 When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see...  Littell's Living Age - Stran 2971853Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Charles Palmer (Deputy Serjeant of the House of Commons.) - 1748 - 342 strani
...them; I repent of all my life, but that part of it Ifpent in communion with God, and doing good. 1813. When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate defire goes out j when I meet with... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1778 - 400 strani
...fentiments of Sulpicius. " When I look upon the tombs of the great, (/ays the incomparable Addifon) " every emotion of envy dies within me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate defire goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb-ftone, my heart melts with compaffion... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1778 - 404 strani
...fentiments of Sulpicius. " When I look upon the tombs of the great, (fays the incomparable Addifon) " every emotion of envy " dies within me ; when I read...the epitaphs of the beautiful, " every inordinate defire goes out ; when I meet with the " grief of parents upon a tomb-ftone, my heart melts with "... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 strani
...delightful ones. By this Means I can improve myfelf with thofc Objects which others confider with Terror. When I look upon the Tombs of the Great, every Emotion of Envy dies in me ; when I read the Epitaphs of the Beautiful, every inordinate Defire goes out; when I meet with... | |
 | 1786 - 694 strani
...delightful ones. By this means I can improve myfelf with thofe objects, which others coniider with terror. When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate defire goes out; when I meet with... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 strani
...delightful ones. By thefe means, I can improve myfelf with objects which others confider with terrow.— — When I look upon the tombs of the great) every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate defire goes out ; when I meet with... | |
 | 1789 - 508 strani
...delightful ones. By this means I can improve myfelf with thofe objects, which others confider with terror. When I look' upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate defire goes out; when I meet with... | |
 | John Bew - 1794 - 358 strani
...dead : nor can any thing be morejuft and beautiful than Mr. Addifon's reflections on this fubjeft : " When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me : when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate defire goes out : when I meet with... | |
 | 1795 - 612 strani
...Addifon, which Mr. P. has chofen for a motto, may ferve as a proper conclufion for this article i " When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate defire goes out , when I meet with... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 364 strani
...delightful ones. By this means I can improve myfelf with thofe objecls, which others confider with terror. When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate tie lire goes out ; when I meet... | |
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