 Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us. A small fire sufficeth for life, great flames seemed too little after death, while men vainly affected precious pyres, and to burn like...  AN ENGLISH PROSE MISCELLANY - Page 98by JOHN MASEFIELD - 1907Full view - About this book
 | William Hazlitt - English drama - 1821 - 374 pages
...solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery, in the infamy of his nature. " Life is a pure flame, and we live...death, while men vainly affected precious pyres, and to bum like Sardanapalus; but the widom of funeral laws found the folly of prodigal blazes, and reduced... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Dramatists, English - 1821 - 380 pages
...solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery, in the infamy of his nature. " Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us. A small fire sufficedi for life, great flames seemed too little after death, while men vainly affected precious... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...solemnizing nativities and deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us. A small tire sutficeth for life, great flames seemed too little after death, while men vainly affected precious... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1826 - 548 pages
...solemnizing nativities and deaths Avith equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery in the infamy of his nature ! Life is a pure flame, and we live...death, while men vainly affected precious pyres, and burned like Sardanapalus ; but the wisdom of funeral laws found the folly of prodigal blazes, and reduced... | |
 | Theology - 1826 - 548 pages
...and deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery in the infamy of his nature ! i < Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible...death, while men vainly affected precious pyres, and burned like Sardanapalus ; but the wisdom of funeral laws found the folly of prodigal blazes, and reduced... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - Christian ethics - 1835 - 526 pages
...nativities and deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery, in the infamy of his nature.3 Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible...blazes, and reduced undoing fires unto the rule of sober olbsequies, wherein few could be so mean as not to provide wood, pitch, a mourner, and an urn.* Five... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 532 pages
...nativities and deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery in the infamy of his nature.3 Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible...us. A small fire sufficeth for life, great flames s%emed too little after death, while men vainly affected precious pyres, 3 Man isanoblt animal, Sfc.]... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 490 pages
...solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery, in the infamy of his nature. " Life is a pure flame, and we live...great flames seemed too little after death, while nei rainly affected precious pyres, and to burn like Sonlonapalus ; but the wisdom of funeral laws... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pages
...solemnizing nativities and deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting ceremonies of bravery in the infamy of his nature *. Life is a pure flame, and we live...too little after death, while men vainly affected furious fires, and to burn like Sardanapalus ; but the wisdom of funeral laws found the folly of prodigal... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English drama - 1849 - 238 pages
...nature. "Life is a pure fHme, and we live by an invisible sun within us. A smalt fire sufficeth for lifc, great flames seemed too little after death, while men vainly affected precious py ;-es, and to burn like Sardanapalus ; but the wisdom of funeral laws found the folly of prodigal... | |
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