 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
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1886 - 542 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...winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before ye he down in darknpss, and have our lipftt in. ashes ; f since the brother of death daily haunts us... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1891 - 480 pages
...The night of time far surpasseth thé day, and who knows when was thé equinox? Every hour adds unto that current arithmetic which scarce stands one moment. And since death must be thé Lucina of life; and even Paîans could doubt whether thus io live were to die; since our longest... | |
 | Robert Cochrane - 1887 - 572 pages
...equlnox? Every hour adds unto that current arithmetic, which scarce stands one moment. Aиd since Itath 9 5=IeK ͦQXq 9ۤn @ < h n A P 1 + < . Q a B { ى...k ]9 R`V / 裘 Ĵ 0b @ O <\$ ݅ xUV"" deseensions, and makes but winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before we lie down in darkness,... | |
 | Arthur Howard Galton - 1888 - 368 pages
...surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the ^Equinox. Euery houre addes unto that current Arithmetique, which scarce stands one moment. And since death must...even Pagans could doubt whether thus to live, were to dye. Since our longest Sunne sets at right descensions, and makes but winter arches, and therefore... | |
 | John Aubrey, Sir Thomas Browne - 1890 - 362 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...; since our longest sun sets at right descensions, * Euripides. and makes but winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before we lie down in darkness,... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - 1890 - 320 pages
...The night of time far surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the equinox 1 Every hour adds unto that current arithmetic which scarce stands one moment. And since death must be the Lucina 4 of life, and even pagans could doubt whether thus to live were to die ; since our longest sun sets... | |
 | Robert C. Kenner - 1892 - 112 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....live were to die; since our longest sun sets at right declension and makes but winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before we lie down in darkness... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - 1894 - 342 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 4 of life, and even pagans could doubt whether thus to live were to die ; since our longest sun sets... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - 1894 - 328 pages
...The night of time far surpasseth tlie day, and who knows when was the equinox? Every hour adda unto that current arithmetic which scarce stands one moment. And since death must be the Lucina4 of life, and even pagans could doubt whether thus to live were to die ; since our longest sun... | |
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