 | 1918 - 916 pagina’s
...merit of perpetuity. Who can bu t pi ty tho founder of the pyramids? Heroslratus lives that burned the temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built...names, since bad have equal durations, and Thersites is likely to live as long as Agamemnon." This passage is not intuition; it contains argument and research;... | |
 | Montgomery Belgion - 1950 - 312 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. "Who can but pity the Founder of the Pyramids?" Isn't that delightful? The writings of Sir Thomas Browne... | |
 | 1894 - 926 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 lost that built it.' ' " The greater part of the hill is wooded. This, unfortunately, hides the ramparts and ditches, except... | |
 | Roger Lass - 1997 - 452 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...lost that built it; Time hath spared the Epitaph of Adrians horse, but confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 2003 - 180 pagina’s
...ofpopetoity. Who ean but pity the founder of the pyramids: Herostratus lives that burm the Temple of Diana;"1 he is almost lost that built it; time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, eonfounded that of himself. In vain we eompute our felieities by the advamage of our good names, sinee... | |
 | Albert Borowitz - 2005 - 220 pagina’s
...of Ephesus to the world's great builders: "Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids? Herostratus lives that burnt the Temple of Diana; he is almost lost that built it." All pretensions to earthly glory, Browne concludes, are doomed to failure for "there is nothing strictly... | |
 | Denis Donoghue - 2008 - 207 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...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... | |
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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... 
