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... English Prose and Poetry (1137-1892) - Página 259por John Matthews Manly - 1916 - 792 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1836 - 932 páginas
...of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly fellow. nd real beauties, to childish gewgaws, ribands, and bone-lace. L. No. 99.] Saturday, June 23, 1711. C. No. 27.] Saturday, March 31, 1711. Ut nox longa. quibus mentitur arnica, diesque Longa videlur opus... | |
| 1836 - 1118 páginas
...parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow. When 1 aritions as those I have been speaking of, let us...them after such a manner, that it is impossible for w« shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together. C. No. 27.] SATURDAY, MARCH... | |
| John D'Alton - 1838 - 962 páginas
...meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone^ my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tombs of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of...consider that great day, when we shall all of us be contemporaneous, and make our appearance together." Beyond this cemetery is a ruinous looking structure,... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 362 páginas
...consider with terrour'. 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...consider that great day when we shall all of us be cotemporaries', and make our appearance together'. SECTION III. Reflections on Westminster Abbey —... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 páginas
...of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly fellow. earned •rom a Latin treatise of exercises that is...felicity consists in action. Every Ȁ 0 C. No. 27.] Saturday, March 31, 1711. ITt nn\- loiiL'.-i. quibus mcntitur arnica, diesque Lonpa videtur... | |
| 1844 - 836 páginas
...that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment upon the little 'competitions, factions and debates of...consider that great day, when we shall all of us be contempories, and make our appearance together." And whilst on the subject, I will notice a visit to... | |
| John Frost - 1845 - 458 páginas
...parents themselves', I consider the vanity of grieving for those' whom we must quickly follow*: when 1 see kings lying by those who deposed* them ; when...contemporaries', and make our appearance together*. SPECTATOR. 3. THE FOLLY OF MISPENDINO TIME. AN ancient poet, unreasonably discontented at the present*... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1847 - 478 páginas
...past. " When I look," says Addison, " upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies within me : when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every...contemporaries, and make our appearance together." Such are the reflections which many have felt in wandering through Westminster Abbey, but which none... | |
| John Spence (jr.), Young physician - 1847 - 160 páginas
...themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow. "When I see beings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival...yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider the great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together." What an... | |
| Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 páginas
...of persons whose bodies were perhaps buried in the plains of Blenheim, or in the bosom of the ocean. I know that entertainments of this nature are apt...contemporaries, and make our appearance together. XVII REMARKS ON THE SWIFTNESS OP TIME. THE natural advantages which arise from the position of the... | |
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