 Darkness and light divide the course of time, and oblivion shares with memory a great part even of our living beings; we slightly remember our felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities,...  The American Whig Review - Page 181848Full view - About this book
 | Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 pages
...and on the vain hopes of men to perpetuate their memories in the changeless movements of the stars. Darkness and light divide the course of time, and...of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities, and sorrows destroy us or themselves. To weep into stones are fables. Afflictions... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Dramatists, English - 1821 - 372 pages
...grows old itself, bids us hope no long duration: diuturuity is a dream and folly of expectation. " Darkness and light divide the course of time, and...of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities, and sorrows destroy us or themselves. To weep into stones are fables. Afflictions... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English drama - 1821 - 374 pages
...grows old itself, bids, us hope no long duration: diuturnity is a dream and f?lly of expectation, " Darkness and light divide the course of time, and...of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities, and sorrows destroy us or themselves. To weep into Stones are fables. Afflictions... | |
 | 1821 - 770 pages
...misfortunes. But it is amongst the proudest prerogatives of Time, that he vanquishes grief itself. " Darkness and light divide the course of time; and...felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction have but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities, and sorrow destroy us, or themselves.... | |
 | 1821 - 772 pages
...misfortunes. But it is amongst the proudest prerogatives of Time, that he vanquishes grief itself. " Darkness and light divide the course of time ; and...felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction have but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremi ties, and sorrows destroy us, or themselves.... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1821 - 764 pages
...misfortunes. But it is amongst the proudest prerogatives of Time, that lie vanquishes grief itself. " Darkness and light divide the course of time ; and...felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction have but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremi ties, and sorrows destroy us, or themselves.... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...grows old itself, bids us "hope no long duration : diuturnity is a dream and folly of expectation. Darkness and light divide the course of time, and...of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities, and sorrows destroy us or themselves. To weep into stones are fables. Afflictions... | |
 | Theology - 1826 - 548 pages
...that grows old itself, bids us hope no long duration ; diuturnity is a dream and folly of expectation. Darkness and light divide the course of time, and...of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities, and sorrows destroy us, or themselves. To weep into stones are fafbles. Afflictions... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1826 - 548 pages
...before we lie down * Cuperem notum esse quod sim, non opto ut sciatur qualis aim. Card" in vita propria. Darkness and light divide the course of time, and...memory, a great part even of our living beings. We sl ; ghtly remember our felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leave but short smart upon... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...that grows old itself, bids us hope no long duration, diuturnity is a dream and folly of expectation. Darkness and light divide the course of time, and oblivion shares with memory a great part even of pur living beings. We slightly remember our felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leave... | |
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