The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Том 1Bell and Bradfute, Peter Hill, Silvester Doig and A. Stirling, and John Ogle., 1811 |
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... hands of the here- tics , or at least to confirm my zeal and constancy in the profession of the faith . Such was my first intro- duction to Lausanne ; a place where I spent nearly five years with pleasure and profit , which I afterwards ...
... hands of the here- tics , or at least to confirm my zeal and constancy in the profession of the faith . Such was my first intro- duction to Lausanne ; a place where I spent nearly five years with pleasure and profit , which I afterwards ...
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... hand , the original records , both Greek and Latin , from Dion Cassius to Ammianus Marcellinus , from the reign of Trajan to the last age of the Western Cæsars . The subsidiary rays of medals and inscriptions , of geography and ...
... hand , the original records , both Greek and Latin , from Dion Cassius to Ammianus Marcellinus , from the reign of Trajan to the last age of the Western Cæsars . The subsidiary rays of medals and inscriptions , of geography and ...
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... hands so well able to exe- cute it . Some of your readers , I find , were impatient to get at the fifteenth chapter , and began at that place . I have not heard much of their criticism , but am told that many doubt of your orthodoxy . I ...
... hands so well able to exe- cute it . Some of your readers , I find , were impatient to get at the fifteenth chapter , and began at that place . I have not heard much of their criticism , but am told that many doubt of your orthodoxy . I ...
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... hands were disarmed from the powers of persecution . I adhered to the wise resolution of trust- ing myself and my writings to the candour of the pub- lic , till Mr. Davies of Oxford presumed to attack , not the faith , but the fidelity ...
... hands were disarmed from the powers of persecution . I adhered to the wise resolution of trust- ing myself and my writings to the candour of the pub- lic , till Mr. Davies of Oxford presumed to attack , not the faith , but the fidelity ...
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... hand to this celebrated work . The description which he gives of his feelings on the occasion , is very striking and memorable . " It was on the day , or rather night , of the 27th of June 1787 , between the hours of eleven and twelve ...
... hand to this celebrated work . The description which he gives of his feelings on the occasion , is very striking and memorable . " It was on the day , or rather night , of the 27th of June 1787 , between the hours of eleven and twelve ...
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Стр. 127 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world, during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus.
Стр. 30 - I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
Стр. 30 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berccau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.
Стр. 30 - 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. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and perhaps the establishment of my fame.
Стр. 12 - I found her learned without pedantry, lively in conversation, pure in sentiment, and elegant in manners ; and the first sudden emotion was fortified by the habits and knowledge of a more familiar acquaintance. She permitted me to make her two or three visits at her father's house.
Стр. 13 - 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.
Стр. 7 - ... of the World, which exhibit the Byzantine period on a larger scale. Mahomet and his Saracens soon fixed my attention; and some instinct of criticism directed me to the genuine sources. Simon Ockley, an original in every sense, first opened my eyes, and I was led from one book to another till I had ranged round the circle of Oriental history. Before I was sixteen...
Стр. 17 - The habits of a sedentary life were usefully broken by the duties of an active profession: in the healthful exercise of the field I hunted with a battalion, instead of a pack; and at that time I was ready, at any hour of the day or night, to fly from quarters to London, from London to quarters, on the slightest call of private or regimental business.
Стр. 9 - I repeated the offence with less ceremony ; the excuse was admitted with the same indulgence : the slightest motive of laziness or indisposition, the most trifling avocation at home or abroad, was allowed as a worthy impediment ; nor did my tutor appear conscious of my absence or neglect.
Стр. 9 - Trajan was ambitious of fame; and as long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most exalted characters.