 Let us only, if you please, to take leave of this subject, reflect upon this occasion on the vanity and transient glory of this habitable world. How by the force of one element breaking loose upon the rest, all the varieties of nature, all the works of...  Harrison's British Classicks - Pagina 2811786Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | George Horne - 1794 - 416 pagina’s
...Let as reflect, upon this occafion, on " the vanity and tranfient glory of this ha«« bitable world. How, by the force of one <« element breaking loofe upon the reft, all " the varieties of nature, all the works of " art, all the labours of men, are reduced " to nothing. All... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1794 - 426 pagina’s
...Let as refleft; upon this occafion, on " the vanity and tranfient glory of this ha" bitable world. How, by the force of one " element breaking loofe upon the reft,' all " the varieties of nature, all the works of " art, all the labours of men, are reduced " to nothing. All... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1797 - 604 pagina’s
...fays the above Author, upon this occafion, on the vanity and tranfient glory of this habitable world. How, by the force of one element breaking loofe upon the reft, all the varieties of nature, all the works of art, all the labours of men, are reduced to nothing. All that... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1797 - 842 pagina’s
...fays the above Author, upon this occafion, on the vanity and tranfient glory of this habitable world. How, by the force of one element breaking loofe upon the reft, all the varieties of nature, all the works of art, all the labours of men, are reduced to nothing. All that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 pagina’s
...this habitable world. How by the force of one element breaking loose upon the rest, all the varieties of nature, all the works of art, all the labours of men are reduced to nothing. All that W admired and adored before as great and magnificent, is obliterated or vanished ; and another form... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 324 pagina’s
...this habitable world. How by the force of one element breaking loose upon the rest, all the varieties of nature, all the works of art, all the labours of...before as great and magnificent, is obliterated or vanished ; and another form and face of things, plain, simple, and every where the same, overspreads... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 606 pagina’s
...habitable world. How, " by the force of one element breaking loose upon the " rest, all the varieties of nature, all the works of " art, all the labours...before, as great " and magnificent, 'is obliterated or vanished ; and " another form and face of things, plain, simple, and " every where the same, overspreads... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 pagina’s
...this habitable world. How by the force of one element breaking loose upon the rest, all the varieties of nature, all the works of art, all the labours of...before as great and magnificent, is obliterated or vanished ; and another form and face of things, plain, simple, and every where the same, overspreads... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pagina’s
...the force of one' clement breaking loose upon the rest', all the vanities qf nature', all the *orks of art', all the labours of men', are reduced to nothing'....before as great' and magnificent', is obliterated' or vanished' ; and another' form and face of things, plain', simple', and every where the same', overspreads... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1822 - 386 pagina’s
...habitable world ; how, by the force of one element breaking loose upon the rest, all the varieties of nature, all the works of art, all the labours of...before, as great and magnificent, is obliterated or vanished ; and another form and face of things, plain, simple, and every where the same, overspreads... | |
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