 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...the pyramids ? 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...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
...the pyramids ? Herostratns lives, that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded...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
...the pyramids ? Heroatratus lives, that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded...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
...the Pyramids ? Erostratos lives, who burned the temple of Diana — he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded...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
...the pyramids 1 Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, be is almost lost that built it ; time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded...felicities by the advantage of our good names, since bad hare equal durations: and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favour of the... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...the pyramids ? 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...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
...pyramids ? Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it. Time that spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that...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
...Temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's liorse; confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our...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
...the Pyramids ? Erostratos lives, who burned the temple of Diana — he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded...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
...Ilrrowt.ratuw lives that burnt the temple of Diana; lit* is ill most bist that built it: time hath siwred 1 he uke of Buckingham. In the worst inn's worst room, with mat. half-hung, , Th вшсе bad have equal durations ; and Thersites 10 like to live «s long ae Agamemnon, without the... | |
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But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids? Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost lost that... 
