 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 228 pagina’s
...distinction I to merit of perpetuity. "Who can but pity the \ founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives that \ burnt the temple of Diana, — he is...built it ; time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's T"7 horse, — confounded that of himself. Who knows / whether the best of men be known ? or, whether... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 pagina’s
...distinction to merit of perpetuity : who can but pity the founder of the pyramids I Herostratus lives thil burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it : time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian « horse ; confounded that of himself. In vain « com- ¡ pute our felicities by the advantage... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1854 - 1232 pagina’s
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids 7 Hcrostratus 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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 pagina’s
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? tTerostratus lives, that burnt the temple of Diana ! he is almost...of our good names, since bad have equal durations ; ind Thnrsites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favor of the everlasting register.... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 676 pagina’s
...but pity tho founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is ulmost lost that built it. Time hath spared the epitaph of...our good names, since bad have equal durations, and Thereites is like to live as long aa Agamemnon. Who knows whether the best of men be known, or whether... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 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 favor of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known, or whether... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 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...of our good names, since bad have equal durations ; ind Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favor of the everlasting register.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - 766 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 fctvor of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known, or whether... | |
 | David Macbeth Moir - 1860 - 398 pagina’s
...to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids ? Erostratos lives, who burned the temple of Diana — he is almost lost that built...Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself. In vain wo compute our felicities by the advantage of our good names, since bad have equal durations ; and... | |
 | 1861 - 636 pagina’s
...scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction of perpetuity. Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost...epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself; — and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favor of the everlasting register."... | |
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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... 
