Twentyseven names make up the first story before the flood, and the recorded names ever since contain not one living century. The number of the dead long exceedeth all that shall live. The night of time far surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the... The Poet at the Breakfast-table - Strana 170podľa Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1884 - Počet stránok 370Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| George Burnett - 1807 - Počet stránok 1152
...as the last, and Methuselah's long life had been his only chronicle. Oblivion is not to be hired ; the greater part must be content to be as though they...in the register of God, not in the record of man. * * A great part of antiquity contented their Lopes of subsistency with a transmigration of their souls.... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - Počet stránok 556
...Methuselah's long life, had been his only chronicle. Oblivion is not to be hired ; the greater part mast ke content to be as though they had not been ; to be...in the register of God,, not in the record of man. * * A great part of antiquity contented their hopes of subsistency with a transmigration of their souls.... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - Počet stránok 546
...as the last, and Methuselah's long life had been his only chronicle. Oblivion is not to be hired ; the greater part must be content to be as though they...had not been ; to be found in the register of God, pot in the record of man. * * A great part of antiquity contented their hopes of subsistency with a... | |
| Henry Southern - 1820 - Počet stránok 402
...!" He thus immortalizes transitoriness, and makes oblivion sublime : " Oblivion is not to be hired: the greater part must be content to be as though they...of man. Twenty-seven names make up the first story, and the recorded names ever since contain not one living century. The number of the dead long exceedeth... | |
| 1820 - Počet stránok 394
...berries!" He thus immortalizes transitoriness, and makes oblivion sublime: " Oblivion is not to be hired: the greater part must be content to be as though they...of man. Twenty-seven names make up the first story, and the recorded names ever since contain not one living century. The number of the dead long exceedeth... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1821 - Počet stránok 372
...as the last, and Methuselah's long life had been his only chronicle. " Oblivion is not to be hired : the greater part must be content to be as though they...of man. Twenty-seven names make up the first story, and the recorded names ever since, contain not one living century. The number of the dead long exceedeth... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1821 - Počet stránok 374
...as the last, and Methuselah's long life had been his only chronicle. " Oblivion is not to be hired : the greater part must be content to be as though they...of man. Twenty-seven names make up the first story, and the recorded names ever since, contain not one living century. The number of the dead long exceedeth... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1823 - Počet stránok 380
...THEIR GRAVES IN OUR SHORT MEMORIES, AND SADLY TELL US HOW WE SHALL BE BURIED IN OUR SURVIVORS. L.ET ME BE FOUND IN THE REGISTER OF GOD, NOT IN THE RECORD OF MAN." " Poor Barbara," said Mrs Elizabeth, after our youth had read the words aloud; — "poor Barbara !... | |
| George Walker - 1825 - Počet stránok 668
...as the last, and Methusaleh's long life had been his only chronicle. Oblivion is not to be hired : the greater part must be content to be as though they...in the register of God, not in the record of man. Twenty seven names make up the first story, and the recorded names ever since contain not one living... | |
| 1826 - Počet stránok 548
...unknown as the last, and Methuselah's long life had been his only chronicle. Oblivion is not to be hired. The greater part must be content to be as though they...of man. Twentyseven names make up the first story, and the recorded names ever 'since contain not one living century. The number of the dead long exceedeth... | |
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