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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Side iii
... ancient writers , and corrective and supplementary notes . On each of these points a few words of explanation are necessary . I. The text is carefully reprinted from the last quarto edition corrected by the Author . The work was ...
... ancient writers , and corrective and supplementary notes . On each of these points a few words of explanation are necessary . I. The text is carefully reprinted from the last quarto edition corrected by the Author . The work was ...
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... ancient writers , and to insert in brackets [ ] , by the side of the original quotations , the books and chapters of the best modern editions . This is the first time that this laborious task has been executed ; and it is evident that ...
... ancient writers , and to insert in brackets [ ] , by the side of the original quotations , the books and chapters of the best modern editions . This is the first time that this laborious task has been executed ; and it is evident that ...
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... ancient civilisation , the formation and birth of the new order of things , will of itself , independent of the laborious execution of his immense plan , render The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire ' an unapproachable subject to the ...
... ancient civilisation , the formation and birth of the new order of things , will of itself , independent of the laborious execution of his immense plan , render The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire ' an unapproachable subject to the ...
Side vii
... ancient world , the spec- tacle of its expiring glory and degenerate manners ; the infancy of the modern world , the picture of its first progress , of the new direction given to the mind and character of man - such a subject must neces ...
... ancient world , the spec- tacle of its expiring glory and degenerate manners ; the infancy of the modern world , the picture of its first progress , of the new direction given to the mind and character of man - such a subject must neces ...
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... ancient Romans , had been long since forgotten . The writer who should undertake to relate the events of this period would find himself obliged to enter into the general history of the Crusades , as far as they contributed to the ruin ...
... ancient Romans , had been long since forgotten . The writer who should undertake to relate the events of this period would find himself obliged to enter into the general history of the Crusades , as far as they contributed to the ruin ...
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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.