 | 1796 - 622 Seiten
...houfe and library, than I undertook the competition of the '.''it volume of my Hiftory. At the outfet all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the true sera of the decline and fall of the empire, the limits of the introduction, the divifions of the chapters,... | |
 | 1796 - 616 Seiten
...houfe and library, than I undertook the composition of the firft volume of my liiftory. At the outfet all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the...of the empire, the limits of the introduction, the divifion of the chapters, and the order of the narrative ; and I was often tempted to caft away the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 Seiten
...houfe and librarv, than I undertook the compofhion of the firft volume of my Hiftory. At the outfet all was dark and doubtful; even the title of the work,...the Empire , the limits of the introduction , the divifion of the chapters, and the order of the narrative; and I was often tempted to caft away the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 520 Seiten
...volume of my Hiftory. At the outfet all was dark and doubtful; even the tide of the work, the true sera of the Decline and Fall of the Empire, the limits of the introduction, the divifion of the chapters, and the order of the narrative ; and I was often tempted to caft away the... | |
 | 1797 - 610 Seiten
...houfe and library, than I undertook the compofition of the firft volume of my hiftory. At the outfet, all was dark and doubtful — even the title of the work, the true sera of the Decline and Fall of the Empire, the limits of the introduftion, and- the divifion of the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 Seiten
...house and library, than I undertook the composition of the first volume of my History" At the outset all was dark and doubtful; even the title of the work, the true sera of the Decline and Fall of the Empire, the limits of the introduction, the division of the chapters,... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1807 - 606 Seiten
...afterwards inserted in some of his other works. Even Gibbon tells us of his Roman history " at the outset all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the true aera of the decline and fall of the empire, the limits of the introduction, the division of the chapters,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 Seiten
...house and library, than I undertook the composition of the first volume of my history. At the outset all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the true fera of the Decline and Fall of the Empire, the limits of the introduction, the division of the chapters,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 Seiten
...house and library, than I undertook the composition of the first volume of my History. At the outset all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the...narrative ; and I was often tempted to cast away the labour of seven years. The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1824 - 536 Seiten
...afterwards inserted in some of his other works. Even Gibbon tells us of his Roman History, " at the outset all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the true aera of the decline anS fall of the empire, the limits of the introduction, the division of the chapters,... | |
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History. At the outset all was dark and doubtful; even the title of the work, the true era of the Decline and Fall of the Empire, the limits of the introduction, the division of the chapters, and the order of the narrative; and I was often tempted to... 
