The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Том 1Harper & Bros., 1898 |
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... four hundred and fifty - three . The most patient reader , who computes that three ponderous volumes have been already employed on the events of four centuries , may perhaps be alarmed at the long prospect of nine hundred years . But it ...
... four hundred and fifty - three . The most patient reader , who computes that three ponderous volumes have been already employed on the events of four centuries , may perhaps be alarmed at the long prospect of nine hundred years . But it ...
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... 655 292. Association of two Cæsars , Galerius and Constantius ... 657 Departments and Harmony of the four Princes ....... Series of Events .. 658 659 MEMOIRS OF MY LIFE AND WRITINGS . [ THE following CONTENTS OF VOL . I. 41.
... 655 292. Association of two Cæsars , Galerius and Constantius ... 657 Departments and Harmony of the four Princes ....... Series of Events .. 658 659 MEMOIRS OF MY LIFE AND WRITINGS . [ THE following CONTENTS OF VOL . I. 41.
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... four hundred years in the county of Suffolk , and produced an eminent and wealthy sergeant - at - law , Sir Gregory Edgar , in the reign of Henry the Seventh . Of the sons of Robert Gibbon ( who died in 1643 ) , Matthew did not aspire ...
... four hundred years in the county of Suffolk , and produced an eminent and wealthy sergeant - at - law , Sir Gregory Edgar , in the reign of Henry the Seventh . Of the sons of Robert Gibbon ( who died in 1643 ) , Matthew did not aspire ...
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... four last years of Queen Anne ( 1710-1714 ) , Mr. Edward Gibbon was appointed one of the Commissioners of the Customs ; he sat at that board with Prior : but the merchant was better quali- fied for his station than the poet ; since Lord ...
... four last years of Queen Anne ( 1710-1714 ) , Mr. Edward Gibbon was appointed one of the Commissioners of the Customs ; he sat at that board with Prior : but the merchant was better quali- fied for his station than the poet ; since Lord ...
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... four additional years ( 1718-1722 ) , during which they continued to sit , were derived not from the peo- ple , but from themselves ; from the strong measure of the Septennial Bill , which can only be paralleled by il serrar di ...
... four additional years ( 1718-1722 ) , during which they continued to sit , were derived not from the peo- ple , but from themselves ; from the strong measure of the Septennial Bill , which can only be paralleled by il serrar di ...
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Сторінка 190 - 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. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Сторінка 316 - 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.
Сторінка 150 - It was at Rome, on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the barefooted 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.
Сторінка 47 - picture of human manners, will outlive the 'Palace of the Escurial, and the imperial ' eagle of the House of Austria.
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Сторінка 113 - Paris, a citizen of Geneva, had the good fortune and good sense to discover and possess this inestimable treasure; and in the capital of taste and luxury she resisted the temptations of wealth, as she had sustained the hardships of indigence. The genius of her husband has exalted him to the most conspicuous station in Europe. In every change of prosperity and disgrace he has reclined on the bosom of a faithful friend; and Mademoiselle Curchod is now the wife of M. Necker, the minister, and perhaps...
Сторінка 215 - ... 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. The frontiers of that extensive monarchy were guarded by ancient renown and disciplined valour. The gentle but powerful influence of laws and manners had gradually cemented the union of the provinces. Their peaceful inhabitants enjoyed and abused the advantages of wealth and luxury.
Сторінка 112 - 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.
Сторінка 439 - Twenty-two acknowledged concubines, and a library of sixty-two thousand volumes, attested the variety of his inclinations; and from the productions which he left behind him, it appears that the former as well as the latter were designed for use rather than for ostentation.
Сторінка 148 - After a sleepless night, I trod, with a lofty step, the ruins of the Forum; each memorable spot where Romulus stood, or Tully spoke, or Caesar fell, was at once present to my eye; and several days of intoxication were lost or enjoyed before I could descend to a cool and minute investigation.