| Casket - 1874 - 840 pagina’s
...tinir hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's hor^e, con founded that of himself. In vain we coinpu!'1 our felicities by the advantage of our good names, since bad have equal durations: am. Thersites is like to live as long ae Agamemnon without the savour of the everlasting register.... | |
| Edwin Paxton Hood - 1876 - 432 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 Adrian's horse — confounded that of himself. Who knows whether the best of men be known ? or, whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot... | |
| William Davidson (B.A.), Joseph Crosby Alcock - 1877 - 240 pagina’s
...reverence. 4. Generations pass while some trees stand, and old families last not three oaks. 5. Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana : he is almost lost that built it. G. To write and speak correctly f'ves a grace and gains a favourable attention to what one has to say.... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1878 - 598 pagina’s
...giving them what names they please, and unto some the names of the old Egyptian kings out of Herodotus. But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon. AVho knows whether the best of men be known, or whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1878 - 560 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...our good names, since bad have equal durations: and Theraites is like to live as long as Agamemnon. Who knows whether the best of men be known ? or whether... | |
| 1879 - 336 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... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 pagina’s
...distinction to merit or perpetmty: who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids. Herostratus lives that ournt the temple of Diana; he is almost lost that built...durations ; and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnou, without the favour of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known... | |
| Joseph Angus - 1880 - 726 pagina’s
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids? Herostmtus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost...since bad have equal durations, and Thersites is like toliveas long as Agamemnon. Who knows whether the best of men be known, or whether there be not more... | |
| 1881 - 578 pagina’s
...to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids? Herostratus lives that burned e basis of things without the favour of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known, or whether... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1881 - 842 pagina’s
...lives that burnt the temple of Diana ; ne is nlu lost lost that built it : timo hath spared the ep.taph of Adrian's horse ; confounded that of himself. In...felicities by the advantage of our good names, since bad liavj equal durations ; and Thai-sites is like* to live us hmp «8 Agamemnon, without the favour of... | |
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