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... received and prevailing opinions : and this probably it was that decided Gibbon to renounce , for a time , the religion of his country , his family , and his teachers . Proud of the idea that , unassisted , he had discovered truth for ...
... received and prevailing opinions : and this probably it was that decided Gibbon to renounce , for a time , the religion of his country , his family , and his teachers . Proud of the idea that , unassisted , he had discovered truth for ...
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... received him with pleasure . But young Gibbon , recalled at last to England , after a residence of five years at ... receiving the universal testimonies of respect © 2 THE LIFE OF GIBBON . xi.
... received him with pleasure . But young Gibbon , recalled at last to England , after a residence of five years at ... receiving the universal testimonies of respect © 2 THE LIFE OF GIBBON . xi.
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... received from Hume and Robertson the most flattering testimonies of esteem ; both of them were appre- hensive that the two denounced chapters would injure the success of his work . The high opinion which they expressed of his talents ...
... received from Hume and Robertson the most flattering testimonies of esteem ; both of them were appre- hensive that the two denounced chapters would injure the success of his work . The high opinion which they expressed of his talents ...
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... received , during the first century of the Christian era , was the pro- vince of Britain . In this single instance , the successors of Cæsar and Augustus were persuaded to follow the example of the former , rather than the precept of ...
... received , during the first century of the Christian era , was the pro- vince of Britain . In this single instance , the successors of Cæsar and Augustus were persuaded to follow the example of the former , rather than the precept of ...
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... received the intelligence of new names and new nations , that acknowledged his sway . They were informed that the kings of Bosphorus , Colchos , Iberia , Albania , Osrhoene , and even the Parthian monarch himself , had accepted their ...
... received the intelligence of new names and new nations , that acknowledged his sway . They were informed that the kings of Bosphorus , Colchos , Iberia , Albania , Osrhoene , and even the Parthian monarch himself , had accepted their ...
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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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