A rich banker of Paris, a citizen of Geneva, had the good fortune and good sense to discover and possess this inestimable treasure ; and in the capital of taste and luxury she resisted the temptations of wealth, as she had sustained the hardships of indigence.... Memoirs of Edward Gibbon, Esq - Page 11by Edward Gibbon - 1877 - 232 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 pages
...of Geneva, had the good fortune and good sense to discover and possess this inestimable treasure ; and in the capital of taste and luxury she resisted the temptations gf wealth, as she had sustained the hardships of indigence. The genius of her husband has exalted him... | |
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| 1830 - 336 pages
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| Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 878 pages
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| Edward Gibbon - 1843 - 588 pages
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