The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: t. 2, t. 3, t. 4, t. 5, t. 6, t. 7Henry G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... merit of labours , which have been unquestionably useful , but they are sometimes intombed beneath the mass into which they plunged . Either intentionally restricting the object and range of their studies , or unknown to themselves ...
... merit of labours , which have been unquestionably useful , but they are sometimes intombed beneath the mass into which they plunged . Either intentionally restricting the object and range of their studies , or unknown to themselves ...
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... merits of the work are incontestably proved by its success in an age which had produced Montesquieu ; and which , at ... merit . My labours have required that I should consult the writings of philosophers who have discussed the financial ...
... merits of the work are incontestably proved by its success in an age which had produced Montesquieu ; and which , at ... merit . My labours have required that I should consult the writings of philosophers who have discussed the financial ...
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... merit of which were acknowledged by Gibbon himself . * Dr. Priestley wrote a Letter to a Philosophical Unbeliever , con- taining a sketch of the evidences of revealed religion , with observations on Mr. Gibbon's first two volumes . Dr ...
... merit of which were acknowledged by Gibbon himself . * Dr. Priestley wrote a Letter to a Philosophical Unbeliever , con- taining a sketch of the evidences of revealed religion , with observations on Mr. Gibbon's first two volumes . Dr ...
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... merit be ascribed to my labours , I shall only have to regret that I cannot point out how large a share of it ought to be attributed to him . I hoped to have prefixed to this edition a Letter on the Life and Character of Gibbon ...
... merit be ascribed to my labours , I shall only have to regret that I cannot point out how large a share of it ought to be attributed to him . I hoped to have prefixed to this edition a Letter on the Life and Character of Gibbon ...
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... merit secured a marked welcome ; and his love of science introduced him to many learned men , by whose good opinion he attained a consideration which was flattering to him in his youth , and which continued to be the highest ...
... merit secured a marked welcome ; and his love of science introduced him to many learned men , by whose good opinion he attained a consideration which was flattering to him in his youth , and which continued to be the highest ...
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