 | 1828 - 562 pages
...dissemble the 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...everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion ; and that, whatsoever might be the future fate of my history, the life of the historian might be short and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 pages
...presumed to mark the moment of conception: I shall now commemorate the hour of my final deliverance. It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of...everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 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 of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future fate of my history, the life of the historian must be short and... | |
 | 1813 - 716 pages
...serene, the silver orb of the moon Was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I wiH not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery...everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatever might be the future date of my history, the life of the historian must be short and precarious."... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 544 pages
...the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that 1 wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summer-house...everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian might be short and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 548 pages
...the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that 1 wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summer-house...everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian might be short and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 pages
...reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment...everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and... | |
 | 1817 - 494 pages
...months were barely sufficient for the consumption of this precious fuel. *16. 1794. — GIBBON DIED. It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of...everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that, whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian might be short and... | |
 | 1849 - 802 pages
...reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on recovery of my freedom, and perhaps the establishment...everlasting 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... | |
 | 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...everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion ; and that, whatsoever might be the future fate of my history, the life of the HISTORIAN might be short and... | |
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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... 
