 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pagina’s
...of perpetuation. But to subsist in bones, and be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration : vain ashes, which in the oblivion of names, persons,...emblems, of mortal vanities ; antidotes against pride, vain glory, and madding vices. Pagan vain glories which thought the world might last for ever, had... | |
 | 1823 - 684 pagina’s
...embleracs of mortal vanities; antiilotes against pride, vain glory, and madding vices. Pagan vain glories, which thought the world might last for ever, had encouragement for ambition, and li ! ii li ir.' on Atrafta unto the immortality of their names, were never dampt with the necessity... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pagina’s
...perpetuation. But to subsist in bones, and be bat pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. Vairi ashes, which in the oblivion of names, persons, times,'...continuation, and only arise unto late posterity, as emblem? of mortal vanities, antidotes against pride, vain-glory, and maddening vices. Pagan vain-glories,... | |
 | 1826 - 548 pagina’s
...of perpetuation. But to subsist in hones, and be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. Vain ashes, which, in the oblivion of names, persons, times, and sexes, have bound unto themselves a fruitless continuation, and only arise unto late posterity, as emblems of mortal... | |
 | 1820 - 398 pagina’s
...of perpetuation; but to subsist in bones, and be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. Vain ashes, which in the oblivion of names, persons,...emblems of mortal vanities ; antidotes against pride, vain glory, and madding vices. Pagan vain glories which thought the world might last for ever, had... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 526 pagina’s
...of perpetuation^ But to subsist in bones, and be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. Vain ashes which in the oblivion of names, persons,...atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never dampt with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts... | |
 | George Collison (solicitor.) - 1840 - 462 pagina’s
...of perpetuation. But to subsist in bones, and be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. Vain ashes, which in the oblivion of names, persons,...vanities, antidotes against pride, vain-glory, and maddening vices. Pagan vain-glories, which thought the world might last for ever, had encouragement... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 514 pagina’s
...pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. Vain ashes, which in the oblivion of names, persone, limes and sexes, have found unto themselves a fruitless...emblems of mortal vanities ; antidotes against pride, vain glory and madding vices. Pagan vain glories which thought the world might last forever, had encouragement... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1841 - 346 pagina’s
...of perpetuation. But to subsist in bones, and be ' but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. Vain ashes, which in the oblivion of names, persons,...vanities, antidotes against pride, vain-glory, and maddening vices. Pagan vain-glories, which thought the world might last for ever, had encouragement... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pagina’s
...of perpetuation. But to subsist in bones, and be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. Vain ashes which in the oblivion of names, persons,...atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never dampt with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts... | |
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Had they made as good provision for their names, as they have done for their relics, they had not so grossly erred in the art of perpetuation. But to subsist in bones, and be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. Vain ashes which in the oblivion... 
