 When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see...  Selections from the Spectator - Pagina 21door Joseph Addison - 1892 - 220 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Thomas Hardy - 1923 - 506 pagina’s
...with the short face, the genial Spectator : " When I look upon the tombs of the great, every motion of envy dies in me , when I read the epitaphs of the...inordinate desire goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tombs of the parents themselves,... | |
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 | Fredericus Theodorus Visser - 2002 - 688 pagina’s
...Sir, I read, and then I breakfast; I sometimes study, sometimes eat. \ 1711 Addison, Spect. no. 26, When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me. (1711 Steele, Spect. no. 24, //"you walk in the Park, one of them will certainly join with you, tho'... | |
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