Barbarian : his youth had never been instructed in the arts of reading and writing ; the common ignorance exempted him from shame or reproach, but he was reduced to a narrow circle of existence, and deprived of those faithful mirrors, which reflect to... Acme Library of Standard Biography - Página 191880 - 816 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Edward Gibbon - 1789 - 424 páginas
...of exiftence , and deprived of thofe faithful mirrors , which reflect to our mind the minds of fages and heroes. Yet the book of nature and of man was open to his view; and fome fancy has been indulged in the political and philofophical obfervations which are afcribed to... | |
| George Gregory - 1790 - 456 páginas
...circle of exiftence, and deprived of thofe faithful mirrors which refletS to our mind the minds of fages and heroes. Yet the book of nature and of man was open to his view ; and fome fancy has been indulged in the political and philofophical obfervations which are afcribed to... | |
| 1792 - 822 páginas
...of exiftence, and deprived of thofe faithful mirrors, which rcflcn to our mind, the minds of fages and heroes. Yet the book of nature and of man was open to his vie .v ; and fome fancy has been indulged in the political and philofophical obfervations which areaft-ribed... | |
| George Gregory - 1795 - 582 páginas
...circle of exigence, and deprived of thofe faithful mirrors which reflect to our mind the minds of fages and heroes. Yet the book of nature and of man was open to his view; and fome fancy has been indulged in the political and philofophical obfervations which are afcribed to... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 488 páginas
...Barbarian: his youth had never been instructed in the arts of reading and writing; 70 the common ignorance exempted him from shame or reproach, but he was reduced...faithful mirrors, which reflect to our mind the minds of sagt-s and heroes. Yet the book of nature and of man was open to his view ; and some fancy has been... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 526 páginas
...denies the ignorance, to accuse the imposture, CHAP, from shame or reproach, but he was reduced to V a narrow circle of existence, and deprived of those...observations which are ascribed to the Arabian traveller *. He compares the nations and the religions of the earth; discovers the weakness of the Persian and... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 526 páginas
...almost alone, denies the ignorance, to accuse the CHAP, from shame or reproach, but he was reduced to L. a narrow circle of existence, and deprived of *—...minds of sages and heroes. Yet the book of nature and or man was open to his view; and some fancy has been indulged in the political and philosophical observations... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 488 páginas
...Barbarian : his youth had never been instructed in the arts of reading and writing70; the common ignorance exempted him from shame or reproach, but he was reduced...man was open to his view ; and some fancy has been 70 Those who believe that Mahomet could read or write, are inrapablc of reading what is written, with... | |
| William Jones - 1816 - 500 páginas
...barbarian ; his youth had never been instructed in the arts of reading and writing ; the common ignorance exempted him from shame or reproach, but he was reduced...to our mind the minds of sages and heroes. Yet the volume of nature and of man was open to his view. When only thirteen years of age, he twice accompanied... | |
| William Jones - 1816 - 500 páginas
...barbarian ; his youth had never been instructed in the arts of reading and writing ; the common ignorance exempted him from shame or reproach, but he was reduced...deprived of those faithful mirrors which reflect to our mind-the minds of sages and heroes. Yet the volume of nature and of man was open to his view. When... | |
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