 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1805 - 512 pages
...the silent vacancy that precedes our birth, by associating ourselves to the authors of our existence. Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate,...worthy race. The satyrist may laugh, the philosopher may preach; but Reason herself will respect the prejudices and habits, which have been consecrated... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - English literature - 1814 - 726 pages
...the silent vacancy that precedes our birth, by associating ourselves to the authors of our existence. Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate,...worthy race. The satyrist may laugh, the philosopher may preach; but Reason herself will respect the prejudices and habits, which have been consecrated... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1816 - 498 pages
...the silent vacancy that precedes our birth, by associating ourselves to the authors of our existence. Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate, than to suppress, the pride of an ancient and worth j race. The satirist may laugh, the philosopher may preach; but Reason herself will respect the... | |
 | William Shaw Mason - Tullaroan (Ireland : Parish) - 1819 - 372 pages
...influence of some common principle in the minds of men, — •* seem to have lived in the persons of our fore-fathers. — Our calmer judgment will...than to suppress the pride of an ancient and worthy face. The satyrist may laugh, the philosopher may preach, but reason herself, will respect the prejudices... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 344 pages
...precedes our birth, by associating ourselves to the authors of our existence. Our calmer judgement will rather tend to moderate than to suppress, the pride of an ancient and worthy race. The satirist may laugh, the philosopher may preach ; hut reason herself will respect the prejudices and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 338 pages
...the silent vacancy that precedes our birth, by associating ourselves to the authors of our existence. Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate than...suppress the pride of an ancient and worthy race. The satirist may laugh, the philosopher may preach ; but Reason herself will respect the prejudices and... | |
 | Autobiographies - 1830 - 336 pages
...the silent vacancy that precedes our birth, by associating ourselves to the authors of our existence. Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate than...suppress the pride of an ancient and worthy race. The satirist may laugh, the philosopher may preach ; but Reason herself will respect the prejudices and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1826 - 594 pages
...precedes our birth, by associating ourselves to the authors of our existence. Our calmer judgments will rather tend to moderate, than to suppress, the pride of an ancient and worthy race. Tbe satirist may laugh, the philosopher may preach ; but Reason herself »ill respect the prejudices... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1164 pages
...silent vacancy that precedes our Irirth, by associating ourselves to the authors of our existence. Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate,...suppress, the pride of an ancient and worthy race. The satirist may laugh, the philosopher may preach ; but Reason herself will respect the preju• This... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 878 pages
...the silent vacancy that precedes our birth, by associating ourselves to the authors of our existence. Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate,...suppress, the pride of an ancient and worthy race. The satirist may laugh, the philosopher may preach ; but Reason herself will respect the preju* This passage... | |
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