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" The good and evil of Eternity are too ponderous for the wings of wit; the mind sinks under them in passive helplessness, content with calm belief and humble adoration. "
The Annual Register - Page 457
1799
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...must be such as human imagination can at least conceive ; and poetical terror such as human strength and fortitude may combat. The good and evil of eternity...are too ponderous for the wings of wit ; the mind sinks under them with passive helplessness, content with calm belicf and humble adoration. Known truths,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 9

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 486 pages
...must be such as human imagination can at least conceive ; and poetical terrour such as human strength and fortitude may combat. The good and evil of Eternity...are too ponderous for the wings of wit ; the mind sinks under them in passive helplessness, content with calm belief and humble adoration. Known truths,...
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The works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 6

Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...must be such as human imagination can at least conceive; and poetical terror such as human strength and fortitude may combat. The good and evil of Eternity...are too ponderous for the wings of wit ; the mind sinks under them in passive helplessness, content with calm belief and humble adoration. tions -which...
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The Imperial magazine; or, Compendium of religious, moral ..., Volume 5

1823 - 626 pages
...observations with the sentiments of the venerable moralist, with whose name this critique was introduced. "The good and evil of eternity are too ponderous for the wings of wit : the mind sinks under them in passive helplessness, content with calm belief, and humble adoration." Great Power!...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 466 pages
...must be such as human imagination can at least conceive ; and poetical terror such as human strength and fortitude may combat. The good and evil of eternity...are too ponderous for the wings of wit ; the mind sinks under them in passive helplessness, content with calm belief and humble adoration. Known truths,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 476 pages
...must be such as human imagination can at least conceive ;" and poetical terrors such as human strength and fortitude may combat. The good and evil of eternity are too ponderous for the wings of wit; the mind sinks under them in passive helplessness, content with calm belief and humble adoration. Known truths,...
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Remarks, on the First Part of a Book, Entitled "The Age of Reason ...

Samuel Drew - Rationalism - 1820 - 134 pages
...(ft least bring themselves to apprehend its nature, before thtfy opposed its authority." ADDISON. " The good and evil of eternity, are too ponderous for the wings of wit; the mind sinks under them in passive helplessness, content i?ith calm belief and humble adoratiou." .JOHNSON....
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Annual Register, Volume 34

Edmund Burke - History - 1821 - 888 pages
...must be such as human imagination can at least conceive, and poetical terror such as human strength and fortitude may combat. The good and evil of eternity...are too ponderous for the wings of wit ; the mind sinks under them in passive helplessness, content with calm belief and humble adoration." We could...
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The Christian Spectator, Volume 3

Theology - 1821 - 694 pages
...enjoyments of the blessed, and the pangs of the children of woe. It has been well said by another, that " the good and evil of eternity are too ponderous for the wings of wit ; the mind sinks unJer them in passive helplessness, content with calm belief and humble adoration." An inspired...
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The British poets, including translations, Volume 16

British poets - 1822 - 302 pages
...must be such as human imagination can at least conceive ; and poetical terror such as human strength and fortitude may combat. The good and evil of Eternity...are too ponderous for the wings of wit ; the mind sinks under them in passive helplessness, content with calm belief and humble adoration. Known truths,...
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