| 1821 - 444 páginas
...those spirits that are the house of life. 'Tis, indeed, a part of life that best expresseth death, for every man truly lives so long as he acts his nature,...that slew his soldier in his sleep, was a merciful executioner ; 'tis a kind of punishment the mildness of no laws hath invented (I wonder the fancy of... | |
| 1821 - 488 páginas
...those spirits that are the house of life. 'Tis, indeed, a part of life that best rxpresseth death, for every man truly lives so long as he acts his nature, or some way makes good the faculties of himself : Thrmistocles. therefore, that slew his soldier in his sleep, was a merciful executioner ; ' tis a... | |
| Laconics - 1829 - 352 páginas
...house of life. "Pis indeed a part of life that best expresseth death: for every man truly lives as long as he acts his nature, or some way makes good...that slew his soldier in his sleep, was a merciful executioner; 'tis a kind of punishment die mildness of no laws hath invented.—Sir T. Brown. MXLVII.... | |
| John Timbs - 1829 - 354 páginas
...house of life. 'Tis indeed a part of life that best expresseth death: for every man truly lives as long as he acts his nature, or some way makes good...that slew his soldier in his sleep, was a merciful executioner; 'tis a kind of punishment the mildness of no laws hath invented. — Sir T. Brown. MXLVII.... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 362 páginas
...those spirits that are the house of life. 'T is indeed a part of life that best expresseth death ; for every man truly lives so long as he acts his nature,...that slew his soldier in his sleep, .was a merciful executioner. 'T is a kind of punishment the mildness of no laws hath invented. I wonder the fancy of... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 180 páginas
...destroys those spirits that are the house of life. 'Tis indeed a part of life that best expresseth death ; for every man truly lives, so long as he acts his...that slew his soldier in his sleep, was a merciful executioner : 'tis a kind of punishment the mildness of no laws have invented : I wonder the fancy... | |
| 1831 - 370 páginas
...those spirits that are the house of life. 'T is indeed a part of life that best expresseth death ; for every man truly lives so long as he acts his nature,...that slew his soldier in his sleep, was a merciful executioner. 'T is a kind of punishment the mildness of no laws hath invented. I wonder the fancy of... | |
| 1832 - 702 páginas
...destroys those spirits that are the house of life. 'T is indeed a part of life that best expresseth death; for every man truly lives so long as he acts his nature!,...that slew his soldier in his sleep, was a merciful executioner. 'Tis a kind of punishment the mildness of no laws hath invented. I wonder the fancy of... | |
| 1848 - 780 páginas
...a piece of divinity in us, something thit was before the elements and owes no homage unto the sun. Every man truly lives so long as he acts his nature, or some way makes good thu faculties of himself." Long ago the Mantuan poet wrote " Felix qni potuit rernm cognoscere causas"... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 596 páginas
...those spirits that are the house of life.9 'T is indeed a part of life that best expresseth death ; for every man truly lives, so long as he acts his...makes good the faculties of himself. Themistocles 5 planetary hour of Saturn,] After re- 1 it is observed, that men sometimes,] fcrring to several writers... | |
| |