 To subsist in lasting monuments, to live in their productions, to exist in their names and predicament of chimeras, was large satisfaction unto old expectations, and made one part of their Elysiums. But all this is nothing in the metaphysics of true belief.  The Quarterly review - Page 3601819Full view - About this book
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - 1916 - 566 pages
...they die, make no commotion among the dead, and are not touched with that poetical taunt of Isaiah. To subsist in lasting monuments, to live in their productions, to exist in their names and predicament of chimeras, [360 was large satisfaction unto old expectations, and made one part of... | |
 | Logan Pearsall Smith - 1920 - 264 pages
...handsome anticipation of Heaven; the glory of the world is surely over, and the earth in ashes unto them. To subsist in lasting monuments, to live in their productions, to exist in their names and predicament of chimeras, was large satisfaction unto old expectations, and made one part of their... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1922 - 180 pages
...lasting Monuments, to live in their productions, to exist in their names, and predicament of Chymera's, was large satisfaction unto old expectations and made one part of their Elyziums. But all this is nothing in the Metaphysicks of true belief. To live indeed is to be again... | |
 | Edward Albert - 1923 - 648 pages
...handsome anticipation of heaven ; the glory of the world is surely over, and the earth in ashes unto them. To subsist in lasting monuments, to live in their productions, to exist in their names and predicament of chimeras, was large satisfaction unto old expectations, and made one part of their... | |
 | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - 1925 - 1124 pages
...Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of bravery in the infamy of his Nature. . . To subsist in lasting Monuments, to live in their productions, to exist in their names, and predicament of Chimera's, was large satisfaction unto old expectations, and made one part of their... | |
 | Jacob Zeitlin - 1926 - 408 pages
...handsome anticipation of heaven; the glory of the world is surely over, and the earth in ashes unto them. To subsist in lasting monuments, to live in their productions, to exist in their names and predicament of chimeras, was large satisfaction unto old expectations, and made one part of their... | |
 | Russell Hillard Loines - 1927 - 308 pages
...had not so grossly erred in the art of perpetuation." Another, "To subsist in lasting monuments, — was large satisfaction unto old expectations, and...of their Elysiums. But all this is nothing in the metaphysicks of true belief." But on other themes. I was rejoiced the other day to get a note from... | |
 | Herbert Read, Sir Herbert Edward Read - 1928 - 262 pages
...practice (the conscious practice of many writers, but perhaps more often an unconscious instinct) — To subsist in lasting Monuments, to live in their productions, to exist in their names and predicament of chimeras, was large satisfaction unto old expectations, and made one part of their... | |
 | 1844 - 622 pages
...without.' ' To subsist in lasting monuments,' says Sir Thomas Browne, ' to live in their productions, was large satisfaction unto old expectations, and...of their Elysiums. But all this is nothing in the metaphysicks of true belief. To live, indeed, is to be again ourselves, which being not only an hope... | |
 | S. L. Edwards - 1953 - 220 pages
...handsome anticipation of heaven ; the glory of the world is surely over, and the earth in ashes unto them. To subsist in lasting monuments, to live in their productions, to exist in their names and predicament of chimeras, was large satisfaction unto old expectations, and made one part of their... | |
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