The Life of Edward Gibbon, Esq: With Selections from His Correspondence, and IllustrationsJohn Murray, Albemarle Street, 1839 - 455 páginas |
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... faithful representation of men and manners . That I am equal or superior to some of these , the effects of modesty or affectation cannot force me to dissemble . NOTES AND ADDITIONS . No. 1. page 4 . In 6 MEMOIRS OF MY LIFE AND WRITINGS .
... faithful representation of men and manners . That I am equal or superior to some of these , the effects of modesty or affectation cannot force me to dissemble . NOTES AND ADDITIONS . No. 1. page 4 . In 6 MEMOIRS OF MY LIFE AND WRITINGS .
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... equal or superior ? No. 5. page 6 . The manner in which the character of Petrarch is developed in his Epistles , has no where been exhibited with greater truth and candour than in one of the " Essays on Petrarch , " by the late Ugo ...
... equal or superior ? No. 5. page 6 . The manner in which the character of Petrarch is developed in his Epistles , has no where been exhibited with greater truth and candour than in one of the " Essays on Petrarch , " by the late Ugo ...
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... equal to the prelate . On the appearance of the Fable of the Bees , he drew his pen against the licentious doctrine that private vices are public benefits , and morality as well as religion must join in his applause . Mr. Law's master ...
... equal to the prelate . On the appearance of the Fable of the Bees , he drew his pen against the licentious doctrine that private vices are public benefits , and morality as well as religion must join in his applause . Mr. Law's master ...
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... equal severity and truth , the strange contradiction between the faith and practice of the Christian world . Under the names of Flavia and Miranda he has admirably described my two aunts the heathen and the Christian sister . * My ...
... equal severity and truth , the strange contradiction between the faith and practice of the Christian world . Under the names of Flavia and Miranda he has admirably described my two aunts the heathen and the Christian sister . * My ...
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... equals , the insolent tyranny of his seniors , and the rod , perhaps , of a cruel and capri- cious pedagogue . Such hardships may steel the mind and body against the injuries of fortune ; but my timid reserve was astonished by the crowd ...
... equals , the insolent tyranny of his seniors , and the rod , perhaps , of a cruel and capri- cious pedagogue . Such hardships may steel the mind and body against the injuries of fortune ; but my timid reserve was astonished by the crowd ...
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Página 287 - After laying down my pen. I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Página 308 - He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument.
Página 182 - It was at Rome, on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins, of the Capitol, while the bare-footed friars were singing vespers in the temple of Jupiter', that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind.
Página 16 - Thou hast most traitorously corrupted the youth of the realm in erecting a grammar school; and whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used, and, contrary to the king, his crown and dignity, thou hast built a paper-mill.
Página 62 - In the university of Oxford, the greater part of the public professors have, for these many years, given up altogether even the pretence of teaching.
Página 149 - The discipline and evolutions of a modern battalion gave me a clearer notion of the phalanx and the legion ; and the captain of the Hampshire grenadiers (the reader may smile) has not been useless to the historian of the Roman empire.
Página 297 - Well, if the use be mine, can it concern one, Whether the name belong to Pope or Vernon?
Página 109 - After a painful struggle I yielded to my fate: I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son; my wound was insensibly healed by time, absence, and the habits of a new life. My cure was accelerated by a faithful report of the tranquillity and cheerfulness of the lady herself, and my love subsided in friendship and esteem.
Página 285 - He seemed to feel, and even to envy, the happiness of my situation while I admired the powers of a superior man, as they are blended in his attractive character with the softness and simplicity of a child.
Página 75 - Variations,' achieved my conversion; and I surely fell by a noble hand. I have since examined the originals with a more discerning eye, and shall not hesitate to pronounce, that Bossuet is indeed a master of all the weapons of controversy. In the 'Exposition...