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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... ment than an examination of misstatements . The name of Milner stands higher with a certain class of readers , but will not carry much weight with the severe investigator of history . V. Some few classical works and fragments have come ...
... ment than an examination of misstatements . The name of Milner stands higher with a certain class of readers , but will not carry much weight with the severe investigator of history . V. Some few classical works and fragments have come ...
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... ment and plenty . The produce maintained a number of men and horses , which were multiplied by the intermixture of do- mestic and rural servants ; and , in the intervals of labor , the favorite team , a handsome set of bays or grays ...
... ment and plenty . The produce maintained a number of men and horses , which were multiplied by the intermixture of do- mestic and rural servants ; and , in the intervals of labor , the favorite team , a handsome set of bays or grays ...
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... ment than he frequently intimated the insufficiency of the tributes , and the necessity of throwing an equitable propor- tion of the public burden upon Rome and Italy . In the prosecution of this unpopular design , he advanced , however ...
... ment than he frequently intimated the insufficiency of the tributes , and the necessity of throwing an equitable propor- tion of the public burden upon Rome and Italy . In the prosecution of this unpopular design , he advanced , however ...
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LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH OF GIBBON | 206 |
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