 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1826 - 594 pages
...and library, than I undertook the composition of the first volume of my History. At the out;et, ail was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the true era of the Decline and Full of the umpire, the limits of thu introduction, the division of the chapters,... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1834 - 394 pages
...afterwards inserted in some of his other works. Even Gibbon tells us of his Roman History, " at the outset all was dark and doubtful; even the "title of the work, the true aera of the decline and fall of the empire, the limits of the introduction, the division of the chapters,... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 260 pages
...allow his new duties to encroach greatly upon his historical labours. " At the outset," he says, " all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the true era of the decline and fall of the empire, the limits of the introduction, the division of the chapters,... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pages
...allow his new duties to encroach greatly upon his historical labours. " At the outset," he says, " all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the true era of the decline and fall of the empire, the limits of the introduction, the division of the chapters,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1164 pages
...house and library, than I undertook the composition of the first volume of my history. At the outset all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the ifc true sera of the decline and fall of the empire, the limits of the intro- is 3 duction, the division... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1839 - 486 pages
...house and library, than I undertook the composition of the first volume of my history. At the outset all was dark and doubtful; even the title of the work, the true aera of the Decline and Fall of the Empire, the limits of the introduction, the division of the chapters,... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Authors, English - 1839 - 418 pages
...fanciful men, flatters them into the danger of writing." GIBBON tells us of his history, " at the onset, all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the true era of the decline and fall of the empire, &c. I was often tempted to cast away the labour of seven... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - Literature - 1840 - 382 pages
...house and library, than I undertook the composition of the first volume of my history. At the outset all was dark and doubtful; even the title of the work, the true aera of the Decline and Fall of the Empire, the limits of the introduction, the division of the chapters,... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1840 - 462 pages
...fanciful men, flatters them into the danger of writing." GIBBON tells us of his history, " At the onset, all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the true era of the decline and fall of the empire, etc. I was often tempted to cast away the labour of seven... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1840 - 390 pages
...house and library, than I undertook the composition of the first volume of my history. At the outset all was dark and doubtful; even the title of the work, the true ajra of the Decline and Fall of the Empire, the limits of the introduction, the division of the chapters,... | |
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History. At the outset all was dark and doubtful; even the title of the work, the true era of the Decline and Fall of the Empire, the limits of the introduction, the division of the chapters, and the order of the narrative; and I was often tempted to... 
