 Twenty-seven names make up the first story, and the recorded names ever since contain not one living century. The number of the dead long exceedeth all that shall live. The night of time far surpasseth the day; and who knows when was the equinox ? Every...  The Quarterly Review - Page 346edited by - 1819Full view - About this book
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pages
...all that shall live. The night of time far surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the equinoxl Every hour adds uuto that current arithmetic, which...scarce stands one moment. And since death must be theLucina of life, and even Pagans could doubt whether thus to live, were to die: since our longest... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pages
...The night of time far surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the equinox? Every hour adds unto that current arithmetic, which scarce stands one moment. And since death must be theLucina of life, and even Pagans could doubt whether thus to live, were to die: since our longest... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...The night of time far surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the jEquinox ? Every hour adds unto that current arithmetic, which scarce stands one moment....were to die ; since our longest sun sets at right declensions, and makes but winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before we lie down in darkness,... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...The night of time far surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the equinox ? Every hour adds unto that current arithmetic, which scarce stands one moment....And since death must be the Lucina of life, and even Pagansf could doubt whether thus to live were * First story before the flood. f Euripide. to die; since... | |
 | 1820 - 398 pages
...surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the equinox? Every hour adds unto that current arithmetick, which scarce stands one moment. And since death must...were to die ; since our longest sun sets at right duscensions, and makes but winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before we lie down in darkness,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...adds nnto that current arithmetic which pcarcv stands one moment. And since death must be the Lncina sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send : He gave to Misery all he had— a tear ; He descendions, und makes bnt winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before we lie down in darkness,... | |
 | 1831 - 372 pages
...The night of time far surpasseth the day ; and who knows when was the equinox ? Every hour adds unto that current arithmetic, which scarce stands one moment....were to die ; since our longest sun sets at right declensions, and makes but winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before we lie down in darkness,... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 366 pages
...The night of time far surpasseth the day ; and who knows when was the equinox ? Every hour adds unto that current arithmetic, which scarce stands one moment....were to die ; since our longest sun sets at right declensions, and makes but winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before we lie down in darkness,... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 526 pages
...surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the equinox? Every hour adds unto that current arithmetick, which scarce stands one moment. And since death must...whether thus to live were to die ; since our longest sue sets at right descensions, and makes but winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 528 pages
...The night of time far surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the ¡equinox? Every hour adds unto that current arithmetic, which scarce stands one moment....whether thus to live were to die ; since our longest sun sels at right descensions, and makes but winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before we lie... | |
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