 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1876 - 432 pagina’s
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids ? Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana — he is almost...of Adrian's horse — confounded that of himself. Who knows whether the best of men be known ? or, whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot... | |
 | William Davidson (B.A.), Joseph Crosby Alcock - 1877 - 240 pagina’s
...reverence. 4. Generations pass while some trees stand, and old families last not three oaks. 5. Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana : he is almost lost that built it. G. To write and speak correctly f'ves a grace and gains a favourable attention to what one has to say.... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1878 - 560 pagina’s
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana : he is almost...our good names, since bad have equal durations: and Theraites is like to live as long as Agamemnon. Who knows whether the best of men be known ? or whether... | |
 | 1879 - 336 pagina’s
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives, that burnt the temple of Diana! he is almost...is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favor of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known, or whether there be... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 pagina’s
...distinction to merit or perpetmty: who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids. Herostratus lives that ournt the temple of Diana; he is almost lost that built...durations ; and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnou, without the favour of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known... | |
 | Joseph Angus - 1880 - 726 pagina’s
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids? Herostmtus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost...since bad have equal durations, and Thersites is like toliveas long as Agamemnon. Who knows whether the best of men be known, or whether there be not more... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1881 - 842 pagina’s
...lives that burnt the temple of Diana ; ne is nlu lost lost that built it : timo hath spared the ep.taph of Adrian's horse ; confounded that of himself. In...felicities by the advantage of our good names, since bad liavj equal durations ; and Thai-sites is like* to live us hmp «8 Agamemnon, without the favour of... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1881 - 892 pagina’s
...wholesome odour. Act v. Sc. 3. With clink of hammers 3 closing rivets up. Act v. Sc. 3. 1 Hcrostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built it. — Sir Thomas Browne, /'.•:; Burial, Ch. v. [Richard III. continued. Perish that thought! No, never... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 558 pagina’s
...and old families last not Ihrce oaks. . . . Who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids? Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana; he is almost...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon. Who knows whether the best of men be known; or whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - 1882 - 492 pagina’s
...burnt the temple of Diana,3 he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's3 horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we compute...durations, and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon1 without the favor of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known,... | |
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But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost lost... 
