 Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built it ; Time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of our good names, since bad have...  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Página 4591838Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1658 - 602 páginas
...Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief, than Pilate ? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with...of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity. £BTho can but pity the founder of the pyramids JJHerostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana,... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 228 páginas
...seldom now do we hear their names mentioned ? Well and truly does rare old Sir Thomas Brown say, " Oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men, without distinction I to merit of perpetuity. "Who can but pity the \ founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives that... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 páginas
...had not rather have been the good thief, than Pilate? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scsttereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without...perpetuity : who can but pity the founder of the pyramids I Herostratus lives thil burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it : time hath spared... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1854 - 1232 páginas
...Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief, than Pilate 1 "But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids 7 Hcrostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built it; time hath spared... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 páginas
...pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. * * * But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scatteroth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? tTerostratus lives, that burnt the temple of Diana ! he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 676 páginas
...Herodotus with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief, than Pilate ? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with...distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity tho founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is ulmost lost that... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 páginas
...pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. * * * But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattered! her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives, that burnt the temple of Diana ! he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 páginas
...subsist in bones, and be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. * * * But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives, that burnt the temple of Diana ! he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 780 páginas
...subsist in bones, and be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. * * * But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives, that burnt the temple of Diana ! he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared... | |
 | David Macbeth Moir - 1860 - 398 páginas
..." The iniquity of oblivion," apostrophiseth the eloquent Sir Thomas Browne, in his Hydriotophia, " blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids ? Erostratos lives, who burned the temple of Diana — he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared... | |
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