 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 of our good names, since bad have equal durations,...  The Atlantic Monthly - Page 471894Full view - About this book
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 pages
...pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. * * * But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scatteroth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? tTerostratus lives, that burnt the temple of Diana ! he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 pages
...pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. * * * But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattered! her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without...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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 pages
...perpetuation. But to subsist in bones, and be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. * * * But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her...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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 780 pages
...perpetuation. But to subsist in bones, and be but pyramidally extant, is a fallacy in duration. * * * But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her...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... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...without a name, than Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief than Pilate ? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids 1 Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 pages
...without a name, than Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief than Pilate 1 But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids 1 Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared... | |
 | David Macbeth Moir - 1860 - 398 pages
..." The iniquity of oblivion," apostrophiseth the eloquent Sir Thomas Browne, in his Hydriotophia, " blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids ? Erostratos lives, who burned the temple of Diana — he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared... | |
 | 1861 - 636 pages
...Yet, possibly, his love. But no competent arbiter may determine — " For," continues Sir Thomas, " the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy,...and deals with the memory of men without distinction of perpetuity. Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it.... | |
 | 1861 - 634 pages
...Yet, possibly, his love. But no competent arbiter may determine — " For," continues Sir Thomas, " the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy,...and deals with the memory of men without distinction of perpetuity. Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it.... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1862 - 466 pages
...Herodotus. J " Cuperem notum esse quod sim, non opto nt sciatur qualis sim." — Card, in Vita propria. But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her...perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Erostratus lives that burnt the Temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it. Time hath spared... | |
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