 | Jean Rodolphe Peyran - Protestantism - 1826 - 620 pages
...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...present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved... | |
 | Kenelm Henry Digby - Chivalry - 1826 - 330 pages
...possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power r Hist. lit. de 1'Italie ii. p. 373 and 453. of our senses, whatever makes the pas't, the distant, or...present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such- frigid philosophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Christian ethics - 1826 - 528 pages
...vassal of the tyrant, hopeless. " Whatever," says Dr. Johnson, " withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or...present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings." Viewed in this light, the quibbles of the schoolmen, and the trifling disputations of a Thomas, and... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1827 - 622 pages
...persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland."3 On Saturday, September 20, after breakthc Far from me, and from my friends, be such f rigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent and unmoved,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland."! On Saturday, September 20, after break the future, predominate over the present, advances us In the dignity of thinking being«. Far from me, and from ray friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us. Indifferent... | |
 | Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe - 1828 - 698 pages
...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...present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent and unmoved,... | |
 | Religion - 1828 - 586 pages
...were endeavoured, and would be fuolish if it wore possible Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the...present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be mich frigid phih>*onhy, as may conduct us. indifferent and unmoved,... | |
 | 1828 - 546 pages
...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...present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent and unmoved,... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1828 - 924 pages
...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...present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and my friends be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over... | |
 | Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe - Clergy - 1829 - 700 pages
...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...present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent and unmoved,... | |
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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. 
