 But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must...  The Age of Johnson (1748-1798) - Σελίδα 130των Thomas Seccombe - 1902 - 366 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1828 - 562 σελίδες
...pride was soon humbled; and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind by the idea, that I had taken an everlasting leave of an 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 mark the difference... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 σελίδες
...pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion,...life of the historian must be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which have seldom occurred in the composition of six, or at least of five, quartos.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1811 - 542 σελίδες
...was soon hum* bled, and a sober melancholy was spread over mjr imind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of 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 add two facts, which... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 σελίδες
...pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion,...life of the historian must be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which have seldom occurred in the composition of six, or at least of five, quartos.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 544 σελίδες
...pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion,...future date of my History, the life of the historian might be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which have seldom occurred in the composition... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 548 σελίδες
...was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the " idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion,...future date of my History, the life of the historian might be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which have seldom occurred in the composition... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 σελίδες
...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,...whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life oí the historian must be short and precarious. I will add two facts. which have seldom occurred in... | |
 | 1817 - 494 σελίδες
...pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion,...future date of my History, the life of the historian might be short and precarious. I wfll add two facts which have seldom occurred in the composition of... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 σελίδες
...pride was soon humbled,, and a sober melancholy spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an 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." Of the merit of the execution... | |
 | 1849 - 802 σελίδες
...an everlasting 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." — (/.:/'', p. 255, 8vo edition.) Hume's account of his own life is a model of perspicuity, modesty,... | |
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