 The same principle in this instance carries us forward and backward, to future and to past ages. We imagine that the things which affect us must affect posterity ; this sentiment runs through mankind, from Caesar down to the parish-clerk in Pope's Miscellany.  Letters on the Study and Use of History - Page 23by Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1777 - 385 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1793 - 570 lehte
...pofterity : this fentiment runs thro' mankind, from Casfar down to the parifh clerk in Pope's mif. cellany. We are fond of preferving, as far as it is in our...time, and of thofe that preceded it. Rude heaps of flones have been raifed, and ruder hymns have been compofed, for this purpofe, by nations who had not... | |
 | 1797 - 522 lehte
...through mankind, from Carfar down to the parim-clerk in Pope's Mifccllany. We are fond of prtferving, as far as it is in our frail power, the memory of...time, and of thofe that preceded it. Rude heaps of Hones have been raifed, and ruder hyror>> have been compofed, for this porpofe, by nations who had... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 lehte
...muil affeft polterity : this fentitnent runs through mankind, from Ca:far down to the parifli-clerk in Pope's Mifcellany. We are fond of preferving, as...frail power, the memory of our own adventures, of thofeofcur own time, and of thofe that preceded it. Rude heaps of ftones have been raifed, and ruder... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1809 - 486 lehte
...through mankind, from Caesar down, to the parish-clerk in Pope's Miscellany. We are fond of preserving, as far as it is in our frail power, the memory of our .own adventures, of those of our own time, andoflthose that preceded it. Rude heaps of stones Kave^been raised, and ruder... | |
 | Henry St. John (1st visct. Bolingbroke.) - 1809 - 480 lehte
...through mankind, from Cassar down to the parish-clerk in Pope's Miscellany. We are fond of preserving, as far as it is in our frail power, the memory of our own adventures, of those of our own time, and of those that preceded it. Rude heaps of stones have been raised, and ruder... | |
 | Francis Plowden - 1812 - 540 lehte
...through mankind from Caesar down to the parish clerk in Pope's Miscellany. We are fond of preserving, as far as it is in our frail power, the memory of our own adventures, of those of our own times, and of those that preceded it*." There can be no impropriety in applying to... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 lehte
...through mankind, from Caesar down to the parish-clerk in Pope's Miscellany. We are fond of preserving, as far as it is in our frail power, the memory of our own adventures, of those of our own time, and of those that preceded it. Rude heaps of stones have been raised, and ruder... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 lehte
...through mankind, from Ca;sar down to the parish-clerk in Pope's Miscellany. We are fond of preserving, as far as it is in our frail power, the memory of our own adventures, of those of our own time^ and of those that preceded it. Rude heaps of stones have been raised, and ruder... | |
 | 1826 - 450 lehte
...us, mud affect pofterity : this fentiment runs through mankind, from Czfar down to the pariih-clerk in Pope's Mifcellany. We are fond of preferving, as...it. Rude heaps of ftones have been raifed, and ruder bymns have been compofed, for this purpofe, by nations who had not yet the ufe of arts and letters.... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 lehte
...through mankind, from Caesar down to the parish-clerk in Pope's Miscellany. We are fond of preserving, as far as it is in our frail power, the memory of our own adventures, of those of our own time, and of those that preceded it. Rude heaps of stones have been raised, and ruder... | |
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