 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...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,...equal durations ; and Thersites is like to live as long*as Agamemnon, without the favour of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...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 equal durations ; and Thersitcs is like to live as long as Agamemnon, •without the favour of the everlasting register.... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 546 pages
...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,...whether the best of men be known, or whether there bŁnot more remarkable persons forgot, than any that stand remembered in the known account of time... | |
 | 1828 - 964 pages
...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,...Agamemnon. Without the favour of the everlasting register, the first man had been as unknown as the last, and Methuselali's long life had been his only chronicle."... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pages
...that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of our good names, since bad hare equal durations: and Thersites is like to live as...register. Who knows whether the best of men be known 1 or whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot, than any that stand remembered in the known... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...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,...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon. Who knows whether the best of men be known ? or whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot,... | |
 | 1826 - 548 pages
...it. Time that spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of our good names,...is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favor of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known f or whether there be... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...it. Time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's liorse; confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of our good names,...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon. ; Who knows whether the best of men be known, or whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot... | |
 | 1828 - 1538 pages
...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,...Agamemnon. Without the favour of the everlasting register, the first man had been as unknown as the last, and Methuselah's long life had been his only chronicle."... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...advantage of our good names, вшсе bad have equal durations ; and Thersites 10 like to live «s long ae y munnu y we ry s l ? 9 q ω F " lo! bo known ; or whether there be not more remarkable persons forgut than any that stand remembered in... | |
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In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of our good names, since bad have equal durations, and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon. Who knows whether the best of men be known, or whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot,... 
