 The family of Confucius is, in my opinion, the most illustrious in the world. After a painful ascent of eight or ten centuries, our barons and princes of Europe are lost in the darkness of the middle ages; but, in the vast equality of the empire of China,...  The Kilmarnock mirror, and literary gleaner - Side 1471820Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 520 sider
...The family of Confucius is, in my opinion, the nnoft illuftrious in the worid. After a painful afcent of eight or ten centuries, our barons and princes of Europe are loft in the darknefs of the middle ages; but, in the vaft equality of the empire of China, the pofterity... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 sider
...family of Confucius is, in my opinion, the mofl| - illuftrious in the world. After a painful afcent of eight or ten centuries, our barons and princes of Europe are loft in the darknefs of the middle ages ; but, iu the vaft equality of the empire of China, the pofterity... | |
 | 1797 - 512 sider
...polteriThe family of Confucius is, in my opinion, the moft illuftrious in the world. After a painful afcent of eight or ten centuries, our barons and princes of Europe are loft in the darknefs of the middle ages ; but in the vafl equality of the empire of China, the pofterity... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 sider
...the latest posterity. The family of Confucius is, in my opinion, the most illustrious in the world. After a painful ascent of eight or ten centuries,...lost in the darkness of the middle ages; but, in the rast equality of the empire of China, the posterity of Confucius have maintained, above two thousand... | |
 | 1809 - 624 sider
...Confucius is, in my opinion, the most illustrious in the world. After a painful ascent of eight or tea centuries, our. barons and princes of Europe are lost in the darkness of the middle age^; but in the vast equality of the empire of China, the posterity of Confucius have maintained,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 sider
...the latest posterity. The family of Confucius is, in my opinion, the most illustrious in the world. After a painful ascent of eight or ten centuries,...still revered, by the sovereign and the people, as the lively image of the wisest of mankind. The nobility of the Spencers has been illustrated and enriched... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 sider
...the latest posterity. The family of Confucius is, in my opinion, the most illustrious in the world. After a painful ascent of eight or ten centuries,...still revered, by the sovereign and the people, as the lively image of the wisest of mankind. The nobility of the Spencers has been illustrated and enriched... | |
 | 1820 - 482 sider
...posterity. The family of Confucius," adds he, "is in my opinion the most illustrious in the world. After a painful ascent of eight or ten centuries,...the darkness of the middle ages ; but in the vast antiquity of the empire of China, the posterity of Confucius have maintained, above two thousand two... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 338 sider
...of Confucius is, in my opinion, the most illustrious in the world. After a painful ascent of sight or ten centuries, our barons and princes of Europe...still revered by the sovereign and the people, as the lively image of the wisest of mankind. The nobility of the Spencers has been illustrated and enriched... | |
 | 1830 - 336 sider
...the latest posterity. The family of Confucius is, in my opinion, the most illustrious in the world. After a painful ascent of eight or ten centuries,...still revered by the sovereign and the people, as the lively image of the wisest of mankind. The nobility of the Spencers has been illustrated and enriched... | |
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