| George Burnett - 1807 - 556 sidor
...ears like a fable. For the world, I count it not an inn, but an hospital ; and a place not to Hve, but to die in. The world ' / that I regard is myself; it is the microcosme 6f mine own frame, that 1 cast mine eye on : for the other, I use it but like my globe,... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 180 sidor
...would sound to common ears like a fable : for the world, I count it not an inn, but an hospital ; and a place not to live, but to die in. The world that...; it is the microcosm of my own frame that I cast mine eye on ; for the other, I use it but like my globe, and turn it round sometimes for my recreation.... | |
| 1831 - 370 sidor
...would sound to common ears like a fable. For the world, I count it not an inn, but an hospital, and a place, not to live but to die in. The world that I regard is myself; it is the microcosm of mine own frame, that I cast mine eye on ; for the other, I use it but like my globe, and turn it round... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 362 sidor
...would sound to common ears like a fable. For the world, I count it not an inn, but an hospital, and a place, not to live but to die in. The world that I regard is myself; it is the microcosm of mine own frame, that I cast mine eye on ; for the other, I use it but like my globe, and turn it round... | |
| 1834 - 560 sidor
...following : — ' For ' the world, I count it not as an inn, but a hospital ; and a place ' not to live but die in. The world that I regard is myself. It ' is the microcosm of mine own frame that I cast mine eye on ; ' for the other, I use it, but like my globe, and turn it... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 596 sidor
...that he was egotistical is merely to say that he was writing about himself: to use his own words, " The world that I regard is myself: it is the microcosm of my own frame that I cast my eye on." But this egotism, to conclude with the remarks of one of his most brilliant admirers, "is always the... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 592 sidor
...that he was egotistical is merely to say that he was writing about himself: to use his own words, " The world that I regard is myself: it is the microcosm of rny own frame that I cast my eye on." But this egotism, to conclude with the remarks of one of his... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1841 - 346 sidor
...would sound to common ears like a fable ; for the world, I count it not an inn but an hospital ; and a place not to live, but to die in. The world that...myself; it is the microcosm of my own frame that I cast mine eye on, for the other, I use it but like my globe, and turn it round sometimes for my recreation.... | |
| Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1841 - 306 sidor
...the same sentiment, but applies it generally. " We carry," count it not an inn but a hospital, and a place not to live but to die in. The world that...myself, it is the microcosm of my own frame, that I can cast my eye on — for the other I use it but like my globe, and turn it round sometimes for my... | |
| Margaret Fuller, Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Ripley - 1841 - 564 sidor
...are not seen. " For the world," says a great writer, " I count it ... but as an hospital and place to die in. The world that I regard is myself. It is the microcosm of mine own frame that I cast mine eye on ; for the other, 1 use it, but like my globe, and turn it round... | |
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