| Hunting - 1828 - 562 pages
...recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of uiv fame. But my pride was soon humbled; and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind by the idea,...old and agreeable companion ; and that, whatsoever might be the future fate of my history, the life of the historian might be short and precarious!" Now... | |
| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1805 - 512 pages
...recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea...an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious. I will... | |
| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1811 - 542 pages
...establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon hum* bled, and a sober melancholy was spread over mjr imind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave...an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future fate of my history, the life of the historian must be short and precarious, 1 will... | |
| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1813 - 716 pages
...recovery of my freedom, and perhaps the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea...leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatever might be the future date of my history, the life of the historian must be short and precarious."... | |
| Edward Gibbon - English literature - 1814 - 726 pages
...recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea...an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious. I will... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 544 pages
...recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea...an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian might be short and precarious. I... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 548 pages
...recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the "...an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian might be short and precarious. I... | |
| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1816 - 498 pages
...recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humhled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken ли everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1817 - 494 pages
...recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind by the idea...old and agreeable companion, and that, whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian might be short and precarious. I... | |
| England - 1849 - 802 pages
...recovery of my freedom, and perhaps the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea...leave of an old and agreeable companion; and that, whatever might be the future fate of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious."... | |
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