The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, with notes by Milman and Guizot. Ed. by W. Smith, Volume 11854 |
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... merit of the choice would serve to render the weakness of the execution still more apparent , and still less excusable . But as I have presumed to lay before the public a first volume only1 of the History of the Decline and Fall of the ...
... merit of the choice would serve to render the weakness of the execution still more apparent , and still less excusable . But as I have presumed to lay before the public a first volume only1 of the History of the Decline and Fall of the ...
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... merits which an historical writer may ascribe to himself ; if any merit indeed can be assumed from the performance of an indispensable duty . I may therefore be allowed to say that I have carefully examined all the original mate- rials ...
... merits which an historical writer may ascribe to himself ; if any merit indeed can be assumed from the performance of an indispensable duty . I may therefore be allowed to say that I have carefully examined all the original mate- rials ...
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... Merit of the Tyrants 409 . Their obscure Birth 410 A.D. They pass the Bosphorus and • Ravage Greece and threaten the Hellespont Italy Their Divisions and Retreat . 401 Ruin of the Temple of Ephesus 401 Conduct of the Goths at Athens ...
... Merit of the Tyrants 409 . Their obscure Birth 410 A.D. They pass the Bosphorus and • Ravage Greece and threaten the Hellespont Italy Their Divisions and Retreat . 401 Ruin of the Temple of Ephesus 401 Conduct of the Goths at Athens ...
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... merit of invention , since he has blended the English story of Robinson Crusoe with the Arabian romance of Hai Ehn Yokhdan , which he might have read in the Latin version of Pocock . In the Automathes I cannot praise either the depth of ...
... merit of invention , since he has blended the English story of Robinson Crusoe with the Arabian romance of Hai Ehn Yokhdan , which he might have read in the Latin version of Pocock . In the Automathes I cannot praise either the depth of ...
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... merit excepting that of likeness to the original . The verses of Pope accustomed my ear to the sound of poetic harmony in the death of Hector , and the shipwreck of Ulysses , I tasted the new emotions of terror and pity ; and seriously ...
... merit excepting that of likeness to the original . The verses of Pope accustomed my ear to the sound of poetic harmony in the death of Hector , and the shipwreck of Ulysses , I tasted the new emotions of terror and pity ; and seriously ...
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Page 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.
Page 97 - That the influence of the Crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished :"and Mr.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.