| Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 sider
...exceed! an infamous history. The Canaanitish woman live more happily without a name than Herodias with golded ears of corn fall and kiss her feet when she reaps them, iniquitv of oblivion blindly scattereth bel poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1849 - 238 sider
...been the good thief, than Pilate 1 " But the iniquity of oblivion blindly seatlereth her poppy, anrl deals with the memory of men without distinction to...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids 1 Ilerosuatus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built it; time hath spared... | |
| 1851 - 486 sider
...if they would pour a pail of water into a pint measure. The antiquity of Oblivion blindly scattercth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit or perpetuity. Who con but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Erastratrns lives, that burnt the Temple... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1658 - 602 sider
...exceeds an infamous history. The Canaanitish woman lives more happily without a name, than Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief,...of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity. £BTho can but pity the founder of the pyramids JJHerostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana,... | |
| David Macbeth Moir - 1852 - 436 sider
..."The iniquity of oblivion," apostrophiseth the eloquent Sir Thomas Browne, in his Hi/driotophia, " blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids ? Erostratos lives, who burned the temple of Diana — he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared... | |
| Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 228 sider
...seldom now do we hear their names mentioned ? Well and truly does rare old Sir Thomas Brown say, " Oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men, without distinction I to merit of perpetuity. "Who can but pity the \ founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives that... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1852 - 598 sider
...exceeds an infamous history. The Canaanitish woman lives more happily without a name, than Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief, than Pilate ? many of the mummies,* are cold consolations unto the students of perpetuity, even by everlasting... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 sider
...|| an infamous history. The Canaanitish woman live> more happily without a name than Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief,...than Pilate? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scsttereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity :... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1854 - 1232 sider
...exceeds an infamous history. The Canaanitish woman lives more happily without a name, than Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief, than Pilate 1 "But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without... | |
| 1884 - 874 sider
...exceeds an infamous history. The Canaanitish woman lives more happily without a name than Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief, than Pilate ? " Again : " Happy are they whom privacy makes innocent, who deal so with men in this world that they... | |
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