 | William Mathews - 1887 - 406 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...since bad have equal durations ; and Thersites is likely to live as long as Agamemnon without the favor of the Everlasting Register. The Canaanitish... | |
 | 1887 - 216 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...epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself. . . . All is vanity, feeding the wind, and folly. The Egyptian mummies, which Cambyses or time hath... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1888 - 490 pagina’s
...without distinction of perpetuity to merit. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ] Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost...felicities by the advantage of our good names, since had have equal durations ; and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon. Who knows whether the... | |
 | 1888 - 554 pagina’s
...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids! 3erostratus lives, that burnt the Temple of 5iana; he is almost lost, that built it. Time hath spared...Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we comnite our felicities by the advantage of our food names; since bad have equal durations; and Thersites... | |
 | Arthur Howard Galton - 1888 - 368 pagina’s
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids? fferostratus lives that burnt the Temple of Diana, he is almost...lost that built it ; Time hath spared the Epitaph of Adrians horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of our... | |
 | John Aubrey, Sir Thomas Browne - 1890 - 362 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...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,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1890 - 582 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...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,... | |
 | James Mercer Garnett - 1890 - 730 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...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,... | |
 | John Aubrey, Sir Thomas Browne - 1890 - 334 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...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,... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1927 - 212 pagina’s
...almoft loft that built it; Time hath fpared the Epitaph of Admits horfe, confounded that of himfelf. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of our good names, fince bad have equall durations ; and Tber/ites is like to live as long as Agamcmnou3 without Ihe favour... | |
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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... 
