 A being of the nature of man, endowed with the same faculties, but with a longer measure of existence, would cast down a smile of pity and contempt on the crimes and follies of human ambition, so eager, in a narrow span, to grasp at a precarious and short-lived...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 1221788Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1788 - 738 pages
...Being of the nature of man, endowed with the fame faculties, but with a longer meafure of exiftence, would caft down a fmile of pity and contempt on the...and follies of human ambition, fo eager, in a narrow fpae, to grafp at a precarious and fhort-lived enjoyment. It is thus that the experience of hiftory... | |
 | 1788 - 678 pages
...nature of roan, endowed with the fame faculties, but with a longer meafure of exiftence, would call down a fmile of pity and contempt on the crimes and follies of human ambition, fo eager, in a narrow (pan, to grafp at a precarious and ftiort-Iived enjoyment. It is thus that the experience of hiftory... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 464 pages
...man, endowed with the same faculties, but with a longer measure of existence, would cast down a smile of pity and contempt on the crimes and follies of human ambition, so eager, in a narrow span, to grasp at a short-lived and precarious enjoyment." The most absolute... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1802 - 524 pages
...nature of man, endowed with the fame faculties, but with a longer meafure of exiftence, would call down a fmile of pity and contempt on the crimes and...eager, in a narrow fpan, to grafp at a precarious and fhort-lived enjoyment. It is thus that the experience of hiftory exalts and enlarges the horizon of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 488 pages
...man, endowed with the same faculties, but with a longer measure of existence, would cast down a smile of pity and contempt on the crimes and follies of human ambition, so eager, in a narrow span, to grasp at a precarious and short-lived enjoyment. It is thus that the... | |
 | 1829 - 632 pages
...princes, "endowed with the same faculties, but with a longer measure of existence, would cast down a smile of pity and contempt on the crimes and follies of human ambition, so eager, in a narrow span, to grasp at a precarious and short-lived enjoyment. In a composition of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 542 pages
...man, endowed with the same faculties, but with a longer measure of existence, would cast down a smile of pity and contempt on the crimes and follies of human ambition, so eager in a narrow span to grasp at a precarious and shortlived enjoyment. It is thus that the experience... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1845 - 758 pages
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 | Edward Gibbon - 1855 - 496 pages
...man, endowed with the same faculties, but with a longer measure of existence, would cast down a smile of pity and contempt on the crimes and follies of human ambition, so eager, in a narrow span, to grasp at a precarious and short-lived enjoyment. It is thus that the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1875 - 666 pages
...longer 636 THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. measure of existence, would cast down a smile of pity and contempt on the crimes and follies of human ambition, so eager, in a narrow epan, to grasp at a precarious and short-lived enjoyri.ent. It is thus that the... | |
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