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" I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow; when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect... "
The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison - Page 69
by Joseph Addison - 1811
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English Prose and Poetry

John Matthews Manly - 1926 - 928 pages
...when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we of the sky fallen through me on high, Are each paved...company"- Manly John Matthews" John Matthews Manly( dales of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great...
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Cairo to Cape: Four Afoot Through Africa

Edwin S. George - 1926 - 302 pages
..."When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or holy men that divided the world with their contests...little competitions, factions and debates of mankind." To those who desire a detailed description of these most remarkable of all tombs, I must refer them...
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Selections from the Tatler, the Spectator and Their Successors

Walter James Graham - 1928 - 440 pages
...when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow. When I see kings lying by those...mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall...
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The Correspondence of M. Tullius Cicero: Arranged According to Its ..., Volume 5

Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1915 - 628 pages
...when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider tlie vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow ; when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wiu placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I...
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The Yale Literary Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 5

1842 - 64 pages
...lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men who divided the world with their contests and disputes,...mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some who died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day, when we shall...
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English Rhetoric

张秀国 - 2005 - 288 pages
...when I see the tombs of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow; when I see kings lying by those...little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. (Joseph Addison) Today the balanced sentence is most often used in speeches, because it allows the...
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"Cultures of Whiggism": New Essays on English Literature and Culture in the ...

David Womersley, Paddy Bullard, Abigail Williams - 2005 - 388 pages
...side by side loosens the very grip with which life is clutched. A holy reflection sums up the visit: When I see Kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival Wits plac'd Side by Side, or the holy Men that divided the World with their Contests and Disputes, I reflect...
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The Art of Effective Public Speaking

Ernest Pertwee - 2006 - 281 pages
...when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow. When I see kings lying by those...mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall...
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The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century and Charity and Humour

William Makepeace Thackeray - 2007 - 298 pages
...very much, or that he indulged very inordinately in the "vanity of grieving.") "When," he goes on, "when I see kings lying by those who deposed them:...little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. And, when I read the several dates on the tombs of some that died yesterday and some 600 years ago,...
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