 ... as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the bare-footed friars were singing vespers in the temple of Jupiter,* that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind. But my original plan was circumscribed...  The British Critic - Seite 4101796Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 Seiten
...ftartcd to my mind. But my original plan was circumfcribed to the decay of the city rather than of the empire : and, though my reading and reflections...point towards that object, fome years elapfed, and feveral avocations intervened, before I was ferioufly engaged in the execution of that laborious work.... | |
 | 1796 - 982 Seiten
...llarred to my mind. But my original plan was circumfcribed to the decay of the city rather than of-the empire : and, though my reading and reflections began...point towards that object, fome years elapfed, and feveral avocations intervened, before I was ferioudy engaged in the execution of that laborious work.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 520 Seiten
...mind. But my original plan was circumfcribed to the decay of the city rather than of the empire: arid, though my reading and reflections began to point towards that object, fome years elapfed, and foveral avocations intervened, before I was ferioufly engaged in the execution of that laborious work.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 Seiten
...first started to my mind. But my orignal plan was circumscribed to the dtcav of the city rather than of the empire : and, though my reading and reflections began to point towards that object, some years elapsed, and several avocations intervened, before I was seriously engaged in the excution... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 Seiten
...started to my mind. But my original plan was circumscribed to the decay of the city rather than of the empire: and, though my reading and reflections began to point towards that object, some years. elapsed, and several avocations intervened, before I was seriously engaged in the execution... | |
 | 1849 - 802 Seiten
...started to my mind. But my original plan was circumscribed to the decay of the city, rather than of the empire ; and though my reading and reflections began to point towards that object, some years elapsed, and several avocations intervened, before I was seriously engaged in the execution... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 338 Seiten
...started to my mind. But my original plan was circumscribed to the decay of the city rather than of the empire : and, though my reading and reflections began to point towards that object, some years elapsed, and several avocations intervened, before I was seriously engaged in the execution... | |
 | 1830 - 336 Seiten
...started to my mind. But my original plan was circumscribed to the decay of the city rather than of the empire : and, though my reading and reflections began to point towards that object, some years elapsed, and several avocations intervened, before I was seriously engaged in the execution... | |
 | 1839 - 764 Seiten
...started to my mind. Bnt my original plan was circumscribed to the decay of the city, rather than of the empire ; and though my reading and reflections began to point towards that object, some years elapsed, and several avocations intervened, before I was seriously engaged in the execution... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1839 - 486 Seiten
...started to my mind. But my original plan was circumscribed to the decay of the city rather than of the empire ; and though my reading and reflections began to point towards that object, some years elapsed, and several avocations intervened, before I was seriously engaged in the execution... | |
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