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 equal durations,... The Atlantic Monthly - Page 471894Full view - About this book
 | George Burnett - English prose literature - 1807 - 1152 pages
...without a name than Ilerodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief than Pilate f But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her...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... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...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 scattereth her...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... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...without a name than Ilerodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief than Pilate ? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her...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... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 546 pages
...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 scattereth her...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Heroatratus lives, that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared... | |
 | Scotland - 1828 - 964 pages
...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 - Dramatists, English - 1821 - 372 pages
...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 scattereth her...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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English drama - 1821 - 374 pages
...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...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids 1 Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, be is almost lost that built it ; time hath spared... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - North American review - 1896 - 818 pages
...the dead may be pardoned if they prefer rather to act upon the warning of Sir Thomas Browne, that " the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy,...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 - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...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 scattereth her...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... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1826 - 548 pages
...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...temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it. Time that spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our... | |
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