In 1658 the discovery of some ancient urns in Norfolk gave him occasion to write Hydriotaphia, Urn-burial, or a Discourse of sepulchral Urns, in which he treats with his usual learning on the funeral rites of the ancient nations ; exhibits their various... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Seite 287von Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 392 Seiten
...clear himfelf, by modeftly advertifing, that ' if any Man J had been benefited by ' it, he was not fo ambitious as to challenge the < Honour thereof, as having no Hand in that Work.' In 1658 the Difcovery of fome ancient Urns in Norfolk gave him occafion to write Hydriotapbia, UrnburiaJ, oraDifcourfeoffepulchralU... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 Seiten
...clear himfelf, by modeftly advertifing, that " if any man -j~ had been benefited by it, he was not fo " ambitious as to challenge the honour thereof, as " having no hand in that work." In 1658 the difcovery of fome ancient urns in Norfolk gave him occafion to write Hydriotapbia, Urnburial t »ra... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 Seiten
...clear himfelf, by modeftly advertifmg, that " if any man -f had been benefited by it, he was not fo " ambitious as to challenge the honour thereof, as " having no hand in that work." In 1658 the diicovery of fome ancient urns in Norfolk gave him occafion to write Hydriotapbia, Urnburial, tr a... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 400 Seiten
...Browne took care to clear himself, by modestly advertising, that " if any man f had " been benefited by it, he was not so ambitious ** as to challenge...thereof, as having " no hand in that work." In 1658 the discoverv of some ancient urns in Norfolk gave him occasion to write Hydriotaphia, l/m-bui'ial, or... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 402 Seiten
...Browne took care to clear himself, by modestly advertising, that " if any man t had been benefited by it, he was not so ambitious as to challenge the...ancient urns in Norfolk gave him occasion to write ffydriotafi/iia, Urn-6urial,ora Discourse of tefiulchral Urns, in which he treats with his usual learning... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 Seiten
...Browne took care to clear himself, by modestly advertising, that " if any man-j~ had been benefited by " it, he was not so ambitious as to challenge the...ancient urns in •/ Norfolk gave him occasion to write Hydriotaphla, Urn-burial, or a Discourse of sepulchral Urns in which' he treats with his usual learning... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 504 Seiten
...unlocked," translated, according to Wood, from the physics of Magirus, but Browne advertised against it. In 1658, the discovery of some ancient urns in Norfolk...Hydriotaphia, Urn-burial, or a discourse of Sepulchral Urns," 8vo, in which he treats with his usual learning, on the funeral rites of the ancient nations ; exhibits... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 Seiten
...modestly advertising, that " if any man t had been benefited * Wood, and Life of Sir Thomas Browne, t At the end of Hydriotaphia. by it, he was not so ambitious...write Hydriotaphia, Urn-burial, or a Discourse of sepukhral Urns, in which he treats with his usual learning on the funeral rites of the ancient nations... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 476 Seiten
...Thomas Browne, f At the end of Hydriotaphia. by it, he was not so ambitious as to challenge the honotlr thereof, as having no hand in that work." In 1658...to write Hydriotaphia, Urn-burial, or a Discourse qfsepukhral Urns, in which he treats with his usual learning on the funeral rites of the ancient nations... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 554 Seiten
...it, he was not so ambitious as to challenge the honour thereof, as .having no hand in that work m." In 1658, the discovery of some ancient urns in Norfolk...ancient nations ; exhibits their various treatment of ihe dead ; and examines the substances found in his Norfolcian urns. There is, perhaps, none of his... | |
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