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" Most of them recorded nothing else of the buried person, but that he was born upon one day, and died upon another; the whole history of his life being comprehended in those two circumstances that are common to all mankind. I could not but look upon these... "
The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'. - Page 399
edited by - 1868
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...regifteis of exiftence, whether of braft or marble, as a kind of latiré upon the departed perlons; who had left no other memorial of them, but that they were born and that they died. They put '»e in mind QÍ' lèverai ptrlans mentigaed in the battles of heroic poems, who have founding...
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The Spectator. ...

1789 - 508 pages
...registers of exiftence, whether of brafs or marble, as a kind of fatire upon the departed perfons j who had left no other memorial of them, but that they were born, and that they died. They put me in mind of feveral perfons mentioned in the battles of heroic poems, who have founding...
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Select British Classics, Volume 11

English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...life being comprehended in those two circumstances, that are common to all mankind. I could not but look upon these registers of existence, whether of...had left no other memorial of them, but that they wereborn and that they died. They put me in mind of several persons mentioned in the battles of heroic...
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The Spectator: In Eight Volumes. : Vol. I[-VIII].

English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...life being comprehended in those two circumstances, that are common to all mankind. I could not but look upon these registers of existence, whether of...persons; who had left no other memorial of them, but thatthey wereborn and that they died. They put me in mind of several persons mentioned in the battles...
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The Spectator

Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...life being comprehended in those two circumstances, that are common to all mankind. I could not but look upon these registers of existence, whether of...them, but that they were born and that they died. They put me in mind of several persons mentioned in the battles of heroic poems, who have sounding...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...life being comprehended in those two circumstances, that are common to all mankind. I could not but look upon these registers of existence, whether of...them, but that they were born and that they died. They put me in mind of several persons mentioned in the battles of heroic poems, who have sounding...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...died upon another ; two circumstances that are common to all mankind. I could not but look upon those registers of existence, whether of brass or marble,...departed persons, who had left no other memorial of themselves than that they were born, and that they died. Upon my going into the church, I entertained...
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The Spectator [by J. Addison and others]: with sketches of the lives of the ...

Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pages
...life being comprehended in those two circumstances that are common to all mankind. I could not but look upon these registers of existence, whether of...them, but that they were born, and that they died. They put me in mind of several persons" mentioned in the battles of heroic poems, who have sounding...
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The beauties of The Spectator 2nd ed., revised and enlarged with The vision ...

Spectator The - 1816 - 372 pages
...life being comprehended in those two circumstances that are common to all mankind. I could nut but look upon these registers of existence , whether of...satire upon the departed persons, who had left no other meuwrial of them, but that they were born, and that they died. They put me in mind of several persons...
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The British essayists; to which are prefixed prefaces by J. Ferguson, Volume 37

British essayists - 1819 - 370 pages
...life being comprehended in those two circumstances that are common to all mankind. I could not but look upon these registers of existence, whether of...them, but that they were born, and that they died. They put me in mind of several persons mentioned in the battles of heroic poems, who have sounding...
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