...mighty must have been the Syracuse of Dionysius. Truly, "the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattered her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity." Standing on the beach of the Great Harbor or the Bay of Thapsus, we may repeat almost word by word...

...an infamous history. The Cauaauitish» woman lives more happily without a name than Herodias* with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief» than Pilate?» But the iniquity4 of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction...

...exceeds an infamous history. The Caananitish woman lives more happily without a name, than Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief, than Pilate?' The way to gain a good reputation, accord*9 ing to Socrates, is to ' endeavour to be what you desire...

...more glowing and original expressions, the poetic sap which flows through all the minds of the age. * But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her...Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he i» almost lost that built it. Time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself....

...things ; or, again, than But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals ivith the memory of men without distinction to merit of...perpetuity : who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids : or, once more, the passage beginning, And since it cannot be long before we lie down in darkness...

...is no antidote against the opium of time, which temporally considereth all things ; or, again, than But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with tfie memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity : ^y/lo can but pity the founder of the...

...how naturally, how artfully, the rhythm jails ! Take another, and, this time, a complete sentence^-" But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her...men without, distinction to merit of perpetuity." Take yet another — " The brother of death daily haunts us with dying mementoes." And another —...

...woman lives more happily without a name, than llerodias with one. And who had not rather have boen tlerostratus lives that burned the temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared...

...rather have been the good theef, then Pilate? But the iniquity of oblivion blindely scattereth her poppv and deals with the memory of men without distinction...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids? fferostratus lives that burnt the Temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built it ; Time hath spared...

...age. One of these passages, if only for its exquisito rhythm, deserves to be transcribed at length: " But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of nen, without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids! 3erostratus...