The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Band 1Allen Lane, Penguin Press, 1994 - 3360 Seiten A new critical edition, complete & unmodernized. Contains variants, & comments & notes by Gibbon, plus his famous Vindication. Also includes description of the development of the work within the framework of Gibbon's life & the culture of the era. |
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... March 1st , 1781 . An author easily persuades himself that the public opinion is still favorable to his labors ; and I have now embraced the serious resolution of proceeding to the last period of my orig- inal design , and of the Roman ...
... March 1st , 1781 . An author easily persuades himself that the public opinion is still favorable to his labors ; and I have now embraced the serious resolution of proceeding to the last period of my orig- inal design , and of the Roman ...
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... March , 1776 . " DEAR SIR , -As I ran through your volume of history with great avidity and impatience , I cannot forbear discov- ering somewhat of the same impatience in returning you thanks for your agreeable present , and expressing ...
... March , 1776 . " DEAR SIR , -As I ran through your volume of history with great avidity and impatience , I cannot forbear discov- ering somewhat of the same impatience in returning you thanks for your agreeable present , and expressing ...
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... march and battle against the Alani . 59 The subject of the ancient machines is treated with great knowledge and in- genuity by the Chevalier Folard ( Polybe , tom . ii . p . 233-290 ) . He prefers them in many respects to our modern ...
... march and battle against the Alani . 59 The subject of the ancient machines is treated with great knowledge and in- genuity by the Chevalier Folard ( Polybe , tom . ii . p . 233-290 ) . He prefers them in many respects to our modern ...
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