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
| Casket - 1874 - 832 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....must be the Lucina of life, and even pagans could donbt whether thus to live were to die: since our longest sun sets at right descensión», and makes... | |
| Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1875 - 412 pages
...The night of time far surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the equinox ? Every hour adds nnto that current arithmetic which scarce stands one moment....even Pagans could doubt whether thus to live were to die—since our longest sun sets at right descensions, and makes but winter arches, and therefore it... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1878 - 598 pages
...unto that current • • !• • rr.1 flood And since death must be the Lucina of life, and oven Pagans could doubt whether thus to live 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 O in darkness,... | |
| 1881 - 578 pages
...The night of time far surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the equinox? Every hour adds unto sume, wherein they seem to hear, see, and feel, though indeed the organs are bo the Lucina of life, and even pagans could doubt, whether thus to live were to die ; since our longest... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1882 - 220 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 be the Lucina of life, and even Pagans6 could doubt, whether thus to live were to die ; since our longest sun sets at right descensions,... | |
| Brainerd Kellogg - 1882 - 460 pages
...The night of time fur surpasscth the day, and who knows when was the equinox?2 Every hour adds unto that current arithmetic, which scarce stands one moment. And since death must be the Lueinai0 of life and even pagans could doubt whether thus to live were to die; since our longest sun... | |
| 1884 - 562 pages
...extract from it which illustrates at once his style, imagination, learning, wit, eloquence, and pedantry. "Since death must be " the Lucina of life, and even Pagans " could doubt, whether thus to live were ' to'die; since our longest sunsets at right ' declension, and makes but winter ' arches, and therefore... | |
| Brainerd Kellogg - 1884 - 486 pages
...which scarce stands one mom1'nt. And since death must be the Lucina10 of life and even pagans coultl doubt whether thus to live were to die; since our longest sun sets «t right descensions, and makes but winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before we lie down... | |
| John Daniel Morell - 1885 - 530 pages
...The night of time far surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the equinox ? 2 Every hour adds unto that current arithmetic which scarce stands one moment. And since death must be the Lucina 3 of life ; and even pagans could doubt whether thus to live were to die, since our longest sun sets... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1885 - 1108 pages
...day, ind who knows when was the equinox T Every hour adds unto the current arithmetick which »cuze stands one moment. And since death must be the Lucina of life, and even PigiLns could doubt, whether thus to live were to die ; since our longest sun sets at right declensions,... | |
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