 | John Watkins - 1822 - 452 páginas
...Sir Thomas Browne observes, " to be knared out of our graves, to have our skulls made drinking-bowls, and our bones turned into pipes to delight and sport our enemies, are tragical abominations." What, however, would that energetic writer have said of a youth possessing ample means, and a lively... | |
 | John Watkins - 1822 - 476 páginas
...Sir Thomas Browne observes, " to be knaved out of our graves, to have our skulls made drinking-bowls, and our bones turned into pipes to delight and sport our enemies, are tragical abominations." What, however, would that energetic writer have said of a youth possessing ample means, and a lively... | |
 | Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 páginas
...invented war." But, as Sir Thomas Browne observes, " to he knaved out of our graves, to have our sculls made drinking bowls, and our bones turned into pipes...delight and sport our enemies, are tragical abominations ;" yet of this tragical abomination has a British nobleman and poet heen guilty. Lord Byron, when a... | |
 | 1823 - 494 páginas
...Browne observes, " to be knaved out of onr graves, to have onr sculls made drinking bowls, and onr bones turned into pipes to delight and sport our enemies, are tragical abominations ;" yet of this tragical abomination has a British nobleman and poet been guilty. Lord Byron, when a... | |
 | 1826 - 374 páginas
...invented war." But, as Sir Thomas Browne observes, " to be knaved out of our graves, to have our sculls made drinking bowls, and our bones turned into pipes...and sport our enemies, are tragical abominations;'' yet of this tragical abomination has a British nobleman and poet been guilty. Lord Byron, when a youth,... | |
 | 1830 - 550 páginas
...favour of crémation, or burning ; for, says he, " to be knaved out of our graves, to have our sculls made drinking bowls, and our bones turned into pipes,...tragical abominations, escaped in burning burials." The high strain of moral reflection with which Browne closes his Treatise on Urn-burial, aiFords passages... | |
 | 1831 - 370 páginas
...from longitude or dimension. To be knaved out of our graves, to have our skulls made drinking-bowls, and our bones turned into pipes, to delight and sport...tragical abominations escaped in burning burials. Urnal interments and burnt relics lie not in fear of worms, or to be a heritage for serpents. In carnal... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 362 páginas
...Egyptians, the Jews, the Danes, &c. in favour of cremation, or burning; "for," says he, "to be knaved out of our graves, to have our skulls made drinking...tragical abominations escaped in burning burials." This species of interment is called Urn Burial, from the ashes being collected, and placed in a votive... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 532 páginas
...the crosses found by Helena, pretend no such distinction from longitude or dimension. To be gnawed out of our graves, to have our skulls made drinking...tragical abominations escaped in burning burials. Urnal interments and burnt relicks lie not in fear of worms, or to be an heritage for serpents. In... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 276 páginas
...favour of cremation or burning ; for, says he, " to be knaved out of our graves, — to have our sculls made drinking bowls, and our bones turned into pipes, to delight and sport our enemies, — are tragicall abominations, escaped in burning burials." The Hydriotaphia has the following, amongst many... | |
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To be knaved out of our graves, to have our skulls made drinking-bowls and our bones turned into pipes, to delight and sport our enemies, are tragical abominations, escaped in burning burials. 
