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... natural boundaries ! At first sight , the whole period , the whole state of the world seems to offer no more secure ... Nature , hold Eternal anarchy , amidst the noise Of endless wars , and by confusion stand . " We feel that the unity ...
... natural boundaries ! At first sight , the whole period , the whole state of the world seems to offer no more secure ... Nature , hold Eternal anarchy , amidst the noise Of endless wars , and by confusion stand . " We feel that the unity ...
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... nature and influence of Christianity . But on this subject some preliminary caution is necessary , lest that should be expected from a new edition , which it is impossible that it should completely accomplish . We must first be prepared ...
... nature and influence of Christianity . But on this subject some preliminary caution is necessary , lest that should be expected from a new edition , which it is impossible that it should completely accomplish . We must first be prepared ...
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... nature and limits of my general plan . The memorable series of revolutions which , in the course of about thirteen centuries , gradually undermined , and at length destroyed , the solid fabric of human greatness , may , with some ...
... nature and limits of my general plan . The memorable series of revolutions which , in the course of about thirteen centuries , gradually undermined , and at length destroyed , the solid fabric of human greatness , may , with some ...
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... Nature Memory of Tiberius , Caligula , Nero , and Domitian . Peculiar Misery of the Romans under their Tyrants . . . 218 Insensibility of the Orientals . 218 Knowledge and free Spirit of the Romans • 219 Extent of their Empire left them ...
... Nature Memory of Tiberius , Caligula , Nero , and Domitian . Peculiar Misery of the Romans under their Tyrants . . . 218 Insensibility of the Orientals . 218 Knowledge and free Spirit of the Romans • 219 Extent of their Empire left them ...
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... Nature of the Sub- ject . The Emperor Philip . 249. Services , Revolt , Victory , and Reign of the Emperor De- cius . Valerian revenges the Death of Gallus 373 388 • 373 Is acknowledged Emperor Character of Valerian 388 . 389 • 373 250 ...
... Nature of the Sub- ject . The Emperor Philip . 249. Services , Revolt , Victory , and Reign of the Emperor De- cius . Valerian revenges the Death of Gallus 373 388 • 373 Is acknowledged Emperor Character of Valerian 388 . 389 • 373 250 ...
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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.