 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 of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must...  The Living Age - Page 4661873Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 526 pages
...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 of an old and agreeable companion, and that, whatever might be the future date of my history, the life of the historian might be short and precarious."*... | |
 | 1848 - 668 pages
...everlasting farewell of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatever might be the fate of the history, the life of the historian must be short and precarious." These thoughts, with others, would have been natural aud proper ; but, as the only sentiments of the occasion,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 878 pages
...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 of an old and agreeable...life of the historian must be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which have seldom occurred in the composition of six, or even of five, quartos.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1304 pages
...Ilui my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that 1 had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable...future date of my history, the life of the historian might be short and precarious. 1 will add two facts, which have seldom occurred in the composition... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pages
...fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable...be the future date of my history, the life of the author might be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which have seldom occurred in the composition... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1164 pages
...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 of an old and agreeable...and that whatsoever might be the future date of my ory, the life of the historian must be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which have seldom... | |
 | 1838 - 596 pages
...pride was soon humbled, and a soher melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might he the future fate of my history, the life of the historian must be short and precarious." The sensations... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1839 - 850 pages
...But my pride was soon hum. bled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable...life of the historian must be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which have seldom occurred in the composition of six, or at least five quarto... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1839 - 496 pages
...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 of an old and agreeable...life of the historian must be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which have seldom occurred in the composition of six, or at least of five, quartos.... | |
 | 1839 - 764 pages
...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 of an old and agreeable...life of the historian must be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which have seldom occurred in the composition of six, or at least five quarto... | |
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