 Darkness and light divide the course of time, and oblivion shares with memory a great part even of our living beings ; we slightly remember our felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities,...  Sir Thomas Browne's works, ed. by S. Wilkin - Page 45by sir Thomas Browne - 1852Full view - About this book
 | 1848 - 574 pages
...grows old in itself, bids us hope no long duration — diuturnity is a dream, and folly of expectation. Darkness and light divide the course of time, and...us or themselves. To weep into stones are fables. Affliction induces callosities — misseries are slippery, or fall like snow upon us, which, notwithstanding,... | |
 | 1848 - 738 pages
...first man had been as unknown as the last, and Methuselah's long life had been his only chronicle. " Darkness and light divide the course of time, and...of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense cndureth no extremities, and sorrows destroy us or themselves. To weep into stones are fables. Afflictions... | |
 | Sir Arthur Helps - Conduct of life - 1849 - 254 pages
...day administered, does more than all the skill of the physician-moralists. Sir Thomas Browne says, "Darkness and light divide the course of time, " and...leave " but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no ex" tremities, and sorrows destroy us or themselves. To " weep into stones are fables. Afflictions... | |
 | Sir Arthur Helps - Conduct of life - 1849 - 260 pages
...day administered, does more than all the skill of the physician-moralists. Sir Thomas Browne says, "Darkness and light divide the course of time, " and...leave " but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no ex" tremities, and sorrows destroy us or themselves. To " weep into stones are fables. Afflictions... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English drama - 1849 - 238 pages
...grows old itself, bids us hope no long duration : diuturnity is a dream and folly of expectation. " Darkness and light divide the course of time, and...even of our living beings; we slightly remember our feUcities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leavo but short smart upon us, 13 Cense endureth... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849 - 708 pages
...grows old in itself, bids us hope no long duration ; diuturnity is a dream, and folly of expectation. 'w @ y+ 80 F c H }j l l թ 5 g b K [W 1e s kNEɂ - V v 恨 julg T& y ¿lightly remember our felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leave but short smart upon... | |
 | Eliza Cook - English periodicals - 1849 - 432 pages
...memory a great part even of our living heing. WE slightly rememher our frailtief, and the sharpest strokes of affliction leave but short smart upon us....extremities, and sorrows destroy us or themselves. LEARN properly to understand and to love life if thou wilt rightly understand and love eternity. A... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1850 - 710 pages
...grows old in itself, bids us hope no long duration ; diuturnity is a dream, and folly of expectation. Darkness and light divide the course of time, and...of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense cndureth no extremities, and sorrows destroy us or themselves. To weep into (.tones are fables. Afflictions... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - Christianity - 1852 - 580 pages
...Herodotus. t Cujierem notum ease quod sim, non opto ui sciatur qualis sim. — Card, in vita propria. death must be the Lucina of life, and even Pagans*...with memory a great part even of our living beings ; j we slightly remember our felicities, and the smartest strokes ' of affliction leave but short smart... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1853 - 716 pages
...grows old in it«lf, bids us hope no long duration ; diuturaity is a town, and folly of expectation. Darkness and light divide the course of time, and...felicities, and the smartest strokes of affliction leare but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities, and sorrows iln«roy us or themselves.... | |
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