Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Edward Gibbon, Esq, Volumen1Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, 1825 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 6
Página 181
... busts , placed alternately in such a manner that a statue is always accompanied by two busts . The latter probably form the most precious contents of the gallery , since they supply a complete sequence of all the emperors , from Julius ...
... busts , placed alternately in such a manner that a statue is always accompanied by two busts . The latter probably form the most precious contents of the gallery , since they supply a complete sequence of all the emperors , from Julius ...
Página 182
... bust , which would enable the curious to derive much pleasure from the comparison . To all this accessary merit , many of these busts add that which is derived from the great skill of the artist . Without review- ing the whole of them ...
... bust , which would enable the curious to derive much pleasure from the comparison . To all this accessary merit , many of these busts add that which is derived from the great skill of the artist . Without review- ing the whole of them ...
Página 183
... bust . 9. Otho . This bust possesses no other merit than that of rarity . I am surprised at its preservation . A thousand accidents may bury and preserve a piece of money , but how has it happened that any one would run a risk to ...
... bust . 9. Otho . This bust possesses no other merit than that of rarity . I am surprised at its preservation . A thousand accidents may bury and preserve a piece of money , but how has it happened that any one would run a risk to ...
Página 184
... busts which we have reviewed . 14. Trajan . An easy and natural bust . I have discovered in the physiognomy a satirical smile , which much surprises me . The head is turned a great deal on one side ; but I cannot recollect a single bust ...
... busts which we have reviewed . 14. Trajan . An easy and natural bust . I have discovered in the physiognomy a satirical smile , which much surprises me . The head is turned a great deal on one side ; but I cannot recollect a single bust ...
Página 185
... bust much larger than life . This is a face , young , although fully formed , and very hand- some ; it lifts up its eyes towards heaven with the finest and strongest expression of grief and indignation . It is said to be Alexander about ...
... bust much larger than life . This is a face , young , although fully formed , and very hand- some ; it lifts up its eyes towards heaven with the finest and strongest expression of grief and indignation . It is said to be Alexander about ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
acquaintance agreeable amusement assez avoit Beriton bien bust C'est Celesia character church Cicero conversation curious d'une deux Deyverdun EDWARD GIBBON England English enjoyed Essay esteem été étoit fait father Florence fortune France French French language genius Genoa grand Greek habits happiness homme honour hope Iliad j'ai JOURNAL labour lady language Latin Lausanne learning letters literary London lord lord North Lysippe madame Magdalen college manière Memoirs ment merit Mésery militia mind months nature never opinion Oxford Paris Pavilliard perhaps persons Petersfield peut philosopher pleasure political Porten possessed praise present prince provinces of France Putney qu'il qu'on qu'un racter raison rien Roman Rome Severy society soon spirit style Switzerland Tacitus taste tems tion tout university of Oxford Vaud Veleia Velleius Paterculus Voltaire volumes wish write youth
Pasajes populares
Página 241 - I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment 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 future date of my history, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
Página 92 - I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son; my wound was insensibly healed by time, absence, and the habits of a new life. My cure was accelerated by a faithful report of the tranquillity and cheerfulness of the lady herself, and my love subsided in friendship and esteem.
Página 191 - I can neither forget nor express the strong emotions which agitated my mind as I first approached and entered the eternal city. After a sleepless night, I trod, with a lofty step, the ruins of the Forum ; each memorable spot where Romulus stood, or Tully spoke, or Caesar fell, was at once present to my eye ; and several days of intoxication were lost or enjoyed before I could descend to a cool and minute investigation.
Página 37 - To the university of Oxford I acknowledge no obligation ; and she will as cheerfully renounce me for a son, as I am willing to disclaim her for a mother. I spent fourteen months at Magdalen college ; they proved the fourteen months the most idle and unprofitable of my whole life...
Página 2 - A \A lively desire of knowing and of recording our ancestors so generally prevails, that it must depend on the influence of some common principle in the minds of men.
Página 195 - It was at Rome, on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the barefooted 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.
Página 67 - The various articles of the Romish creed disappeared like a dream; and after a full conviction, on Christmas-day 1754, I received the sacrament in the church of Lausanne. It was here that I suspended my religious inquiries, acquiescing with implicit belief in the tenets and mysteries, which are adopted by the general consent of catholics and protestants.
Página 241 - I wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summer house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.
Página 259 - His choice is approved by the eloquent historian of nature, who fixes our moral happiness to the mature season in which our passions are supposed to be calmed, our duties fulfilled, our ambition satisfied, our fame and fortune established on a solid basis.
Página 49 - To take up half on trust, and half to try, Name it not faith, but bungling bigotry. Both knave and fool the merchant we may call, To pay great sums, and to compound the small: For who would break with Heaven, and would not break for all ? Rest then, my soul, from endless anguish freed,' Nor sciences thy guide, nor sense thy creed.