Darkness and light divide the course of time, and oblivion shares with memory a great part even of our living beings. We slightly remember our felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities,... AN ENGLISH PROSE MISCELLANY - Sivu 96tekijä(t) JOHN MASEFIELD - 1907Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 sivua
...itself, bids, us hope no long duration: diuturnity is a dream and f?lly of expectation, " Darkness and light divide the course of time, and oblivion...or fall like snow upon us, which notwithstanding is nounhappy stupidity. To be ignorant of evils to come, and forgetful of evils past, is a merciful provision... | |
| 1821 - 770 sivua
...misfortunes. But it is amongst the proudest prerogatives of Time, that he vanquishes grief itself. " Darkness and light divide the course of time; and oblivion...felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction have but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities, and sorrow destroy us, or themselves.... | |
| 1821 - 772 sivua
...misfortunes. But it is amongst the proudest prerogatives of Time, that he vanquishes grief itself. " Darkness and light divide the course of time ; and oblivion...felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction have but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremi ties, and sorrows destroy us, or themselves.... | |
| Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1821 - 764 sivua
...misfortunes. But it is amongst the proudest prerogatives of Time, that lie vanquishes grief itself. " Darkness and light divide the course of time ; and oblivion...felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction have but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremi ties, and sorrows destroy us, or themselves.... | |
| 1826 - 548 sivua
...old itself, bids us hope no long duration ; diuturnity is a dream and folly of expectation. Darkness and light divide the course of time, and oblivion...destroy us, or themselves. To weep into stones are fafbles. Afflictions induce calosities, miseries are slippery, or fall like snow upon us, which notwithstanding... | |
| 1826 - 548 sivua
...down * Cuperem notum esse quod sim, non opto ut sciatur qualis aim. Card" in vita propria. Darkness and light divide the course of time, and oblivion...memory, a great part even of our living beings. We sl ; ghtly remember our felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leave but short smart upon... | |
| Literary gems - 1826 - 718 sivua
...old itself, bids us hope no long duration, diuturnity is a dream and folly of expectation. Darkness and light divide the course of time, and oblivion shares with memory a great part even of pur living beings. We slightly remember our felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leave... | |
| 1820 - 398 sivua
...vain hopes of men to perpetuate their memories in the changeless movements of the stars. " Darkness and light divide the course of time, and oblivion...us or -themselves. To weep into stones are fables. Afflictioni induce callosities, miseries are slippery, or fall like snow upon us, which notwithstanding... | |
| 1830 - 550 sivua
...sequinox ? Every hour adds unto that current arithmetic, which scarce stands one moment.— Darkness and light divide the course of time, and oblivion...with memory a great part even of our living beings. Who knows whether the best of men be known : or whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 sivua
...bids us. hopu no long duration : diutnrnity is a dream, and folly of expectation. Darkness and lieht U h2 #˸ j lr U d 1ۣ > X ) 7 z ̂Ӻa i %v *Ro+g MQ s L W k uur living beings; we slightly remember our felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leave... | |
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