 Most of them recorded nothing else of the buried person, but that he was born upon one day, and died upon another: the whole history of his life being comprehended in those two circumstances, that are common to all mankind. I could not but look upon these...  The Spectator - Pagina 631853 - 742 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pagina’s
...died upon another ;. two circumstances that are common to all mankind. I could not but look upon those registers of existence, whether of brass or marble,...departed persons, who had left no other memorial of themsejves, than that they were born, and that they died. Upon my going into the church, I entertained... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 pagina’s
...died upon another ; two circumstances that are common to all mankind. I could not but look upon those registers of existence, whether of brass or marble,...departed persons, who had left no other memorial of themselves than that they were born, and that they died. Uprm iny going into the church, 1 entertained... | |
 | 1822 - 788 pagina’s
...these registers of existence, whether of brass or nurble, as a kind of satire upon the departed per*om; sition knew very well that many an elegant phrase becomes improper for a poet or an orato pat me in mind of several persons mentioned in the battles of heroic poems, who hare sounding came*... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 356 pagina’s
...of the dead. Most of them recorded nothing else of the buried person, but that he was born upon one day, and died upon another; the whole history of his...but that they were born, and that they died. They put me in mind of several persons mentioned in the battles of heroic poems, who have sounding names... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 pagina’s
...of the dead. Most of them recorded nothing else of the buried person, but that he was born upon one day, and died upon another : the whole history of...but that they were born, and that they died. They put me in mind of several persons mentioned in the battles of heroic poems, who have sounding names... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pagina’s
...died upon another ; two circumstances that are common to all mankind. I could not but look upon those registers of existence, whether of brass or marble,...departed persons, who had left no other memorial of themselves, than that they were born, and that they died. Upon my going into the church, I entertained... | |
 | 1824 - 310 pagina’s
...of the dead. Most of them recorded nothing else of the buried person, but that he was born upon one day, and died upon another; the whole history of his...but that they were born, and that they died. They put me in mind of several persons mentioned in the battles of heroic poems, who have sounding names... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pagina’s
...of the dead. Most of them recorded nothing else of the buried person, but that he was born upon one day and died upon another ; the whole history of his...but that they were born, and that they died. They put me in mind of several persons mentioned in the battles of heroic poems, who have sounding names... | |
 | Samuel Felton - 1830 - 270 pagina’s
...of the dead. Most of them recorded nothing else of the buried person, but that he was born upon one day and died upon another : the whole history of his...them, but that they were born and that they died. They put me in mind of several persons 117 mentioned in the battles of heroic poems, who have sounding names... | |
 | 1868 - 522 pagina’s
...born upon one day and died upon another. The whole history of his life being comprehended in these two circumstances that are common to all mankind,...them, but that. they were born and that they died. The life of these men is finely described in Holy Writ by ' the path of an arvow,' which is immediately... | |
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