 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 pages
...principle in the minds of men. We feem to have lived in the perfons of our forefathers ; it is the labor and reward of vanity to extend the term of this ideal...hundred years may be allotted to an individual, but we ftep forwards beyond death with fuch hopes VOL. L - B as religion and philofophy will fuggeft ; and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 520 pages
...on the influence of feme common principle in the minds of men. We feem to have lived in the perfons of our forefathers ; it is the labour and reward of...of this ideal longevity. Our imagination is always a&ive to enlarge the narrow circle in which Nature has confined us,Fitly or an hundred years may be... | |
 | 1797 - 512 pages
...of vanity to ex* !" tend. tend the term of this ideal longevity. Our imagination is always ac»ive to enlarge the narrow circle in •which nature has confined us. Fifty cr a hundred years may be allotted to an individual, but we Hep forward beyond death with fuch hopes... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 pages
...ancestors so generally prevails, that it must depend ou the influence of some common principle in the minds of men. We seem to have lived in the persons of our...narrow circle in which Nature has confined us. Fifty or an hundred years may be allotted to ail individual; but we step forward beyond death with such hopes... | |
 | 1820 - 344 pages
...ancestors so generally prevails, that it must depend on the influence of some common principle in the minds of men. We seem to have lived in the persons of our...active to enlarge the narrow circle in which nature has confmed us. Fifty or a hundred years may be allotted to an individual, hut we step forward beyond death... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 338 pages
...ancestors so generally prevails, that it must depend on the influence of some common principle in the minds of men. We seem to have lived in the persons of our forefathers ; it is the lahour and reward of vanity to extend the term of this ideal longevity. Our imagination is always,... | |
 | 1830 - 336 pages
...ancestors so generally prevails, that it must depend on the influence of some common principle in the minds of men. We seem to have lived in the persons of our...narrow circle in which nature has confined us. Fifty or an hundred years may be allotted to an individual ; hut we step forward heyond death with such hopes... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 878 pages
...ancestors so generally prevails, that it must depend on the influence of some common principle in the minds of men. We seem to have lived in the persons of our...narrow circle in which nature has confined us. Fifty or an hundred years may be allotted to an individual, but we step forwards beyond death with such hopes... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...successively to life ; Form'd all for happiness by the good-giving hand Of its omnipotent artificer. BELLER. WE seem to have lived in the persons of our forefathers...narrow circle in which nature has confined us. Fifty or an hundred years may be allotted to an individual; but we step forward beyond death with such hopes... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1839 - 496 pages
...ancestors so generally prevails, that it must depend on the influence of some common principle in the minds of men. We seem to have lived in the persons of our...narrow circle in which Nature has confined us. Fifty or an hundred years may be allotted to an individual ; but we step forward beyond death with such hopes... | |
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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. 
