 Oblivion is not to be hired: the greater part must be content to be as though they had not been, to be found in the Register of God, not in the record of man.  To-day - Pągina 81922Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pągines
...first man had been as unknown as the last, and Methuselah's long life had been his only chronicle. Oblivion is not to be hired ; the greater part must...in the register of God, not in the record of man. * * • A great part of antiquity contented their hopes of subsistency with a transmigration of their... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pągines
...Methuselah's long life, had been his only chronicle. Oblivion is not to be hired ; the greater part mast ke content to be as though they had not been ; to be...in the register of God,, not in the record of man. * * A great part of antiquity contented their hopes of subsistency with a transmigration of their souls.... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 546 pągines
...first man had been as unknown as the last, and Methuselah's long life had been his only chronicle. Oblivion is not to be hired ; the greater part must...had not been ; to be found in the register of God, pot in the record of man. * * A great part of antiquity contented their hopes of subsistency with a... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 pągines
...decked with unrejoicing berries !" He thus immortalizes transitoriness, and makes oblivion sublime : " Oblivion is not to be hired: the greater part must...in the register of God, not in the record of man. Twenty-seven names make up the first story, and the recorded names ever since contain not one living... | |
 | 1820 - 394 pągines
...decked with unrejoicing berries!" He thus immortalizes transitoriness, and makes oblivion sublime: " Oblivion is not to be hired: the greater part must...in the register of God, not in the record of man. Twenty-seven names make up the first story, and the recorded names ever since contain not one living... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 pągines
...first man had been as unknown as the last, and Methuselah's long life had been his only chronicle. " Oblivion is not to be hired : the greater part must...in the register of God, not in the record of man. Twenty-seven names make up the first story, and the recorded names ever since, contain not one living... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pągines
...first man had been as unknown as the last, and Methuselah's long life had been his only chronicle. " Oblivion is not to be hired : the greater part must...in the register of God, not in the record of man. Twenty-seven names make up the first story, and the recorded names ever since, contain not one living... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1823 - 380 pągines
...THEIR GRAVES IN OUR SHORT MEMORIES, AND SADLY TELL US HOW WE SHALL BE BURIED IN OUR SURVIVORS. L.ET ME BE FOUND IN THE REGISTER OF GOD, NOT IN THE RECORD OF MAN." " Poor Barbara," said Mrs Elizabeth, after our youth had read the words aloud; — "poor Barbara !... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pągines
...first man had been as unknown as the last, and Methusaleh's long life had been his only chronicle. Oblivion is not to be hired : the greater part must...in the register of God, not in the record of man. Twenty seven names make up the first story, and the recorded names ever since contain not one living... | |
 | 1826 - 548 pągines
...first man had been as unknown as the last, and Methuselah's long life had been his only chronicle. Oblivion is not to be hired. The greater part must...in the register of God, not in the record of man. Twentyseven names make up the first story, and the recorded names ever 'since contain not one living... | |
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