 | John Bell - 1780 - 436 pages
...(which fojne call life) to the expreffingof it. Would I refleft on the price ? Why, the whole world is but as an empire, that empire as a province, that province as a bank, that bank as a private purfe, to the purchafe of it.' I will only tell you, it irthe powder that made Venus a goddefs, (given... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1811 - 690 pages
...in this paper, of which, if I should speak to the worth, nine thousand volumes were but as one page, that page as a line, that line as a word ; so short...it. Would I reflect on the price ? Why, the whole woi'ld were- but as an empire, that empire as a province, that province as a bank, that bank as a private... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1811 - 790 pages
...this pap. r, of wh'ch, if 1 should speak to " the worth, nine thousand volumes were " but as one page, that page as a line, that " line as a word ; so short...this pilgrimage " of man (which some call life) to tue ex" pressing of it. Would 1 reflect on the " price ? whv, the whole world is but as an " empire,... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - 1811 - 780 pages
...this papi-r, of wlrch, if 1 should speak to ' the worth, nine thousand volumes were ' but as one page, that page as a line, that ' line as a word; so short is thi? pilgrimage ' of man (which some call life) to the ex* pressing of it. Would I reflect on the •... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 518 pages
...in this paper, of which, if I should speak to the worth, nine thousand volumes were but as one page, that page as a line, that line as a word; so short...man (which some call life) to the expressing of it. Wouid I reflect on the price * why, the whole world is but as an empire, that empire as a province,... | |
 | The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction.VOL.I.January to June,1847 - 1847 - 430 pages
...should speak to the worth, nine thousand volumes wcritbut as one page, that page as a lme, tbat Lne as a word: so short is this pilgrimage of man (which some call life) to the expressing of it. Would I rehYct on the 'price' Why, the whole world were but as an empire, that empire as a province, that yruvince... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875 - 550 pages
...ninepence. • which,, if I should speak to the worth, nine thousand volumes were but as one page, that page as a line, that line as a word; so short...Would I reflect on the price ? why, the whole world is but as an empire, that empire as a province, that province as a bank, that bank as a private purse... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1875 - 538 pages
...were but as one page, that page as a /zV. '£, that line as a word; so short is this pilgrimage ofr man (which some call life) to the expressing of it....Wo-uld I reflect on the price ? why, the whole world is but as an. empire, that empire as a province, that province as a bank, that bank as a private purse... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1890 - 344 pages
...in this paper, of which, if I should speak to the worth, nine thousand volumes were but as one page, that page as a line, that line as a word ; so short...this pilgrimage of man (which some call life) to the expression of it. Would I reflect on the price ? Why the whole world is but as an empire, that empire... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1894 - 478 pages
...worth, nine thousand volumes were but as one 1 A small coin used in Venice worth about ninepence. page, that page as a line, that line as a word ; so short...Would I reflect on the price ? why, the whole world is but as an empire, that empire as a province, that province as a bank, that bank as a private purse... | |
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Here is a powder concealed in this paper, of which, if I should speak to the worth, nine thousand volumes were but as one page, that page as a line, that line as a word ; so short is this pilgrimage of man (which some call life) to the expressing of it. 
