| William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pages
...Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery, in the infamy of his nature. " Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible...death, while men vainly affected precious pyres, and to bum like Sardanapalus; but the widom of funeral laws found the folly of prodigal blazes, and reduced... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 pages
...his nature. " Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us. A small fire sufficedi for life, great flames seemed too little after death,...precious pyres, and to burn like Sardanapalus; but the widom of funeral laws found the folly of prodigal blazes, and reduced undoing fires unto the rule of... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pages
...Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery, in the infamy of his nature. " Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us. A small fire suffice th for life, great flames seemed too little after death, while men vainly affected precious... | |
| George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...nativities and deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us. A small tire sutficeth for life, great flames seemed too little after death, while men vainly affected precious... | |
| Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...nativities and deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible...blazes, and reduced undoing fires unto the rule of sober obsequies, wherein few could be so mean as not to provide wood, pitch, a mourner, and an urn.* Five... | |
| 1826 - 548 pages
...and deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery in the infamy of his nature ! i < Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible...death, while men vainly affected precious pyres, and burned like Sardanapalus ; but the wisdom of funeral laws found the folly of prodigal blazes, and reduced... | |
| 1826 - 548 pages
...life; great flames seemed too little after death, while men vainly affected precious pyres, and burned like Sardanapalus ; but the wisdom of funeral laws...blazes, and reduced undoing fires unto the rule of sober obsequies, wherein few could be so mean as not to provide wood, pitch, a mourner, and an urn. * * *... | |
| 1831 - 370 pages
...nativities and deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible...blazes, and reduced undoing fires unto the rule of sober obsequies, wherein few could be so mean as not to provide wood, pitch, a mourner, and an urn.* Five... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 362 pages
...nativities and deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible...blazes, and reduced undoing fires unto the rule of sober obsequies, wherein few could be so mean as not'to provide wood, pitch, a mourner, and an urn.* Five... | |
| George Collison (solicitor.) - 1840 - 462 pages
...nativities and deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible...and reduced undoing fires, unto the rule of sober obsequies, wherein few could be so mean as not to provide wood, pitch, a mourner, and an urn. Five... | |
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