 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives, that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost...equal durations ; and Thersites is like to live as long*as Agamemnon, without the favour of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men... | |
 | England - 1828 - 964 pages
...to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids ? Erostratos lives, who burned the temple of Diana — he is almost lost that built...Agamemnon. Without the favour of the everlasting register, the first man had been as unknown as the last, and Methuselali's long life had been his only chronicle."... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English drama - 1821 - 374 pages
...Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids 1 Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, be is almost lost that built it ; time hath spared the...felicities by the advantage of our good names, since bad hare equal durations: and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favour of the... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon. Who knows whether the best of men be known ? or whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot,... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1826 - 548 pages
...pyramids ? Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it. Time that spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that...is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favor of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known f or whether there be... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
..., distinction . to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of pyramids ? Erostratus lines that burnt the Temple of Diana, he is almost lost...built it. Time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's liorse; confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of our good... | |
 | Theology - 1826 - 548 pages
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids? Heroslratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is almost lost that built it. Time that spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities... | |
 | Scotland - 1828 - 1538 pages
...distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who canbutpity the founder of the Pyramids ? Erostratos lives, who burned the temple of Diana — he is almost lost that built...Agamemnon. Without the favour of the everlasting register, the first man had been as unknown as the last, and Methuselah's long life had been his only chronicle."... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...Ilrrowt.ratuw lives that burnt the temple of Diana; lit* is ill most bist that built it: time hath siwred 1 he uke of Buckingham. In the worst inn's worst room, with mat. half-hung, , Th вшсе bad have equal durations ; and Thersites 10 like to live «s long ae Agamemnon, without the... | |
 | English literature - 1831 - 370 pages
...without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Erostratus lives that burnt the Temple of Diana ; he is almost...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon. Who knows whether the best of men be known, or whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot... | |
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But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost lost... 
