...an eine Stelle im j. Kapitel von Thomas Brownes »Hydriotaphia« (»Urne-Burial«) (1658): But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave <. . .>. (T. Browne, The works. Ed. by G. Keynes. Bd i. London 1964. S. 169.) 71, 16/17 Philemon u...

...have found unhappy frustration; and to hold long subsistence, seems but a scape in oblivion. But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous...the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equall lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of bravery, in the infamy of his nature. (Pp. 312-13) The solemnity...

...lovers be lost love shall not; And death shall have no dominion. Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) Welsh poet Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave. Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682) English doctor, author I am a temporary enclosure for a temporary purpose;...

...Adversity stretcheth out our days, misery makes Alcmena's nights, and time hath no wings to it.' 'But man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in...ceremonies of bravery in the infancy of his nature. Life is a pure flame and we live by an invisible fire within us.' "Tis all one to lie in St Innocent's...

...assured our resurrection, either of our bodies or names hath directly promised no duration.... But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous...the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equall lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of bravery, in the infamy of his nature, (p. 169) The irony...

...were valued living. EMILY 8RONTË (181 8-48), English novelist. Withering Heights, ch. 13(1847). 5 Man " in Wine from These Grapes (1934). 10 The childhood shows the SIR THOMAS BROWNE (1605-82). English doctor, author. Urn Burial, ch. 5(1658). 6 All that tread. The...

...(1922-1986) British poet. "Days," st. 1, The Whitsun Weddings (1964). Written Aug. 3, 1953. Dead, the 1 Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave. THOMAS BROWNE, (1605-1682) British doctor, author. Urn Burial, ch. 5 (1658). 2 An orphan's curse would...

...assured our resurrection, either of our bodies or names hath directly promised no duration . . . But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous...the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equall lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of bravery, in the infamy of his nature, (p. 169) The irony...

...Generatlons pass while some trees stand, and old families last not three oaks. 1607 Hydriotaphia Man stress' I would Love you ten years before the flood: And you sh 1608 Religlo Medici Who can speak of eternity without a solecism, or think thereof without an ecstasy?...

...in evolution. The people who oppose you are without honor. You should read Sir Thomas Browne: 'Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave.'" Nick and I had lunch at the Hippo on Van Ness, then headed for the post office. While I was doing a...