 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity : who can but pity the founder of the pyramids 1 Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favour of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known Î or whether... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...: time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian'! horse ; confounded that of himself. In vain we com/ pute t genius Q""* •" Jora ira, пес iyncs, ic. The cold of the countr.v too. stricken t Thcrsites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favour ol the everlasting register. Who... | |
 | 1848 - 738 pages
...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...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favor of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known ? or whether... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1849 - 238 pages
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids 1 Ilerosuatus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost...vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of nur good names, since bad have equal durations ; and Thersites is like to live as long' as Agamemnon,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 pages
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity : who can but pity the founder of the pyramids? Herostratus ground whcuce thou wast taken, fitter soil.' He added not, for Adam at the news Heart-struck with chil Adrian'« horse ; confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1850 - 710 pages
...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...since bad have equal durations ; and Thersites is like t« live as long as Agamemnon, without the favour of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the... | |
 | 1851 - 486 pages
...without distinction to merit or perpetuity. Who con but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Erastratrns lives, that burnt the Temple of Diana : he is almost lost that built it. Tune hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse : confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our... | |
 | 1848 - 708 pages
...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...Adrian's horse ; confounded that of himself. In vain we computo our felicities by the advantage of our good names, since bad have equal durations ; and Т... | |
 | David Macbeth Moir - 1852 - 436 pages
...to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids ? Erostratos lives, who burned the temple of Diana — he is almost lost that built...Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we 81. compute our felicities by the advantage of our good names, since bad have equal durations ; and... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 224 pages
...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...of Adrian's horse, — confounded that of himself. Who knows whether the best of men be known ? or, whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot... | |
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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... 
