 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - 768 pages
...principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, u as attacked and defended ; anil the subject of the momentous contest was the union...civil prudence, the first and most essential virtue of an historian." — Gibbon's Miscellaneous Works, vol. J, p. 146. " To assure his Majesty, that we receive,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 pages
...conduct of an empire. By such men every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked...civil prudence, the first and most essential virtue of an historian. The volume of my History, which had been somewhat delayed by the novelty and tumult of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 338 pages
...conduct of an empire. By such men every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked...civil prudence, the first and most essential virtue of an historian. The volume of my history, which had been somewhat delayed by the novelty and tumult of... | |
 | 1830 - 336 pages
...conduct of an empire. By such men every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked...defended ; and the subject of the momentous contest waa the union or separation of Great Britain and America./jThe eight sessions that I sat in parliament... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 878 pages
...conduct of an empire. By such men every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked...civil prudence, the first and most essential virtue of an historian. The volume of my history, which had been somewhat delayed by the novelty and tumult of... | |
 | Carlo Botta - 1837 - 508 pages
...conduct of »n empire. By such men, every operation of peace and war, nery principle sfjustict tr policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked...contest was the union or separation of Great Britain ud America.' — [Wiion'j Miscellaneous U'ur/.-.j comprehension seems to have had certain limits, suffered... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 882 pages
...conduct of an empire. By such men every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked...the momentous contest was the union or separation of ~reat Britain and America. The eight sessions that I sat in pariament were a school of civil prudence,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1839 - 486 pages
...conduct of an empire. By such men every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked...civil prudence, the first and most essential virtue of an historian. The volume of my History, which had been somewhat delayed by the novelty and tumult of... | |
 | Parliament commons, proc - 1839 - 328 pages
...vehemence of Fox. By such men, every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked...union or separation of Great Britain and America." The earlyportion of the Collection has evidently been written out, under the inspection, or from the dictation,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1840 - 396 pages
...conduct of an empire. By such men every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked...civil prudence, the first and most essential virtue of an historian. The volume of my history, which had been somewhat delayed by the novelty and tumult of... | |
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By such men every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked and defended ; and the subject of the momentous contest was the union or separation of Great Britain and America.... 
