 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 sider
...large volume to their prefent fize; and they might ftill be compreffed , without anv lofs of facts or fentiments. An oppofue fault may be imputed to...journey to London. Such an oracle might have been confulted and obeyed with rational devotion; but I wasfoondifgufled with the modeft practice of reading... | |
 | 1796 - 616 sider
...without any lofs of facb or fentiments. An oppofite fault may be imputed to the concife and fiiperficial narrative of the firft reigns from Commodus to Alexander...which I have never heard, except from Mr. Hume in his Lift journey to London. Such an oracle might have been confulted and obeyed with rational devotion... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 520 sider
...prefent fize ; and they might ftill be comprefTed, without any lofs of fa>5ts or fentiments. An oppofite fault may be imputed to the concife and fuperficial...narrative of the firft reigns from Commodus to Alexander j a fault of which I have never heard, except from Mr. Hume in his laft journey to London. Such an... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 sider
...sentiments. An opposite fault may be imputed to the concise and superficial narrative of the first reigns from Commodus to Alexander; a fault of which I have never heard, except from Mr. Hume in his last journey to London. Such an oracle might have been consulted and obeyed with rational devotion... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 sider
...sentiments. An opposite fault may be imputed to the concise and superficial narrative of the first reigns from Commodus to Alexander ; a fault of which I have never heard, except from Mr. Hume in his last journey to London. Such an oracle might have been consulted and obeyed with rational devotion... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 sider
...fault may be imputed to the concise and superficial narrative of the first reigns from Commodiisto Alexander; a fault of which I have never heard, except from Mr. Hume in his last journey to London. Such an oracle ¡night have been consulted and obeyed with rational devotion... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 594 sider
...sentiments. An opposite fault may be imputed to the concise and superficial narrative of the first reigns from Commodus to Alexander ; a fault of which I have never beard, except from Mr. Hume, in bis last journey to London. Such an oracle might have been consulted... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman (historien).) - 1840 - 386 sider
...sentiments. An opposite fault may he imputed to the concise and superficial narrative of the first reigns from Commodus to Alexander; a fault of which I have never heard, except from Mr. Hume in his last journey to London. Such an oracle might have been consulted and obeyed with rational devotion... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1840 - 390 sider
...sentiments. An opposite fault may he imputed to the concise and superficial narrative of the first reigns from Commodus to Alexander; a fault of which I have never heard, except from Mr. Hume in his last journey to London. Such an oracle might have been consulted and obeyed with rational devotion... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1846 - 406 sider
...sentiments. An opposite fault may be imputed to the concise and superficial narrative of the first reigns from Commodus to Alexander ; a fault of which I have never heard, except from Mr. Hume in his last journey to London. Such ait oracle might have been consulted and obeyed with rational devotion... | |
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... sixteenth chapters have been reduced, by three successive revisals, from a large volume to their present size ; and they might still be compressed without any loss of facts or sentiments. An opposite fault may be imputed to the concise and superficial... 
