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Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism - Page 147
by Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson - 1991 - 224 pages
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The universal anthology, a collection of the best literature ..., Volume 14

Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...Atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never dampt with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts...heroes have already outlasted their monuments and mechanical preservations. But in this latter scene of time, we cannot expect such mummies unto our...
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The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature ..., Volume 14

Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - Anthologies - 1899 - 444 pages
...Atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never dampt with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts...heroes have already outlasted their monuments and mechanical preservations. But in this latter scene of time, we cannot expect such mummies unto our...
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English Belles-lettres from A.D. 907 to 1834 ...

English literature - 1901 - 436 pages
...Atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never damped with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts...heroes have already outlasted their monuments and mechanical preservations. But in this latter scene of time, we cannot expect such mummies unto our...
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Universal Classics Library, Volume 8

Literature - 1901 - 440 pages
...Atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never damped with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts...heroes have already outlasted their monuments and mechanical preservations. But in this latter scene of time, we cannot expect such mummies unto our...
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English Belles-lettres: From A. D. 901 to 1834

Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh - English literature - 1901 - 432 pages
...Atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never damped with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts...heroes have already outlasted their monuments and mechanical preservations. But in this latter scene of time, we cannot expect such mummies unto our...
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The Collected Works of William Hazlitt: Lectures on the English poets and on ...

William Hazlitt - English essays - 1902 - 444 pages
...Atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never dampt with the 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 of time, have, by this time, found...
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Religio Medici: And Other Essays

Sir Thomas Browne - Christian ethics - 1902 - 354 pages
...names, were never dampt with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of pursy in the attempts of their vainglories, who acting early, and before the 1 The puzzling questions of Tiberius unto grammarians. — Mareel. Donatus in Suet. 2 KXurct (Svea...
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English Essays

Walter Cochrane Bronson - Digital images - 1905 - 426 pages
...Atropos unto 35 the immortality of their names, were never dampt with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts...heroes have already out-lasted their monuments and mechanical preservations. But in this latter scene of 5 time we cannot expect such mummies unto our...
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English Essays

Walter Cochrane Bronson - Digital images - 1905 - 422 pages
...Atropos unto 35 the immortality of their names, were never dampt with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts...probable meridian of time, have by this time found great accomplish r-ent of their designs, ^whereby the ancient heroes have already out-lasted their monuments...
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Sir Thomas Browne

Edmund Gosse - Literary Criticism - 1905 - 234 pages
...Atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never dampt with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts...acting early, and before the probable meridian of tune, have by this time found great accomplishment of their designs, whereby the ancient heroes have...
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