 | 1837 - 568 pages
...unto that current arithmetic which ' scarce stands one moment. And since death must be the LH' cina of life, and even Pagans could doubt whether thus...us with dying mementos, and time, ' that grows old in itself, bids us hope no long duration — diutur' nity is a dream, and folly of expectation. Darkness... | |
 | George Collison (solicitor.) - 1840 - 462 pages
...adds unto that current arithmetic, which scarce stands one moment. And, since death must be the Lucina of life, and even pagans could doubt whether thus...and therefore it cannot be long before we lie down G in darkness, and have our light in ashes ; since the brother of death daily haunts us with dying... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1840 - 514 pages
...adds unto that current arithmetic, which scarce stands one moment. And since death must be the Lucina of life, and even pagans could doubt whether thus to live were to die ; since our longest sun sels at right descensions, and makes but winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before we lie... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - Great Britain - 1841 - 306 pages
...adds unto that current arithmetic which scarce stands one moment. And since death must be the Lucina of life, and even Pagans could doubt whether thus...haunts us with dying mementos, and time, that grows old in itself, bids us hope no long duration — diuturnity is a dream and folly of expectation. Darkness... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - Christian ethics - 1841 - 346 pages
...adds unto that current arithmetic, which scarce stands one moment. And, since death must be the Lucina of life, and even pagans could doubt whether thus to live were to die;(1G8) since our longest sun sets (187) This idea has been made use of by Shakspeare . — " The... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...whether thus to live were to die; ' The character of death. • Gniteri Inscriptionts AnUqiue. finee tion ; and, indeed, it takes From our achievements,...That for some vicious mole of nature in them, As i iu with dying memento*, and time, that grows old in itself, bids us hope no long duration ; diuturnity... | |
 | Great Britain - 1847 - 582 pages
...adds unto that current arithmetic which scarce stands one moment. And since death must be the Lucina of life, and even pagans could doubt whether thus...at right descensions, and makes but winter arches, aud therefore can not be long before we lie down in darkness, and have our light in ashes — since... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pages
...adds unto that current arithmetic, which scarce stands one moment. And since death must be the Lucina of life, and even Pagans could doubt, whether thus...were to die ; since our longest sun sets at right declensions, and makes but winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before we lie down in darkness,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...winter arches, and therefore it cannut be lonç brfore we lie down in darkness, and have our li^ht o hard, for Shakspeare died of a fever there contracted.' We place no great reliance on this testim in itself, bids us hope no long duration ; diutumity is a ¿rnim, and folly of expectation. l>arkn«>3... | |
 | 1848 - 574 pages
...adds unto that current arithmetic which scarce stands one moment. And since death must be the Lucina of life, and even Pagans could doubt whether thus to live were to die, — since our longest suns set at right descensions, and make but winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before we... | |
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... daily haunts us with dying mementos, and time that grows old in itself, bids us hope no long duration, diuturnity is a dream and folly of expectation. 
