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Side iv
... called in question the accuracy of facts , or the fairness of deductions , in other portions of his history . We may be permitted to express a doubt whether , on all occasions , a due distinction was observed between a criticism , which ...
... called in question the accuracy of facts , or the fairness of deductions , in other portions of his history . We may be permitted to express a doubt whether , on all occasions , a due distinction was observed between a criticism , which ...
Side v
... called for explanation . M. Guizot in the preface to his translation , gives a very interesting account of his repeated and sifting examination both of the text and of the notes , showing his anxiety to avoid all prejudiced judgments ...
... called for explanation . M. Guizot in the preface to his translation , gives a very interesting account of his repeated and sifting examination both of the text and of the notes , showing his anxiety to avoid all prejudiced judgments ...
Side viii
... called up before us a throng of ideas , always profound , and generally new ; but they are sometimes not precise , nor are they in constant accordance with the true character and real con- nection of facts ; they are often derived from ...
... called up before us a throng of ideas , always profound , and generally new ; but they are sometimes not precise , nor are they in constant accordance with the true character and real con- nection of facts ; they are often derived from ...
Side xv
... called upon to trace . By gathering together my recollections , it would be no difficult task for me to indicate in Gibbon's person , deportment , and manner of speaking , some eccentricities , or negligent habits , which malignant ...
... called upon to trace . By gathering together my recollections , it would be no difficult task for me to indicate in Gibbon's person , deportment , and manner of speaking , some eccentricities , or negligent habits , which malignant ...
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... to whom he was much attached , and whom he called his sister , he set out immediately to carry consolation to his friend . About six months after his arrival i move . England , his complaint , which had originated more than.
... to whom he was much attached , and whom he called his sister , he set out immediately to carry consolation to his friend . About six months after his arrival i move . England , his complaint , which had originated more than.
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1853 |
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