 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 sider
...flave, a favage, or a peafant ; nor can I refiect; without pleafure on the bounty of Nature , which caft my birth in a free and civilized country, in an age of fcience and philofophy, in a family of honorable rank, and decently endowed with the gifts of fortune.... | |
 | 1797 - 856 sider
...flave, a favage, era peafant ; nor can I refleft without pleafure on the bounty of nature, which caft my birth in a free and civilized country, in an age of fcience and philofophy, in a family of honourable rank, and decently endowed with the gifts of fortune.... | |
 | 1798 - 432 sider
...flave, a favage, or a peafant, nor can I reflect, without pleafure, on the bounty of-nature which caft my birth in a free and civilized country, in an age of icience and philofophy, in a family of honourable rank, and decently endowed with the gifts,of fortune.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 788 sider
...nature, which raft my birth in a free and civtli'zcd country, rn an ape of ivience and philofopiiy, in a family of honourable rank, and decently endowed with the gifts of fortune. From my birth 1 have enjoyed the right of primogeniture; but I was Succeeded by rive brothers and one filter, all... | |
 | 1800 - 776 sider
...nature, which call my birth in a free and civilized country, in art age of' fcienceanci philofophy, in a. family of honourable rank, and decently endowed with the gifts of tortone. From my birth 1 have enjoyed the right of primogeniture; but 1 was iticceeded by rive brothers... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 786 sider
...flave, a favage, or a peafant ; nor can I reflect without pleafure on the bounty of nature, which caft my birth in a free and civilized country, in an age of fcienceand philofophy, in a family of honourable rank, and decently endowed with the gifts of fortune.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 sider
...hundred and thirtyseven ; the first child of the marriage of Edward Gibbon, esq. and of Judith Porten.* My lot might have been that of a slave, a savage,...without pleasure on the bounty of Nature, which cast my t>irth in a free and civilized country, in an age of science and philosophy, in a family of honourable... | |
 | 1806 - 688 sider
...that source, we may derive consolation. A highly celebrated author furnishes the following passage. « My lot might have been that of a slave, a savage or...free and civilized country, in an age of science and ghilosophy, in a family of honorable rank and decently endowed with the gifts ojf fortune." " • Gibbon,... | |
 | Plutarch - 1811 - 356 sider
...chariots thither, and carried off the three first prizes. (See his Life, Vol. II. p. 217.)* 2 " I cannot reflect without pleasure on the bounty of nature,...civilized country, in an age of science and philosophy," &c. &c. (Gibbon's Mem. i. 17. 4to.) The present Emperor of Russia (Alex. I.) is said to have observed,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1813 - 532 sider
...flave, a favage, or a peafant : nor can I reflect without pleafure on the bounty of nature, which caft my birth in a free and civilized country, in an age of fcience and philofophy, in a family of honourable rank, and decently endowed with the gifts of fortune."... | |
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My lot might have been that of a slave, a savage, or a peasant ; nor can I reflect without pleasure on the bounty of Nature, which cast my birth in a free and civilised country, in an age of science and philosophy, in a family of honourable rank, and... 
