 When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see...  Harrison's British Classicks - Page 531786Full view - About this book
 | Charles Palmer (Deputy Serjeant of the House of Commons.) - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1748 - 342 pages
...them; I repent of all my life, but that part of it Ifpent in communion with God, and doing good. 1813. When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion...of the beautiful, every inordinate defire goes out j when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb-frone, my heart melts with compaflion j when I... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...gay and delightful ones. By this Means I can improve myfelf with thofc Objects which others confider with Terror. When I look upon the Tombs of the Great,...out; when I meet with the Grief of Parents upon a TombStone, my Heart melts with Companion; when I fee the Tomb of the Parents themfelves, I cfl^ fider... | |
 | John Bew - 1793 - 330 pages
...beautiful than Mr. Addifon's reflexions on this fubjeft : " When I look upon the tombs of the gceat, every emotion of envy dies in me : when I read the...defire goes out: when I meet with 'the grief of parents \ipon a tomb-ftone, my heart melts with compaffion : when I confider the tombs of the parents themfelves,... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...WHEN I look on the tombs of .the Great," fiyj MR. ADD ISDN, " every emotion of'orvy 'dies iji m.- j •when I read the epitaphs of the Beautiful, every inordinate defire goes out ; when I meet with th-- grief of parents on a tombflone, my heart melts with compaflion ; when I fee the tombs of parents... | |
 | 1795 - 612 pages
...Addifon, which Mr. P. has chofen for a motto, may ferve as a proper conclufion for this article i " When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion...defire goes out , when I meet with the grief of parents on a tomb-ftone, my heart melts with companion ; jvhcn I fee the tombs of parents themfelves, I confider... | |
 | Books - 1795 - 626 pages
...When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion ef envy dies in me ; when I read the epi'aphs of the beautiful, every inordinate defire goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents on a tomb-ftone, my heart melts with cempaflion j when I fee the tombs of parents themfelves, I confider... | |
 | Elizabeth Helme - Adventure and adventurers - 1800 - 318 pages
...made in this ** same spot. * When I look back,' said he, on the tombs of the great, every emo* tion dies in me : when I read the, ' epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordi*• nate desire goes out : when I meet with * the grief of parents on. a tomb-stone, my fr heart... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English imprints - 1801 - 360 pages
...gay and delightful ones. By this means I can improve myfelf with thofe objecls, which others confider with terror. When I look upon the tombs of the great,...read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate tie lire goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb done, my heart melts with comp^ifion;... | |
 | John Baillie - Newcastle upon Tyne (England) - 1801 - 642 pages
...gay and delightful ones. By this means I can improve myfelf with thofe objefts which others confider with terror. — When I look upon the tombs of the...; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every immoderate defire goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb-done, my heart melts... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1803 - 578 pages
...found it very unpalatable, upon means I can improve myself with those objects which others consider with terror. When I look upon the tombs of the great,...read the epitaphs of. the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out ; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb-stone, my heart melts with compassion... | |
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