 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
 | William Hazlitt - Dramatists, English - 1821 - 372 pages
...encouragement for ambition, and finding no Atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never dampt with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions...Charles the Fifth can never hope to live within two Methuselah's of Hector. . " And therefore restless inquietude for the diuturnity of our memories unto... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English drama - 1821 - 374 pages
...encouragement for ambition, and finding no Atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never dampt with the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions...Charles the Fifth can never hope to live within two Methuselah's of Hector. " And therefore restless inquietude for the diuturnity of our •memories unto... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Dramatists, English - 1821 - 380 pages
...the necessity of oblivion. Even old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts of t heir vain glories, who, acting early, and before the probable...Charles the Fifth can never hope to live within two Methuselah's of Hector. " And therefore restless inquietude for the diuturnity of our memories unto... | |
 | 1823 - 736 pages
...have necessity of oblivion. Even old ambi- *-..-.» ««in.rT>i» <Viisfr»Hn>i • anil to hold tions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts of their...have by this time found great accomplishment of their dcsigncs, whereby the ancient heron have already outlasted their monuments, and mechanical preservation!!.... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...which thought the world might last for ever, had encouragement for ambition, and finding no Atropos unto the immortality of their names, were never damped...Charles the Fifth can never hope to live within two Methusalehs of Hector. And therefore restless inquietude for the diuturnity of our memories unto present... | |
 | Congregationalism - 1823 - 684 pages
...if _•..:__ .1 -1 .1 dtan of time, have iby this time found grcnt accomplishment of their designes, whereby the ancient heroes have already outlasted...our memories, when ambition may fear the prophecy of EKo», within two ulctfiusfw i of ticettT, " And therefore restlcsic inquietude for the diuturnity... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...of oblivion. Ever* old ambitions had the advantage of ours, in the attempts of their vain-glories, who, acting early, and before the probable meridian...fear the prophecy of Elias,* and Charles the Fifth cdn never expect to live within two Methusclahs tit Hector.f And therefore restless inquietude for... | |
 | English literature - 1831 - 370 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...prophecy of Elias,* and Charles the Fifth can never expect to live within two Methuselahs of Hector. t And therefore restless inquietude for the diuturnity... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 362 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...prophecy of Elias,* and Charles the Fifth can never expect to live within two Methuselahs of Hector. t And therefore restless inquietude for the diuturnity... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - Christian ethics - 1835 - 526 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...memories( when ambition may fear the prophecy of Elias, J and Charles the Fifth can never hope to live within two Methuselahs of Hector.§ And therefore, restless... | |
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