 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 of mortal vanities, antidotes against pride, vain-glory, and madding vices.  Publications of the Surtees Society - Strana 1541876Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1852 - Počet stránok 574
...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 of mortal vanities, antidotes against pride, vain-glory, and madding vices. Pagan vainglories which thought the world might... | |
 | 1858 - Počet stránok 746
...in duration. Vain ashes which, in the oblivion of names, persons, times, and sexes, have formed unto themselves a fruitless continuation, and only arise...unto late posterity as emblems of mortal vanities, antidotes against pude, vain-glory, and madding vices." In the centre of the Eastern Gallery of the... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - Počet stránok 612
...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 of mortal vanities, antidotes against pride, vain-glory, and madding vices. Pagan vain-glories, which thought the world... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - Počet stránok 580
...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 of mortal vanities, antidotes against pride, vain-glory, and madding vices. Pagan vain-glories, which thought the world... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1862 - Počet stránok 476
...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 of mortal vanities, antidotes against pride, vainglory, and madding vices. Pagan vainglories, which thought the world might... | |
 | John Hill Burton - 1863 - Počet stránok 428
...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 of mortal vanities, antidotes against pride, vainglory, and madding But there are passages worth finding in books less... | |
 | Rev. Samuel Hayman - 1872 - Počet stránok 310
...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 of mortal vanities, antidotes against pride, vain-glory, and maddening vices." * The delightful author, it is hardly necessary... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - Počet stránok 274
...in duration. Vain ashes, which in the oblivion of names, persons, sexes, and times, have found unto themselves a fruitless continuation, and only arise...unto late posterity, as emblems of mortal vanities, antidotes against pride, vain glory, and maddening vice. JOHN MILTOK JOHN MILTON, the great epic poet... | |
 | 1876 - Počet stránok 320
..." a copy of the greatest change from rich to naked — from ceiled roofs to arched coffins — from living like gods to dying like men ; " and from feeling,...hand may sever, we left the servant free from his master — the rich and the poor changelessly interchanging one common dust. There, without mass, or... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1878 - Počet stránok 560
...fallacy iu duration. Vain asbes 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 of mortal vanities ; antiduti/s against pride, vain glory, and maJding vices. Pagan vain glories, which thought the world... | |
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