829 - 370 strani
...indifferent and unmoved, over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, and virtue. The 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."^ * We refer the reader... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 strani
...indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has becu dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. The rs on the pluiu of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona. ty; imrt perhaps... | |
| Jacob Green - 1831 - 298 strani
...and from my friends, such frigid philosophy as will conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any 98 ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery,...to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force on the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." The town... | |
| John Britton - 1832 - 198 strani
...predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and far from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct...envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona."* * " Tour in the... | |
| John Abercrombie - 1832 - 392 strani
...illustrious deeds, as Thermopylae, Bannockburn, or Waterloo. " Far from me," says Dr. Johnson, " and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct...envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." III. ARBITRARY or... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 strani
...THE FINAL PAUSE OR PERIOD. RULE I.— The falling inflection takes place at a period. EXAMPLES. 1. That man is little to be envied whose patriotism would...not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose pietywould not grow warmer among the ruins of Iona'. 2. The pleasures of the imagination, the pleasure... | |
| James Montgomery - 1833 - 348 strani
...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...to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force on the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." True and beautiful,... | |
| John Abercrombie - 1833 - 370 strani
...philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground which has been dig-, nified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little...envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." III. ARBITRARY or... | |
| 1833 - 424 strani
...the utility of impressive scenes and occasions to be forgotten. " That man," it has been well said, " is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon ? " Whose love of the sublime and beautiful would not be quickened amidst the ruins of Athens or of... | |
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