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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... former commentators , and are partly composed by the present editor . The former class of notes is taken from the annotated edition of Dean Milman , who , in addition to his own remarks , has given those of M. Guizot and M. Wenck ...
... former commentators , and are partly composed by the present editor . The former class of notes is taken from the annotated edition of Dean Milman , who , in addition to his own remarks , has given those of M. Guizot and M. Wenck ...
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... former purchasers were naturally desirous of completing their sets , the sale of the quarto edition was quick and easy , and an octavo size was printed to satisfy at a cheap- er rate the public demand . The conclusion of my work was ...
... former purchasers were naturally desirous of completing their sets , the sale of the quarto edition was quick and easy , and an octavo size was printed to satisfy at a cheap- er rate the public demand . The conclusion of my work was ...
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... former was modest and humble ; but their persons were sacred and in- violable . Their force was suited rather for opposition than for action . They were instituted to defend the oppressed , to pardon offences , to arraign the enemies of ...
... former was modest and humble ; but their persons were sacred and in- violable . Their force was suited rather for opposition than for action . They were instituted to defend the oppressed , to pardon offences , to arraign the enemies of ...
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LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH OF GIBBON | 206 |
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