| 1828 - 1538 pagina’s
...distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who canbutpity the founder of the Pyramids ? Erostratos lives, who burned the temple of Diana — he is almost lost that built...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon. Without the favour of the everlasting register, the first man had been as unknown as the last, and... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pagina’s
...Ilrrowt.ratuw lives that burnt the temple of Diana; lit* is ill most bist that built it: time hath siwred 1 he uke of Buckingham. In the worst inn's worst room, with mat. half-hung, , Th вшсе bad have equal durations ; and Thersites 10 like to live «s long ae Agamemnon, without the... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 526 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...durations, and Thersites is like to live as long as AgamemnonA Who knows whether the best of men be known, or whether there be not more remarkable persons... | |
| 1836 - 694 pagina’s
...scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon. Oblivion is not to be hired. The greater part must be content to be as though they had not been ; to... | |
| George Collison (solicitor.) - 1840 - 462 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, without the favour of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known ? or, whether... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1841 - 346 pagina’s
...Antiquae. (Ie6) Cuperem notum essequodsim, nonopto ut sciatur qualis sim. Card, in vita propria. stratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it : (167) time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we compute... | |
| 1842 - 432 pagina’s
...the affluent and racy old writer above quoted, " the Founder of the Pyramids." * * * " In vain, too, we compute our felicities by the advantage of our good names, since the bad have equal duration, and Thersytes is as like to live as Agamemnon." * * * " Twenty seven names... | |
| Willis Gaylord Clark - 1844 - 486 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 is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favor of the Everlasting Register. The Canaanitish... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 670 pagina’s
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids 7 Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favour of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known 1 or whether... | |
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