 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
 | Fred Newton Scott, Joseph Villiers Denney - 1902 - 404 pagina’s
...regions of the ^dead.) Most of them recorded nothing else of the buried person, but he was bom upon one day, and died upon another, the whole history of his...are common to all mankind. I could not but look upon \hese registers of existence, jwhether of brass or marble, as a kind of satire upon tKe departed persons... | |
 | Leslie Cope Cornford - 1903 - 384 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...Registers of Existence, whether of Brass or Marble, as a 1 With equal foot, rich friend, impartial fate Knocks at the cottage and the palace gate; Life's span... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1905 - 494 pagina’s
...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...them 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... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1905 - 420 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...existence, whether of Brass or Marble, as a kind of Satyr upon the departed persons ; who had left no other memorial of them, but that they were born and... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1905 - 418 pagina’s
...the dead. Most 10 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...upon these Registers of existence, whether of Brass 15 ) or Marble, as a kind of Satyr upon the departed persons; who had left no other memorial of them,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1905 - 418 pagina’s
...could not but look upon these Registers of existence, whether of Brass 15 or Marble, as a kind of Satyr upon the departed persons; who had left no other memorial...them, but that they were born and that they died. They put me in mind of several persons mentioned in the battels of Heroic Poems, who have sounding names... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1905 - 290 pagina’s
...observation says, 'that he cannot look upon those registers of existence, whether of brass or marble, but as a kind of satire upon the departed persons who had left no other memorial of them than that they were born and that they died.1 In certain moods of mind this is a natural reflection... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1906 - 414 pagina’s
...the dead. Most of them I5 recorded nothing else of the buried person, but that he was born upon one day, and died upon another: the whole history of his...mankind. I could not but look upon these registers 2o of existence, whether of brass or marble, as a kind of satire upon the departed persons ; who had... | |
 | 1906 - 578 pagina’s
...and died upon another: the whole history of his life being comprehended in those two ciicumstances that are common to all mankind. I could not but look...as a kind of satire upon the departed persons; who left no other memorial of them, but that they were bom, and that they died. They put me in mind of... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1907 - 142 pagina’s
...the dead. Most 20 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...them, 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... | |
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