Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts of their vain glories, who, acting early, and before the probable meridian of time, have, by this time, found great accomplishment of their designs, whereby the ancient heroes have already... The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art - Página 158editado por - 1840Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1878 - 598 páginas
...advantage of ours, in the attempts of their vainglories, who, acting early, and before the probahle meridian of time, have by this time found great accomplishment...scene of time we cannot expect such mummies unto our memoThatthe ries, when ambition may fear the prophecy of list butX Elias, and Charles the Fifth can... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 páginas
...necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, m the attempts of their vainglories, who, acting early, and before the probable meridian...memories, when ambition may fear the prophecy of Elias ; (1) and Charles V. can never hope to live within two Methuselahs of Hector. (2) And therefore restless... | |
| Arthur Howard Galton - 1888 - 368 páginas
...necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts of their vain-glories, who acting early, and before the probable Meridian...have by this time found great accomplishment of their designes, whereby the ancient Heroes have already out-lasted their Monuments and Mechanicall preservations.... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1890 - 582 páginas
...encouragement fur ambition, and finding no Atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never dampt with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions...ambition may fear the prophecy of Elias, and Charles V. can never hope to live within two Methuselahs of Hector. " And therefore restless inquietude for... | |
| James Mercer Garnett - 1890 - 730 páginas
...necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts of their vain-glories, who acting early, and before the probable meridian...out-lasted their monuments, and mechanical preservations. 14 " One night as long as three." — WILKIN. 16 "The puzzling questions of Tiberius unto grammarians.... | |
| Robert C. Kenner - 1892 - 112 páginas
...necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours in the attempts of their vainglories, who, acting early and before the probable meridian...memories, when ambition may fear the prophecy of Elias: (i) and Charles V can never hope to live within two Methuselahs of Hector. (2) "And therefore restless... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1893 - 154 páginas
...necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts of their vain-glories, who acting early, and before the probable Meridian...have by this time found great accomplishment of their designes, whereby the ancient Heroes have already out-lasted their Monuments, and Mechani'That the... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1902 - 438 páginas
...encouragement for ambition, and finding no Atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never dainpt with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions...Charles the Fifth can never hope to live within two Methuselah's of Hector. ' And therefore restless inquietude for the diutumity of our memories unto... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1902 - 354 páginas
...questions of Tiberius unto grammarians. — Mareel. Donatus in Suet. 2 KXurct (Svea vexpCiv, — Horn. Job. probable meridian of time, have by this time found...our memories, when ambition may fear the prophecy of Elias,1 and Charles the Fifth can never hope to live within two Methuselahs of Hector.2 And therefore,... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1902 - 442 páginas
...encouragement for ambition, and finding no Atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never dampt with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions...mechanical preservations. But in this latter scene of Jime we cannot expect such mummies unto our memories, when ambition may fear the prophecy of Elias,... | |
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