The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, with notes by Milman and Guizot. Ed. by W. Smith, Volum 11854 |
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... seemed to him superfluous . But , while he has exercised an independent judgment in adopting or rejecting the labours of his predecessors , he desires to acknowledge the great obligations he iv PREFACE BY THE EDITOR .
... seemed to him superfluous . But , while he has exercised an independent judgment in adopting or rejecting the labours of his predecessors , he desires to acknowledge the great obligations he iv PREFACE BY THE EDITOR .
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... adopted by M. Guizot ; they are distinguished by the letter W.2 Most of such Notes have been omitted by the present editor , for the reasons assigned in his Preface . - S . 2 The editor regrets that he has not been able to find the ...
... adopted by M. Guizot ; they are distinguished by the letter W.2 Most of such Notes have been omitted by the present editor , for the reasons assigned in his Preface . - S . 2 The editor regrets that he has not been able to find the ...
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... adopt the Portuguese corruption of Mandarin . But I would vary the use of Zoroaster and Zerdusht , as I drew my ... adopting Moslem instead of Musulman in the plural number . In these , and in a thousand examples , the shades of ...
... adopt the Portuguese corruption of Mandarin . But I would vary the use of Zoroaster and Zerdusht , as I drew my ... adopting Moslem instead of Musulman in the plural number . In these , and in a thousand examples , the shades of ...
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... Adoption and Character of Trajan 213 · 117. Of Hadrian 213 Adoption of the elder and younger Verus 214 • . 138-180 . Adoption of the two Antonines . 214 Character and Reign of Pius . 215 of Marcus 215 Page . 216 217 • Happiness of the ...
... Adoption and Character of Trajan 213 · 117. Of Hadrian 213 Adoption of the elder and younger Verus 214 • . 138-180 . Adoption of the two Antonines . 214 Character and Reign of Pius . 215 of Marcus 215 Page . 216 217 • Happiness of the ...
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... adopted ; but a bill of pains and penalties was introduced , a retroactive statute , to punish the offences , which did not exist at the time they were committed . Such a pernicious violation of liberty and law can be excused only by ...
... adopted ; but a bill of pains and penalties was introduced , a retroactive statute , to punish the offences , which did not exist at the time they were committed . Such a pernicious violation of liberty and law can be excused only by ...
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Populære avsnitt
Side 74 - It was at Rome, on the 15th of October, 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the bare-footed friars were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind.
Side 97 - That the influence of the Crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished :"and Mr.
Side 204 - 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.
Side viii - The secrets of the hoary deep; a dark Illimitable ocean, without bound, Without dimension, where length, breadth, and height, And time, and place, are lost; where eldest Night And Chaos, ancestors of Nature, hold Eternal anarchy, amidst the noise Of endless wars, and by confusion stand.
Side 153 - The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true ; by the philosopher as equally false ; and by the magistrate as equally useful.
Side 105 - 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 berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.
Side 125 - IN the second century of the Christian ^Era, the Empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most civilized portion of mankind.
Side 44 - After a painful struggle I yielded to my fate : 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.
Side 381 - PENROSE'S (REV. JOHN) Faith and Practice ; an Exposition of the Principles and Duties of Natural and Revealed Religion. Post 8vo. 8s. 6d. (FC) Principles of Athenian Architecture, and the Optical Refinements exhibited in the Construction of the Ancient Buildings at Athens, from a Survey.
Side 87 - The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise. Many experiments were made before I could hit the middle tone between a dull chronicle and a rhetorical declamation : three times did I compose the first chapter, and twice the second and third, before I was tolerably satisfied with their effect.