 Let us only, if you please, to take leave of this subject, reflect upon this occasion on the vanity and 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...  Harrison's British Classicks - Pagina 2811786Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | William Herbert - 1853 - 234 pagine
...drum, which though it seems to produce a variation of tone, yet always sounds in the same key or pitch. all the works of art, all the labours of men', are...before as great' and magnificent', is obliterated' or vanished' ; and another form and face of things, plain', simple', and everywhere the same, overspreads... | |
 | Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pagine
...the force of one element breaking loose upon the reit, all the varieties of nature, all the work« , that when they ri-preseut a virtuous or innocent...to leave him till they have delivered hiui oui ot h vanished ; and another fora and face of things, plain, simple, and every where the same, overspreads... | |
 | John Richardson Major - 1858 - 216 pagine
...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...before, as great and magnificent, is obliterated or vanished; and another form and face of things, plain, simple, and everywhere the same, overspreads... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 pagine
...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...admired and adored before, as great and magnificent, is obliteratod or vanished ; and another form and face of things, plain, simple, and everywhere the same,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1861 - 580 pagine
...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...before as great and magnificent is obliterated or banished ; and another form and face of things, plain, simple, and every where the same, overspreads... | |
 | 1862 - 396 pagine
...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...before, as great and magnificent, is obliterated or vanished ; and another form and face of tilings, plain, simple ana everywhere the same, overspreads... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1864 - 472 pagine
...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...before as great and magnificent, is obliterated or vanished; and another form and face of things, plain, simple, and every where the same, overspreads... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pagine
...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...before, as great and magnificent, is obliterated or vanished ; and another form and face of things, plain and simple, and everywhere the same, overspreads... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 pagine
...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...before, as great and magnificent, is obliterated or vanished ; and another form and face of things, plain, simple, and everywhere the same, overspreads... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1880 - 842 pagine
...habitable world ; how, by the force of oils element breaking loose upon the rest, a!' the varieties of nature, all the works of art, all the labours of...to nothing ; all that we admired and adored before, us great aiid magnificent, is obliterated or vanished ; and another form and face' of things, plain,... | |
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