A collection of epitaphs and monumental inscriptions, on the most illustrious persons of all ages and countries, 77. oldal |
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vi. oldal
... erecting memorials to the dead , is almost coeval with the existence of the human race . The Pyramids , about which so ... erected to the memory of the dead , is recorded in Gen. xxxv , 20 , that of Jacob setting a pillar upon Rachel's ...
... erecting memorials to the dead , is almost coeval with the existence of the human race . The Pyramids , about which so ... erected to the memory of the dead , is recorded in Gen. xxxv , 20 , that of Jacob setting a pillar upon Rachel's ...
vii. oldal
... erection of these monuments was contrary to the usual custom of the Athenians . The Amphictyons erected a magnificent monument 480 B.C. , at Thermopyla , in honour of the brave de- fenders of that celebrated pass , and upon the monument ...
... erection of these monuments was contrary to the usual custom of the Athenians . The Amphictyons erected a magnificent monument 480 B.C. , at Thermopyla , in honour of the brave de- fenders of that celebrated pass , and upon the monument ...
viii. oldal
... erected a magnificent monument to his memory , near which was likewise another erected to Pausanias . Gelon , king of Syracuse , who died extremely regretted by his people , about 479 B.C. , had a splendid mausoleum erected by the ...
... erected a magnificent monument to his memory , near which was likewise another erected to Pausanias . Gelon , king of Syracuse , who died extremely regretted by his people , about 479 B.C. , had a splendid mausoleum erected by the ...
xiii. oldal
... erected by the public , to one of their Bishops : the inscription says , that there was be- tween him and his Maker , " Summa necessitudo , Summa similitudo . " Our Christian epitaphs often begin with Siste viator , probably in ...
... erected by the public , to one of their Bishops : the inscription says , that there was be- tween him and his Maker , " Summa necessitudo , Summa similitudo . " Our Christian epitaphs often begin with Siste viator , probably in ...
11. oldal
... erected by Sir Nicholas Crispe , in honour of his beloved and unfortunate master , KING CHARLES I. , whose bust stands above . Immediately beneath the bust is this inscrip- tion : - " This effigy was erected by the special appointment ...
... erected by Sir Nicholas Crispe , in honour of his beloved and unfortunate master , KING CHARLES I. , whose bust stands above . Immediately beneath the bust is this inscrip- tion : - " This effigy was erected by the special appointment ...
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Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
aged Alexander Pope Anno Domini Bath Abbey bearing the following beauty beloved Ben Jonson beneath blessed blest born Bremhill Captain celebrated chapel Charles Christ church churchyard daughter DAVID GARRICK dead dear death Derbyshire died A.D. divine dust Earl earth Elizabeth epitaph erected faith fame father following epitaph following inscription gentle GEORGE GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL glory grace grave grief hath heart heaven Henry honour husband inscribed interred Ipswich JAMES JOHN John Milton King Lady Latin lies the body liv'd lived London Lord Lord Byron Lord Eldon lov'd lyeth marble MARY MATTHEW PRIOR memory monument mortal mother o'er parish peace pedestal poet poor Queen Reader remains rest ROBERT sacred sleep sorrow soul stone Suffolk sweet tablet tear thee thine THOMAS thou tomb tombstone virtues weep Westminster Abbey wife WILLIAM Wirksworth Worlingworth written youth
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322. oldal - Yet the work itself shall not be lost, For it will (as he believed) appear once more In a new and more beautiful edition Corrected and amended, by The Author.
248. oldal - Is it well with thee ? is it well with thy husband ? is it well with the child ? And she answered, It is well.
258. oldal - Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ; teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss...
311. oldal - The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall, The majesty of darkness shall Receive my parting ghost! This spirit shall return to Him Who gave its heavenly spark; Yet think not, Sun, it shall be dim When thou thyself art dark! No! it shall live again, and shine In bliss unknown to beams of thine, By Him recalled to breath, Who captive led captivity, Who robbed the grave of victory, And took the sting from death!
xv. oldal - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies within 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 the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
461. oldal - For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can't be wrong whose life is in the right...
255. oldal - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
134. oldal - E'en from the grave thou shalt have power to charm. Bid them be chaste, be innocent, like thee; Bid them in duty's sphere as meekly move; And if so fair, from vanity as free, As firm in friendship, and as fond in love, — Tell them...
251. oldal - Or like the sun, or like the shade, Or like the gourd which Jonas had; Even such is man, whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The flower fades, the morning hasteth, The sun sets, the shadow flies, The gourd consumes, and man — he dies!
385. oldal - HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.