 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.  University of California Publications in History - Stran 2001916Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | James Roche - 1850 - 572 strani
...after his arrival there, on the 15th of October, 1764, as he sat musing on the ruins of the capital, the idea of writing the " Decline and Fall of the city," first started to his mind. His original plan, he adds, was circumscribed to the decay of the city rather than of the... | |
 | John Keefe Robinson - 1850 - 162 strani
...years after, that we find this memorable record :—" It was at Borne, 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... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1850 - 746 strani
...before I could descend to a cool aud minute investigation. It was at Rome, on the 15th 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 this Decline and Fall... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1850 - 740 strani
...before I could descend to a cool and minute investigation. It was at Rome, on the 15th 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 this Decline and Fall... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1851 - 518 strani
...15th of October, 1764, as I sal musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the bare-fooled fruira were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the Cjty first started to my mind. Father Malebranche having completed his studies in philosophy and theology... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1851 - 328 strani
...not live ; and, as it was a criminal * " It was on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing there, while the bare-footed fryars were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea first started to my mind." —Memoirs of my Life. offence to solicit the intercession of any foreign... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - 1851 - 422 strani
...on closing the work. GIBBON'S ACCOUNT OF THE COMMENCEMENT AND CONCLUSION OF HIS GREAT WORK. IN Rome, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the bare-footed friars were singing vespers in the temple of Jupiter, the idea of writing the decline and fall of the... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1853 - 426 strani
...of October, 1 764, as he sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, and while the barefooted friars were singing Vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that...the decline and fall of the city first started to his mind. It was on the night of the 27th of June, 1787, that he wrote the last lines of the last page... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1853 - 410 strani
...of October, 1 764, as he sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, and while the barefooted friars were singing Vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that...the decline and fall of the city first started to his mind. It was on the night of the 27th of June, 1787, that he wrote the last lines of the last page... | |
 | John Murray (Firm), Octavian Blewitt - 1853 - 394 strani
...as he sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the barefooted friars were singing vespers, that the idea of writing the Decline and Fall of the city first started to his mind." In front of the ch., facing the Campidoglio, are the 124 steps of Grecian marble said to... | |
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