 Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts of their vain glories, who, acting early, and before the probable meridian of time, have, by this time, found great accomplishment of their designs, whereby the ancient heroes have already...  The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art - Page 158edited by - 1840Full view - About this book
 | John Matthews Manly - English literature - 1916 - 828 pages
...of ours, in the attempts of their vainglories, who, acting early, and before the probable meridian 3 facility in it, without perceiving how; and that...never carries a man far without use and exercise, and 4 and Charles the Fifth can never expect to live within two Mcthuselahs of Hector. 5 And therefore... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - English literature - 1916 - 806 pages
...of ours, in the attempts of their vainglories, who, acting early, and before the probable meridian 6 of time, have by this time found great accomplishment...our memories, when ambition may fear the prophecy of Elias,4 and Charles the Fifth can never expect to live within two Methuselahs of Hector.6 And therefore... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - English literature - 1916 - 944 pages
...necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours in the attempts of their vain-glories, who acting early, and before the probable meridian...have by this time found great accomplishment of their de- [100 signs, whereby the ancient heroe's have already out-lasted their monuments and mechanical... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - English literature - 1920 - 620 pages
...necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts of their vain-glories, who acting early, and before the probable meridian...their designs, whereby the ancient heroes have already out -lasted their monuments and mechanical preservations. But in this latter scene of time, we cannot... | |
 | Jacob Zeitlin - Civilization, Modern - 1926 - 408 pages
...questions of Tiberius unto Qrammariana. — Mared. Donatus in Suet. * KAura fSvta. venpav. — Hom. Job. early, and before the probable meridian of time, have...our memories, when ambition may fear the prophecy of Elias,1 and Charles the Fifth can never hope to live within two Methuselas of Hector.2 And therefore... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - English literature - 1926 - 928 pages
...of ours, in the attempts of their vainglories, who, acting early, and before the probable meridian3 "G 1926 Gin Elias,4 and Charles the Fifth can never expect to live within two Methuselah* of Hector.' And therefore... | |
 | Charles Townsend Copeland - American literature - 1926 - 1746 pages
...their designes, whereby the ancient Heroes have already out-lasted their Monuments, and Mechanicall preservations. But in this latter Scene of time, we...Charles the fifth can never hope to live within two Methuselas of Hector. And therefore restlesse inquietude for the diuturnity of our memories unto present... | |
 | Charles Townsend Copeland - American literature - 1926 - 1744 pages
...necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts of their vain-glories, only talks to you in the style designes, whereby the ancient Heroes have already out-lasted their Monuments, and Mechanical! preservations.... | |
 | Henry Arthur Treble, George Henry Vallins - English language - 1927 - 244 pages
...necessity of oblivion. Even old ambition had the advantage of ours in the attempts of their vainglories, who, acting early and before the probable meridian...mechanical preservations. But in this latter scene of time, restless inquietude for the diuturnity of our memories, seems a vanity almost out of date, and superannuated... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - Gardening - 1927 - 240 pages
...oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts of theit vain-glories, who afting early, and before the probable Meridian of time, have by this time found great accomplifliment of their ddfignes, whereby the ancient Heroes have already out-lafted their Monuments,... | |
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