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... honour the learned whose co- operation , as I may say , inspired me with some confidence in myself . It still remains for me to acknowledge how much I owe to the advice of one , who is as generally enlightened as he is versed in those ...
... honour the learned whose co- operation , as I may say , inspired me with some confidence in myself . It still remains for me to acknowledge how much I owe to the advice of one , who is as generally enlightened as he is versed in those ...
Side xxi
... honour to be your very humble and most obedient servant , EDWARD GIBBON . " He loved Mademoiselle Curchod sincerely ; but each one loves according to his character , and Gibbon's was not prone to love , " though hope be lost . " xxii A ...
... honour to be your very humble and most obedient servant , EDWARD GIBBON . " He loved Mademoiselle Curchod sincerely ; but each one loves according to his character , and Gibbon's was not prone to love , " though hope be lost . " xxii A ...
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... honour , are extremely provoked on this occasion , both with Tacitus and with Agricola . [ Gib- bon's pointed expression , " the western isle , " alluded to the original Celtic name of Ireland , Jarin or Eirin ( M'Pherson's Introduction ...
... honour , are extremely provoked on this occasion , both with Tacitus and with Agricola . [ Gib- bon's pointed expression , " the western isle , " alluded to the original Celtic name of Ireland , Jarin or Eirin ( M'Pherson's Introduction ...
Side 7
... honour of being the first , as he was the last , of the Roman generals who ever navigated that remote sea . His fleets ravaged the coasts of Arabia ; and Trajan vainly flattered himself that he was approaching towards the confines of ...
... honour of being the first , as he was the last , of the Roman generals who ever navigated that remote sea . His fleets ravaged the coasts of Arabia ; and Trajan vainly flattered himself that he was approaching towards the confines of ...
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... honour which they came to solicit , of being admitted into the rank of subjects . * The terror of the Roman arms added weight and dignity to the moderation of the emperors . They preserved peace by a constant preparation for war ; and ...
... honour which they came to solicit , of being admitted into the rank of subjects . * The terror of the Roman arms added weight and dignity to the moderation of the emperors . They preserved peace by a constant preparation for war ; and ...
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