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" The perfect composition, the nervous language, the well-tuned periods of Dr. Robertson, inflamed me to the ambitious hope that I might one day tread in his footsteps : the calm philosophy, the careless inimitable beauties of his friend and rival, often... "
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Page 49
by Edward Gibbon - 1805
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Miscellaneous Works of Edw. Gibbon: With Memoirs of His Life and ..., Volume 1

Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 pages
...perufals. The perfect compofition, the nervous language , the well-turned periods of Dr. Robertfon, inflamed me to the ambitious hope that I might one day tread in his footfleps : the calm philofophy, the carelefs inimitable beauties of his friend and rival , often forced...
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Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire: With Memoirs of His ..., Volume 1

Edward Gibbon - English letters - 1796 - 520 pages
...repeated perufals. The perfect compofuion, the nervous language, the well-tuned periods of Dr. Robertfon, inflamed me to the ambitious hope that I might one day tread in his footfteps : the calm philofophy, the carelefs inimitabje beauties of his friend and rival, often forced...
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The Monthly Visitor, and Entertaining Pocket Companion, Volume 1

1797 - 610 pages
...perufals. The perfeft compoiition, the nervous language, the well-turned periods of Dr. Robertfon, inflamed me to the ambitious hope that I might one day tread in his footfteps : the calm philofophy, the carelels inimitable beauties of his friend and rival, often forced...
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Practical Education, Volume 1

Maria Edgeworth - Child rearing - 1801 - 366 pages
...calm phi" losophy, the careless inimitable beauties of his friend " and rival Hume, often forced him to close the volume " with a mixed sensation of delight and despair." From this testimony we may judge, that a simple style appears to the best judges to be more difficult...
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The Port folio, by Oliver Oldschool, Volume 1

1809 - 592 pages
...perusals. The perfect composition, the nervous language, the well-tuned periods of Dr. Robertson, enflamed me to the ambitious hope that I might one day tread...volume with a mixed sensation of delight and despair." DR. JOHNSON, a high and commanding authority, objects to the Gallicisms, which, he avers, sometimes...
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The Port Folio, Volume 1

Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 588 pages
...perusals. The perfect composition, the nervous language, the well-tuned periods of Dr. Robertson, enflamed me to the ambitious hope that I might one day tread...volume with a mixed sensation of delight and despair." DR. JOHNSON, a high and commanding authority, objects to the Gallicisms, which, he avers, sometimes...
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Practical Education

Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - Education - 1811 - 522 pages
...writing ; but " the calm philosophy, the care" less, inimitable beauties of my friend and rival " Hume, often forced me to close the volume " with a mixed sensation of delight and despair." From this testimony we may judge, that a simple style appears to the best judges to be more difficult...
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Essays on Practical Education, Volume 2

Maria Edgeworth - Education - 1822 - 510 pages
...writing; but " the calm philosophy, the "careless, inimitable beauties of my friend " and rival Hume, often forced me to close " the volume with a mixed sensation of de" light and despair. 5 ' From this testimony we may judge, that a simple style appears to the best...
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History of the revolution in England in 1688, comprising a view of ..., Volume 2

sir James Mackintosh - 1834 - 394 pages
...female graces of elegance and mildness. The perfect composition, the nervous language, the well-turned periods of Dr. Robertson, inflamed me to the ambitious...volume with a mixed sensation of delight and despair." Upon this passage in the Memoirs of Gibbon the reviewer makes the following observation : — " The...
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History of the Revolution in England in 1688, Volume 1

Sir James Mackintosh - Great Britain - 1834 - 394 pages
...female graces of elegance and mildness. The perfect composition, the nervous language, the well-turned periods of Dr. Robertson, inflamed me to the ambitious...volume with a mixed sensation of delight and despair." Upon this passage in the Memoirs of Gibbon the reviewer makes the following observation : — " The...
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