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 the Epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage... The Harvard Magazine - Seite 2341856Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 Seiten
...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...and Thersites is like to live .as long as Agamemnon, without the favour of the everlasting register. Who • knows whether the best of men be known, or... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 556 Seiten
...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...equal durations ; and Thersites is like to live as long*as Agamemnon, without the favour of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 548 Seiten
...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...our good names, since bad have equal durations ; and Thersitcs is like to live as long as Agamemnon, •without the favour of the everlasting register.... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - 546 Seiten
...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favour of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known, or whether there b£not more remarkable persons forgot, than any that stand remembered in the known account of time... | |
| 1828 - 964 Seiten
...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...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon. Without the favour of the everlasting register, the first man had been as unknown as the last, and... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 Seiten
...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...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favour of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known ? or whether... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 Seiten
...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 hare equal durations: and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favour of the... | |
| 1826 - 548 Seiten
...almost lost that built it. Time that spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favor of the everlasting register- Who knows whether the best of men be known ? or whether... | |
| 1828 - 1538 Seiten
...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...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon. Without the favour of the everlasting register, the first man had been as unknown as the last, and... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 Seiten
...most bist that built it: time hath siwred 1 he epitaph of Adrian's horse ; confounded that of himself. at. half-hung, , Th вшсе bad have equal durations ; and Thersites 10 like to live «s long ae Agamemnon, without the... | |
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