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" But her hour is come, she is wiped away from the face of the earth, and buried in perpetual oblivion. But it is not cities only, and works of men's hands, but the everlasting hills, the mountains and rocks of the earth are melted as wax before the sun... "
Outlines of Geology: Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures Delivered ... - Page 10
by William Thomas Brande - 1817 - 144 pages
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The Spectator: ...

1718 - 348 pages
...cverlafting Oblivion. But it is not Cities only, and Works of Men's Hands, but the everlafting Hills, the Mountains and Rocks of the Earth are melted as Wax before the Sun, and their Place is no where fount. Here flood the Alfes,the Load of the Earth, that covered many Countries, and reached...
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The arts of logick and rhetorick [adapted by J. Oldmixon from La manière de ...

John Oldmixon - 1728 - 484 pages
...Oblivion. ** But it is not Cities only, and the Works ot Mens Hands j " the everlafling Hills, the Mountains and Rocks of the *' Earth are melted as Wax before the Sun, and their flace *' is no inhere found. *. " HERE flood the Alps, the Load of the Earth, that " covered many Countries,...
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Select lessons in prose and verse, from various authors, to which are added ...

Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...everlaftirig Oblivion. But it is not Cities only, and Works of Mens Hands, but the everlafting Hills, the Mountains and Rocks of the Earth are melted as Wax before the Sun, and their Place is no 'where found. Here flood the Alps, the Load of the Earth, ths: covered many Countries, and reached...
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The Spectator, with Illustrative Notes: To which are Prefixed, the ..., Volume 3

1794 - 450 pages
...But it is not cities only, and works of men's hands, but the everlasting hills, the mountains aif| rocks of the earth are melted as wax before the sun, and " their place is no where found." Here stood the Alps, the 9d of the earth, that covered many countries, and reached...
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The Spectator ...

1803 - 472 pages
...everlasting oblivion. But it is not cities only, and works of men's hands, but the everlasting hills, the mountains and rocks of the earth are melted as wax before the sun, and " their place is no where found." Here stood the Alps, the load of the earth, that covered many countries, and reached...
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The British Essayists;: Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 pages
...oblivion. But it is not cities only, and works of men's hands, but the everlasting hills, the moun-^ tains and rocks of the earth are melted as wax before the sun, and " their place is no where found." Here stood the Alps, the load of the earth, that covered many countries, and reached...
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The Spectator, Volume 3

Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 312 pages
...But it is not ciues only, and works of mens hands, but the everlasting hills, the mountains and vocks of the earth, are melted as wax before the sun, and their place is no •where found. Here stood the Alps, the load of the earth, that covered many countries, and reached...
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Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the Almanack

1818 - 400 pages
...sumptuous ? — her hour is come, she is wiped from the face of the earth, and buried in everlasting oblivion. But not the cities only, and the works of...are melted as wax before the Sun, and their place is no where found ; all have vanished and dropped away, like the snow that once rested upon their summits1.'...
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Principles of Elocution: Containing Numerous Rules, Observations, and ...

Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pages
...everlasting oblivion'. But it is not cities' only, and works of men's hands', but the everlasting hills', the mountains and rocks' of the earth are melted as wax...before the sun', and their place is nowhere found'. Here stood the Alps', the load of the «uth', that covered many countries', and reached their wins...
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The British essayists; to which are prefixed prefaces by J ..., Volumes 14-26

British essayists - 1819 - 316 pages
...everlasting oblivion. But it is not cities only, and works of men's hands, but the everlasting hills, the mountains and rocks of the earth are melted as wax before the sun, and " their place is no where found." Here stood the Alps, the load of the earth, that covered many countries, and reached...
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