When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and... The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review - Page 599edited by - 1808Full view - About this book
| Elizabeth Helme - Adventure and adventurers - 1800 - 314 pages
...themselves, * and consider, the vanity of grieving for * those we must quickly follow — when I * see Kings lying by those who deposed ' them — when I consider rival wits placed ' side •* side by side, or the holy men, that di• vided the world with their contests and • disputes... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow; when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival...little competitions, factions and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow; when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival...little competitions, factions and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years... | |
| Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1804 - 450 pages
...themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving " for those whom we must quickly follow ; when I see kings "lying by those who deposed them; when I consider...world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sor' row and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, ' and debates of mankind. When I read... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow. When I see kings lying by those who deposed them; when I consider rival...little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 378 pages
...themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow. When I see kings lying by those who deposed them ; when I consider...little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years... | |
| Sir John Carr - Baltic Sea - 1805 - 314 pages
...live in the page of history. The beautiful ideas of Addison came into my mind — " When w I see kings lying by those who deposed them ; when I consider...sorrow and " astonishment on the little competitions and debates of mankind. u When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died " yesterday,... | |
| Sir John Carr - Baltic Sea - 1805 - 526 pages
...live in the page of history. The beautiful ideas of Addison came into my mind — " When I see kings lying by those who deposed them ; when " I consider...divided the world with their contests and disputes, I re" fleet with sorrow and astonishment on the little competi" tions and debates of mankind ; when I... | |
| Epitaphs - 1806 - 284 pages
...themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those, whom they must quickly follow. When I see kings lying by those who deposed them ; when I consider...little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years... | |
| Collection - 1806 - 286 pages
...themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those, whom they must quickly follow. When I see kings lying by those who deposed them ; when I consider...competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.'- When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years... | |
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