 Vanity and transient Glory of all this habitable World; how, by the Force of one Element breaking loose upon the rest, all the Varieties of Nature, all the Works of Art, all the Labours of Men, are reduced to nothing; all that we admired and adored before,...  Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments ... - Page 245by Mr. Addison - 1797 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English essays - 1739 - 346 pages
...habitable World. How by the * Force of one Element breaking loofe upon the reft, all * the Vanities of Nature, all the Works of Art, all the * Labours...before as great and magnificent, ' is obliterated or vaniflied ; and another Form and * Face of things, plain, fimple, and every where the '• fame, overfpreads... | |
 | Books - 1772 - 456 pages
...habita" ble world, how "by 'the force of " one element breaking loóle upon " the reft, all the vaniti« of nature, " all the works of art, all the labours " of men are reduced te nothing. AM •' - ' " tlïxt " that we admired and adored before, " as great and magnificent, is... | |
 | 1786 - 694 pages
...this habitable work!. How by the force of one element breaking loofe upon the reft, all the vanities of nature, all the works of art, all the labours of...before as great and magnificent, is obliterated or vanilhed j and another form and face of things, plain, funple, anil everywhere the fame, overfpreads... | |
 | Leclerc de Sept-Chênes - Mythology, Greek - 1788 - 362 pages
...we may judge by the following paflage : " Let us reflect on the vanity and tranfient " glory of all this habitable world ; how, by the " force of one...all the " works of art, all the labours of men, are re*' duced to nothing ; all that we admired and " adored before, as great and magnificent, is " obliterated... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1794 - 426 pages
...man. " Let as refleft; upon this occafion, on " the vanity and tranfient glory of this ha" bitable world. How, by the force of one " element breaking...before, as great and magnificent, " is obliterated, or vanimed; and another " form and face of things, plain, fimple, •" and every where the fame, overfpreads... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...transient glory of this habitable world. How by the force of one element breaking loose upon the rest, all • the varieties of nature, all the works of...before as great and magnificent, is obliterated or vanished ; and another form and face of things, plain, simple, and every where the same, overspreads... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - Philosophy - 1794 - 518 pages
...to vanity. How clearly we perceive that by. the force of one element breaking loose upon the rest, all the varieties of nature, all the works of art,...before, as great and magnificent, is obliterated or vanished ! Where are now the great empires of the world ? They are wiped " away from the face of the... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - Philosophy - 1794 - 480 pages
...reflect, that by the force of one element breaking loose upon VOL. n. Y the the rest, all the vanities of nature, all the works of art, all the labours of men, are reduced to nothing ! All that was admired and adored before as great and magnificent is vanished, or obliterated ; and another form... | |
 | William Smith - Sermons, American - 1803 - 528 pages
...nothing— all the delusive vanities, as well as the transient glories, of this habitable world— all the varieties of nature, all the works of art, all the labours of man, all that was once admired, and almost half adored, as great and magnificent—Where are they?... | |
 | William Smith - Sermons - 1803 - 492 pages
...nothing— all the delusive vanities, as well as the transient glories, of this habitable world—all the varieties of nature, all the works of art, all the labours of man, all that was once admired, and almost half adored, as great and magnificent—Where are they?... | |
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