 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 572 sidor
...heels of pride, and let ambition have but an epicycle 3 and narrow circuit in thee. Measure not thyself by thy morning shadow, but by the extent of thy grave ; and reckon thyself above the earth, by the line thou ' devoured.] Add from MS. cix Rau-l. ing reflections to the... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 sidor
...axis where prudent simplicity hath fixed thee, and let no temptation in vert the poles of thy honesty. Hang early plummets upon the heels of pride, and let ambition have but an epicycle or narrow circuit in thee." T shall close the account of the writers of this age, with the mention... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 sidor
...axis where prudent simplicity hath fixed thee, and let no temptation invert the poles of thy honesty. Hang early plummets upon the heels of pride, and let ambition have but an epicycle or narrow circuit in thee." I shall close the account of the writers of this age, with the mention... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1844 - 320 sidor
...adapt such rules unto the figure of himself. XIX. Be substantially great in thyself, and more than thou appearest unto others; and let the world be deceived...an epicycle and narrow circuit in thee. Measure not thyself by thy morning shadow, but by the extent of thy grave, and reckon thyself above the earth by... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1844 - 240 sidor
...adapt such rules unto the figure of himself. XIX. Be substantially great in thyself, and more than thou appearest unto others ; and let the world be deceived...an epicycle and narrow circuit in thee. Measure not thyself by thy morning shadow, but by the extent of thy grave, and reckon thyself above the earth by... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1844 - 238 sidor
...heels of pride, and let ambition have but an epicycle and narrow circuit in thee. Measure not thyself by thy morning shadow, but by the extent of thy grave, and reckon thyself above the earth by the line thou must be contented with under it. Spread not into boundless... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1845 - 412 sidor
...rules unto the figure of himfelf. xix. Be fubftantially great in thyfelf, and more than thou appeareft unto others; and let the world be deceived in thee,...ambition have but an epicycle and narrow circuit in thee. Meafure not thyfelf by thy morning fhadow, but by the extent of thy grave; and reckon thyfelf above... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1845 - 78 sidor
...rules unto the figure of himself. § 19. — Be substantially great in thyself, and more than thou appearest unto others ; and let the world be deceived...in thee, as they are in the lights of heaven. Hang plummets early upon the heels of pride, and let ambition have but an epicycle26 and narrow circuit... | |
 | Robert Armitage - 1850 - 562 sidor
...the author's life, which in prefixed to this work. substantially great in thyself, and more than thou appearest unto others: and let the world be deceived in thee, as they are in the lights of heaven. Measure not thyself by thy morning shadow, but by the extent of thy grave: and reckon thyself above... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1852 - 598 sidor
...the straits of Hercules." / SECT, xix.. 2 —Be substantially great in thyself, and more than thou appearest unto others; and let the world be deceived...heels of pride, and let ambition have but an epicycle 3 and narrow circuit in thee. Measure not thyself by thy morning shadow, but by the extent of thy grave... | |
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Be substantially great in thyself, and more than thou appearest unto others ; and let the world be deceived in thee, as they are in the lights of heaven. 
