...towers, the gorgeous palaces, the solemn temples, the great globe itself, yea all which it inherits shall dissolve and, like the baseless fabric of a vision, leave not a wreck behind." — William Shakespeare's epitaph, written by his own hand, placed on his statue in...

...towers, the solemn temples, the gorgeous palaces—yea, the great globe itself with all that it inherits, shall dissolve ; and like the baseless fabric of a vision, leave not a rack behind !' Shakespeare has not been considered a Prophet; neither would ' Isaiah ' be, had he prophesied...

...towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherits shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind." And what woe and misery will overtake multitudes, whose only happiness is found in the...

...worlds and stars, birth, and growth, and death, matter, space, and time, should melt in very deed, ' And like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a rack behind.' " With spring his thoughts turned to fishing; and one April morning when the southwest wind...

...devoured by the birds of the forest. Even the monumental splendor of their edifices shall pass away: " And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a rack behind." Our true glory is in the brave words which in our midst have been spoken for human right and...

...cloud capped towers, the gorgeous palaces. The solemn temples, the great globe itself, >ea, all whk',h it inherit, shall dissolve. ' And, like the baseless fabric of a vision Leave not a wreck behind. The monument of David Garrick contains the following: To paint fair Nature, by divine...

...that is verified by actual experiment. Here is something that cannot be dismissed to vanish into air, and, like the baseless fabric of a vision, " Leave not a rack behind." The verifiable results of scientific research stand solidly confronting the assumptions of...

...cloud-capt towers, The gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, The great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit Shall dissolve, And like the baseless fabric of a vision Leave not a wreck behind." Burns and Sir Walter Scott greet us from their niches ; Grote and Thirlwall, the truth-loving...

...cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a rack behind." In recognition of the spirit and of the high custom of our predecessors the present volume...

...could only be upheld in Prospero's Court. It is as likely as not to melt " into air, into thm air, and, like the baseless fabric of a vision, leave not a rack behind." But if intention instead of responsibility is to be the condition of the insurance, it makes...