 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...questions of Tiberius unto grammarians. Marcel. Donatus in Suet. } KXyri ''A.-; !.*;~'.. Hom. Job. relics, they had not so grossly erred in the art of perpetuation. But to subsist in bones, and be bat pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. Vairi ashes, which in the oblivion of names, persons,... | |
 | 1826 - 548 pages
...resolved by man. Had they made as good provision for thek names, as they have done.for their relics, they had not so grossly erred in the art of perpetuation. But to subsist in hones, and be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. Vain ashes, which, in the oblivion... | |
 | 1820 - 398 pages
...Observators. Had they made as good provision for their names as they have done for their reliques, they had not so grossly erred in the art of perpetuation;...against pride, vain glory, and madding vices. Pagan vain glories which thought the world might last for ever, had encouragement for ambition, and finding... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 362 pages
...questions of Tiberius unto grammarians. Marcel. Donatus in Suet. t Kxi/ri* ihsK nxu>. Hom. Job. tion. Vain ashes, which in the oblivion of names, persons,...emblems of mortal vanities, antidotes against pride, vainglory, and madding vices. Pagan vain-glories, which thought the world might last for ever, had... | |
 | 1831 - 370 pages
...tutelary observators. Had they made as good provision for their names as they have done for their relics, they had not so grossly erred in the art of perpetuation....bones, and be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in dura* The puzzling questions of Tiberius unto grammarians. Marcel. Donatus in Suet, t KA.VTK linn n*(£».... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 532 pages
...observators. Had they made as good provision for their names, as they have done for their relicks, they had not so grossly erred in the art of perpetuation....emblems of mortal vanities, antidotes against pride, vain-glory, and madding vices. Pagan vain-glories which thought the world might last for ever, had... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1838 - 590 pages
...prospect. One wants to be quiet. ' To subsist in bones,' saith my old friend, Sir Thomas Browne, ' and to be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration....posterity, as emblems of mortal vanities, antidotes of pride. Oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men, without distinction... | |
 | George Collison (solicitor.) - 1840 - 462 pages
...tutelary observators. Had they made as good provision for their names as they have done for their relics, they had not so grossly erred in the art of perpetuation....emblems of mortal vanities, antidotes against pride, vain-glory, and maddening vices. Pagan vain-glories, which thought the world might last for ever, had... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 514 pages
...Observatnrs. Had they made as good provision for their names as they have done for their reliques, they had not so grossly erred in the art of perpetuation...duration. Vain ashes, which in the oblivion of names, persone, limes and sexes, have found unto themselves a fruitless continuation, and only arise unto... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1841 - 346 pages
...tutelary observators. Had they made as good provision for their names as they have done for their relics, they had not so grossly erred in the art of perpetuation....emblems of mortal vanities, antidotes against pride, vain-glory, and maddening vices. Pagan vain-glories, which thought the world might last for ever, had... | |
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... to subsist in bones, and be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. Vain ashes, which, in the oblivion of names, persons, times, and sexes, have found unto themselves a fruitless continuation, and only arise unto late posterity as emblems... 
