| Englishmen - 1836 - 260 pages
...temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of...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 companion,... | |
| 1836 - 444 pages
...temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of...freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame." This last point was. in his view, the great object of life. Hope, beyond death, he had none. He reluctantly... | |
| 1848 - 668 pages
...us. " I will not dissemble," he says, " the first emotions of joy which took possession of my mind on the recovery of my freedom, and perhaps the establishment...my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy spread over my mind by the idea that I had taken an everlasting farewell of an old and agreeable companion,... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1164 pages
...the barbarian conquerors as a more worthy subject of hi» nvratire. " Fas c*t et ab hoste doceri.'' dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery...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... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 878 pages
...the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not • See preface to the Life of Mahomet, p. 10, 11. dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery...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... | |
| Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pages
...temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of...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 companion,... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1304 pages
...temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature wag silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of...freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. Ilui my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that 1... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 882 pages
...dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recover}' of my freedomT and, perhaps, the establislmient of my 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 whatsoever might be the... | |
| Charles Bucke - 1837 - 488 pages
...sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected upon the waters, and all Nature was filent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on...of my freedom, and perhaps the establishment of my same. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea, that... | |
| 1838 - 596 pages
...reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotion of joy on recovery of my freedom, and perhaps the establishment of my fame. But my 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... | |
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