 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 pages
...every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authprity and freedom, was attacked and defended; and the subject...in parliament were a school of civil prudence, the hrst and most essential virtue of an historian. . The volume of my History, which had been somewhat... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - 768 pages
...principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, u as attacked and defended ; anil the subject of the momentous contest was the union...first and most essential virtue of an historian." — Gibbon's Miscellaneous Works, vol. J, p. 146. " To assure his Majesty, that we receive, with the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 594 pages
...every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice orpolicy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked and defended ; and the subject...civil prudence, the first and most essential virtue of a historian. The volume of my History, which had been somewhat delayed by tbe novelty and tumult of... | |
 | 1830 - 336 pages
...every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked and defended ; and the subject of the momentous contest waa the union or separation of Great Britain and America./jThe eight sessions that I sat in parliament... | |
 | Carlo Botta - 1837 - 508 pages
...men, every operation of peace and war, nery principle sfjustict tr policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked and defended; and the subject...contest was the union or separation of Great Britain ud America.' — [Wiion'j Miscellaneous U'ur/.-.j comprehension seems to have had certain limits, suffered... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 882 pages
...every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked and defended ; and the subject...the momentous contest was the union or separation of ~reat Britain and America. The eight sessions that I sat in pariament were a school of civil prudence,... | |
 | Parliament commons, proc - 1839 - 328 pages
...every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked and defended; and the subject...union or separation of Great Britain and America." The earlyportion of the Collection has evidently been written out, under the inspection, or from the dictation,... | |
 | 1839 - 724 pages
...every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice and feeling, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked and defended ; and the subject...union or separation of Great Britain and America." The editor of this proposed work may rely on our warmest endeavours to promote the success of his undertaking;... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1840 - 386 pages
...every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked and defended ; and the subject...Britain and America. The eight sessions that I sat iu parliament were a school of civil prudence, the first and most essential virtue of an historian.... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 616 pages
...every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked and defended, and the subject...union or separation of Great Britain and America." A peculiar feature of these Debates is, that they were all reported by one person, who was a Member... | |
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Fox, who in the conduct of a party approved himself equal to the conduct of an empire. By such men every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked and defended; and the subject... 
