 Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built it ; Time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of our good names, since bad have...  Publications - Page 101by Arkansas Historical Association - 1911Full view - About this book
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...without a name than Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief than Pilate ? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy,...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... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...without a name than Ilerodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief than Pilate ? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy,...men without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can bat pity the founder of the pyramids ? Herostratns lives, that burnt the temple of Diana ; he is... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 546 pages
...and Thersites is like to live as long as Agamemnon, without the favour of the everlasting register. Who knows whether the best of men be known, or whether there b£not more remarkable persons forgot, than any that stand remembered in the known account of time... | |
 | England - 1828 - 964 pages
...The iniquity of oblivion," apostrophizeth the eloquent Sir Thomas Brounc, in his Hydriotophia, "• blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory...men without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the Pyramids ? Erostratos lives, who burned the temple of Diana — he... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Dramatists, English - 1821 - 372 pages
...name, than Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief, than Pilate >. " But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy,...men without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids 7 Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, be is... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English drama - 1821 - 374 pages
...name, than Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief, than Pilate 1 " But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy,...men without distinction to merit of perpetuity. Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids 1 Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana, be is... | |
 | North American review - 1896 - 818 pages
...the dead may be pardoned if they prefer rather to act upon the warning of Sir Thomas Browne, that " the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy,...of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity." Whichever philosopher may be right, the eighteenth century, and to some extent the preceding one, was... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...without a name, than Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief than Pilate ? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy,...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... | |
 | Theology - 1826 - 548 pages
...a name, than Herodias with one. And who bad not rather have been the good thief, than Pilate ? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy,...men 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... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...without a name, than Herodias with one. And who had not rather have been the good thief than Pilate ? But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without ' • Gram ilucrtntknet antigiue. ' * f Which men uluiw iu several conntrie*, giving them what pleaw,... | |
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