 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 - Page 1541876Full view - About this book
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...in duration — vain si 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. * * * * Circles and right lines limit and close... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...duration — vain ashes, which in the oblivioifof 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-glorv, and madding vices. * * * * Circles and right lines limit and close... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 pages
...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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Dramatists, English - 1821 - 372 pages
...in duration. Vain ashes, which in the oblivion of names, persous, 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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English drama - 1821 - 374 pages
...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 (he world... | |
 | Thomas Walker Horsfield - Genealogy - 1824 - 496 pages
...greatness. " 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'." 1 Vide Douglas' Letter in Prov. Mag., No. 1. * Horda Angel-Cynnan, vol. 1., p. 64. 3 Brown's Hydriot.... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...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... | |
 | Theology - 1826 - 548 pages
...in duration. Vain ashes, which, in the oblivion of names, persons, times, and sexes, have bound 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... | |
 | Books - 1820 - 398 pages
...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... | |
 | English literature - 1831 - 370 pages
...Horn. Job. tion. 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 vain-glories, which thought the world... | |
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