 Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built it ; Time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of our good names, since bad have...  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Pàgina 4591838Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pàgines
...Ilerodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief than Pilate f But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives, that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pàgines
...Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief than Pilate ? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives, that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pàgines
...Ilerodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief than Pilate ? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can bat pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratns lives, that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost... | |
 | 1828 - 964 pàgines
...The iniquity of oblivion," apostrophizeth the eloquent Sir Thomas Brounc, in his Hydriotophia, "• 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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pàgines
...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...Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, be is almost lost that built it ; time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that of... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pàgines
...Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief, than Pilate >. " But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids 7 Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, be is almost lost that built it; time hath spared... | |
 | 1896 - 818 pàgines
...pardoned if they prefer rather to act upon the warning of Sir Thomas Browne, that " the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with...of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity." Whichever philosopher may be right, the eighteenth century, and to some extent the preceding one, was... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pàgines
...Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief than Pilate ? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built it ; Time hath spared... | |
 | 1826 - 548 pàgines
...Herodias with one. And who bad not rather have been the good thief, than Pilate ? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids? Heroslratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it. Time that spared... | |
 | 1826 - 548 pàgines
...not rather have been the good thief, than Pilate ? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scatteretb her poppy,, and deals with the memory of men without...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it. Time that spared... | |
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