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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... "
Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ... - Seite 141
von George Burnett - 1813
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Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, Or, A Discourse of the Sepulchrall Urnes Lately ...

Sir Thomas Browne - 1927 - 240 Seiten
...almoft loft that built it 3 Time hath fpared the Epitaph of Adnuu horfe, confounded that of hitnfelf. la vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of our good names, fince bad have equall durations ; and Tberfttes is like to live as long as dgat»emag»3without Ihe...
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The Living Age, Band 296

1918 - 916 Seiten
...merit of perpetuity. Who can bu t pi ty tho founder of the pyramids? Heroslratus lives that burned the temple of Diana, he is almost lost that built...names, since bad have equal durations, and Thersites is likely to live as long as Agamemnon." This passage is not intuition; it contains argument and research;...
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Reading for Profit

Montgomery Belgion - 1950 - 312 Seiten
...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...Epitaph of Adrian's Horse, confounded that of himself. "Who can but pity the Founder of the Pyramids?" Isn't that delightful? The writings of Sir Thomas Browne...
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The Atlantic Monthly, Band 73

1894 - 926 Seiten
...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 that built it.' ' " The greater part of the hill is wooded. This, unfortunately, hides the ramparts and ditches, except...
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Historical Linguistics and Language Change

Roger Lass - 1997 - 452 Seiten
...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 that built it; Time hath spared the Epitaph of Adrians horse, but confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of...
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Selected Writings

Sir Thomas Browne - 2003 - 180 Seiten
...ofpopetoity. Who ean but pity the founder of the pyramids: Herostratus lives that burm the Temple of Diana;"1 he is almost lost that built it; time hath spared the epitaph of Adrian's horse, eonfounded that of himself. In vain we eompute our felieities by the advamage of our good names, sinee...
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Terrorism for Self-glorification: The Herostratos Syndrome

Albert Borowitz - 2005 - 220 Seiten
...of Ephesus to the world's great builders: "Who can but pity the founder of the pyramids? Herostratus lives that burnt the Temple of Diana; he is almost lost that built it." All pretensions to earthly glory, Browne concludes, are doomed to failure for "there is nothing strictly...
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On Eloquence

Denis Donoghue - 2008 - 207 Seiten
...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 that built it; Time hath spared the Epitaph of Adrians horse, confounded that of himself. In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of our...
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