 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pagine
...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,...or fall like snow upon us, which notwithstanding is nounhappy stupidity. To be ignorant of evils to come, and forgetful of evils past, is a merciful provision... | |
 | 1821 - 772 pagine
...and the smartest strokes of affliction have but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremi ties, and sorrows destroy us, or themselves. To weep into stones are fables." Is not the masterly pen of Sir Thomas Browne visible in these words? I could never think on melancholy... | |
 | 1826 - 548 pagine
...of our living beings. We sl ; ghtly remember our felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities,...To weep into stones are fables. Afflictions induce calosities, miseries are slippery, or fall like snow upon us, which notwithstanding is no stupidity.... | |
 | 1826 - 548 pagine
...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,...destroy us, or themselves. To weep into stones are fafbles. Afflictions induce calosities, miseries are slippery, or fall like snow upon us, which notwithstanding... | |
 | 1820 - 398 pagine
...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,...us or -themselves. To weep into stones are fables. Afflictioni induce callosities, miseries are slippery, or fall like snow upon us, which notwithstanding... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pagine
...short smart upon us. Sense euduroth no extremities, ami sorrows destroy us or themselves, 'lo \veep upland lawn. * 'There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreathes its old fantastic enow upon us, which, notwithstanding, is no unhappy stupidity. To be ignorant of tvils to come, ami... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 362 pagine
...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,...which, notwithstanding, is no unhappy stupidity. To * According to the custom of the Jews, who placed a lighted wax candle in a pot of ashes by the corpse.... | |
 | 1831 - 370 pagine
...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,...which, notwithstanding, is no unhappy stupidity. To * According to the custom of the Jews, who placed a lighted wax candle in a pot of ashes by the corpse.... | |
 | 1837 - 568 pagine
...no extremities, and sorrows ' destroy us or themselves. To weep into stones are fables. Af' dictions induce callosities — 'miseries are slippery, or fall like ' snow upon us, which notwithstanding is HO unhappy stupidity. ' To be ignorant of evils to come, and forgetful of evils past, is a ' merciful... | |
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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,... 
