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Political tracts. Political essays. Miscellaneous essays. A journey to the ... - Page 497
by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
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A History of the Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings, Attached ..., Volume 2

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 306 pages
...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 would conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground which has been...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson: With an Essay on His Life and Genius

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in * ' cc 4 the the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified...
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General View of the Agriculture of the Hebrides, Or Western Isles of ...

James MacDonald (A.M.), Board of Agriculture (Great Britain) - 1811 - 848 pages
...power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over th» 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 over any ground which has been dignified...
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Works, Volume 8

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...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 us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...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 us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified...
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The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson

James Boswell - 1813 - 484 pages
...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 us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With Critical Observations on His Works

Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pages
...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 us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground which has been dignified...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 3

James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pages
...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 us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground which has been...
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson (écrivain.) - 1816 - 218 pages
...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 us indifferent and unmoved over any ground •which has been...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8

Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 432 pages
...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 us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified...
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