 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
 | AUSTIN DOBSON - 1883 - 590 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 mentioned in the battles of heroic poems, who have sounding names... | |
 | Annie Besant - 1883 - 488 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...them, but that they were born, and that they died. . . . Some of them were covered with such extravagant epitaphs, that if it were possible for the dead... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1884 - 200 pagina’s
...the dead. 2. 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 mentioned in the battles of heroic poems, who have sounding names... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch - 1884 - 510 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. Upon my going into the church, I entertained myself with the digging of a grave; and saw in every shovel.full... | |
 | Robert Cochrane - 1887 - 572 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...left no other memorial of them, but that they were horn and that they died. They put me in mind of several persons mentioned in the battles of heroic... | |
 | 1887 - 644 pagina’s
...regions of the dead. Most of them recorded nothing else of the buried person but that he was born on one day and died upon another : the whole history of his...two circumstances that are common to all mankind. . . . When I read the .several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred... | |
 | 1888 - 266 pagina’s
...of the dead. Most of them recorded nothing e'se of the buried person, but that he was born upon one day, and died upon another : the whole history of...being comprehended in those two circumstances, that iire common to all mankind. I could not but look upon these registers of existence, whether of brass... | |
 | Margaret Deland - 1889 - 232 pagina’s
...inscriptions in Westminster Abbey, — "most of them recorded of the buried person that he was born upon one day and died upon another; the whole history of his...life being comprehended in those two circumstances." And for the moment, so it seems. One needs to leave this flooding stillness of noon, and brush the... | |
 | Margaret Deland - 1889 - 238 pagina’s
...inscriptions in Westminster Abbey, — " most of them recorded of the buried person that he was born upon one day and died upon another; the whole history of his...life being comprehended in those two circumstances." And for the moment, so it seems. One needs to leave this flooding stillness of noon, and brush the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1892 - 358 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...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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