The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1George Bell and Sons, 1891 |
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Side iii
... according to the observation of the keen and unprejudiced critic , Porson , * , * " often makes , where he cannot readily find , an occasion to insult our religion ; which he hates so cordially , that he might seem to revenge some ...
... according to the observation of the keen and unprejudiced critic , Porson , * , * " often makes , where he cannot readily find , an occasion to insult our religion ; which he hates so cordially , that he might seem to revenge some ...
Side xvi
... according to the opinion we form of the judge . In our idea of the requisites to form an impartial historian , we place foremost a passionless temperament , habits of moderation , and that middle station in life , where ambition is ...
... according to the opinion we form of the judge . In our idea of the requisites to form an impartial historian , we place foremost a passionless temperament , habits of moderation , and that middle station in life , where ambition is ...
Side xviii
... according to the Parian Marble , 1510 years before Christ . But to my supposition the high - priest is guilty of a voluntary error ; flattery is the prolific parent of falsehood . Manetho's history of Egypt is dedi- cated to Ptolemy ...
... according to the Parian Marble , 1510 years before Christ . But to my supposition the high - priest is guilty of a voluntary error ; flattery is the prolific parent of falsehood . Manetho's history of Egypt is dedi- cated to Ptolemy ...
Side xxi
... Curchod sincerely ; but each one loves according to his character , and Gibbon's was not prone to love , " though hope be lost . " xxii A MEMOIR OF receiving the universal testimonies of respect © 2 THE LIFE OF GIBBON . xi.
... Curchod sincerely ; but each one loves according to his character , and Gibbon's was not prone to love , " though hope be lost . " xxii A MEMOIR OF receiving the universal testimonies of respect © 2 THE LIFE OF GIBBON . xi.
Side 2
... the rich object of their invasion . [ Merab , according to Arabian Solomon . The banks of a neighbouring reservoir having burst , the northern countries of Europe scarcely deserved the expense and labour Moderation of Augustus.
... the rich object of their invasion . [ Merab , according to Arabian Solomon . The banks of a neighbouring reservoir having burst , the northern countries of Europe scarcely deserved the expense and labour Moderation of Augustus.
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