 Darkness and light divide the course of time, and oblivion shares with memory a great part even of our living beings; we slightly remember our felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities,...  The American Whig Review - Էջ 181848Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 538 էջ
...that shall live. The night of time far surpasseth the day, and who knows when was the equinox? . . . Darkness and light divide the course of time, and oblivion shares with memory a Rreat part even of our living beings; we slightly remember our felicities, and the smartest strokes... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1885 - 434 էջ
...the following passage, with its subdued pathos and stately eloquence, is admirably impressive :— " Darkness and light divide the course of time, and...felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction have but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities, and sorrows destroy us or themselves.... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1885 - 1108 էջ
...of expectation. ' Darkness and light divide the coarse of time, and oblivion shares with memory • great part even of our living beings ; we slightly remember our felicities, and the •airiest strokes of aflliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endiircth no Mtremities, and... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1134 էջ
...that shall live. The night of time far surpasselh the day, and who knows when was the equinox? . . . tendants: ' Be kind and courteous lo this gentleman. Hop in bis walks, and ga i great part even of our living beings; we slightly remember our felicities, and the smartest strokes... | |
 | Sir Arthur Helps - 1885 - 590 էջ
...our felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities, and sorrows destroy us or themselves. To weep into stones are tables. Afflictions induce callosities, miseries are slippery, or fall like snow upon us, which, notwithstanding,... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1886 - 542 էջ
...is a dream and folly of expectation. r Darkness and light divide the course of time, and oblivion I shares with memory a great part even of our living...of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities, and sorrows destroy us or themselves. To weep into stones are fables. Afflictions... | |
 | Robert Cochrane - 1887 - 572 էջ
...•ind oblivion shares with memory a great part • ven of our living beings; we slightly remember iur ll above. See plastic Nature working to this end, The single atoms each to other tend, I'ndureth no extremities, and sorrows destroy us or themselves. To weep into stones are fables. Afllictions... | |
 | Arthur Howard Galton - 1888 - 368 էջ
...it self, bids us hope no long duration : Diuturnity is a dream and folly of expectation. Darknesse and light divide the course of time, and oblivion...slightly remember our felicities, and the smartest streaks of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities, and sorrows destroy... | |
 | John Aubrey, Sir Thomas Browne - 1890 - 330 էջ
...old in itself, bids us hope no long duration ; — diuturnity is a dream and folly of expectation.2 Darkness and light divide the course of time, and...smartest strokes of affliction leave but short smart upon * According to the custom of the Jews, who place a lighted wax-candle in a pot of ashes by the corpse.... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1890 - 582 էջ
...grows old itself bids us hope no long duration : diuturuity is a dream and folly of expectation. " Darkness and light divide the course of time, and...part even of our living beings ; we slightly remember oar felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth... | |
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