 | Hunting - 1828 - 562 pages
...first emotions of j*»y on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of uiv fame. But my pride was soon humbled; and a sober melancholy...life of the historian might be short and precarious!" Now mark the difference of NJMKOD'S style, though [ fear I we can not exclaim, with Cuesar," () dmiitlifile,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1805 - 512 pages
...the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy...companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1811 - 542 pages
...establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon hum* bled, and a sober melancholy was spread over mjr imind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave...future fate of my history, the life of the historian must be short and precarious, 1 will add two facts, which have seldom occurred in the composition *... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 544 pages
...the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy...companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian might be short and precarious. I will add two facts,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 548 pages
...the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy...companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian might be short and precarious. I will add two facts,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - English literature - 1814 - 726 pages
...dissemble the first emotions of joy on recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy...companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1816 - 498 pages
...recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride 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, and that whatsoever might be the future date... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 pages
...and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled,, and a sober melancholy spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken...life of the HISTORIAN might be short and precarious." Of the merit of the execution of the several Volumes of this extensive Work, Horace VValpole, the late... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1817 - 494 pages
...the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy...companion, and that, whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian might be short and precarious. I wfll add two facts which... | |
 | England - 1849 - 802 pages
...dissemble the first emotions of joy on recovery of my freedom, and perhaps the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy...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."... | |
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I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. 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... 
