 | Edward Gibbon - 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,...than to suppress, the pride of an ancient and worthy race. The satyrist may laugh, the philosopher may preach; but Reason herself will respect the prejudices... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 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,...than to suppress, the pride of an ancient and worthy race. The satyrist may laugh, the philosopher may preach; but Reason herself will respect the prejudices... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 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 - 1819 - 828 pages
...our ancestors so generally prevails, that it must depend on the influence of some common principle hi the minds of men, — »«' seem to have lived in...— Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate thmn to suppress the pride of an ancient and worthy race. The satyrist may laugh, the philosopher may... | |
 | William Shaw Mason - 1819 - 820 pages
...the influence of some common principle in the minds of men, — we seem to have lived in the penons of our fore-fathers, — Our calmer judgment will...than to suppress the pride of an ancient and worthy race. The satyrist may laugh, the philosopher m»y preach, but reason herself, will respect the prejudice*... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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 to suppress the pride of an ancient and worthy race. The satirist may laugh, the philosopher may preach ; but Reason herself will respect the prejudices... | |
 | 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 to suppress the pride of an ancient and worthy race. The satirist may laugh, the philosopher may preach ; but Reason herself will respect the prejudices... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 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... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 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 worthy race. The satirist may laugh, the philosopher may preach, but reason herself will respect the prejudice... | |
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Our calmer judgment will rather tend to moderate than to 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 habits which have been consecrated by the... 
