Pseudodoxia epidemica, books 4-7. The garden of Cyrus. Hydriotaphia. Brampton urns |
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Сторінка 494
But man is a noble animal , splendid in ashes , and pompous in the grave ,
solemnizing nativities and deaths with equal lustre , nor omitting ceremonies of
bravery in the infamy of his nature . Life is a pure flame , and we live by an
invisible sun ...
But man is a noble animal , splendid in ashes , and pompous in the grave ,
solemnizing nativities and deaths with equal lustre , nor omitting ceremonies of
bravery in the infamy of his nature . Life is a pure flame , and we live by an
invisible sun ...
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