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" When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see... "
The Spectator [by J. Addison and others]; with notes, and a general index - Page 29
by Spectator The - 1811
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The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century: A Series of Lectures

William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1853 - 332 pages
...gay and delightful ones. When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies within me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every...desire goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents on a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider...
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The Works of Joseph Addison: The Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1854 - 626 pages
...nature in her deep and solemn scenes, with the same pleasure as in her most gay and delightful ones. By this means I can improve myself with those objects,...out ; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb stone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider...
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The Journal of Education for Upper Canada, Volumes 7-8

Education - 1854 - 406 pages
...to close up the whole ; for that is the end of all men.— Fltt. веоff ry. 1620. A FRAGMENT. — When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion...tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tombs of parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow...
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The Works of Joseph Addison: The Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1854 - 624 pages
...nature in her deep and solemn scenes, with the same pleasure as in her most gay and delightful ones. By this means I can improve myself with those objects,...beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out ; when I mect with the grief of parents upon a tomb-stone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb...
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The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century: A Series of Lectures

William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1854 - 306 pages
...gay and delightful ones. When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies within me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every...desire goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents on a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider...
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The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century: A Series of Lectures

William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1854 - 314 pages
...and delightful ones. When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies within me j when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate...desire goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents on a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider...
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The Christian's pocket companion

Robert Butler - 1855 - 184 pages
...than a splendid marble monument. When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion dies within me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every...grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts in compassion; and when I see kings lying beside those who deposed them, I consider that great day...
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The Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1856 - 628 pages
...nature in her deep and solemn scenes, with the same pleasure as in her most gay and delightful ones. By this means I can improve myself with those objects,...upon a tomb-stone, my heart melts with compassion ; / astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. When I read the several...
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Friends Intelligencer: A Religious and Family Journal, Volume 12

1856 - 852 pages
...from a state of bondage. JP When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies within me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every...goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents upon the tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see thetombsof parents themselves, I consider...
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The Spectator [by J. Addison and others].

Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pages
...nature iu her deep and solemn scenes with the same pleasure mi in her most gay and delightful ones. By this means I can improve myself with those objects...terror. When I look upon the tombs of the great, every motion of envy dies in me ; when 1 read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes...
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