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Miscellaneous Works of Edw. Gibbon: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings ... - Page 53
by Edward Gibbon - 1796
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Publications, Volume 22

Oxford Historical Society (Oxford, England) - 1892 - 458 pages
...the eight months of his titular office, the tutor and pupil lived in the same college as strangers to each other. The want of experience, of advice, and of occupation, soon betrayed me into some improprieties of conduct, ill-chosen company, late hours, and inconsiderate...
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The Autobiographies of Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon - 1896 - 466 pages
...disciple, I was never summoned to attend even the ceremony of a lecture ; and except one voluntary visit to his rooms, during the eight months of his titular office, the tutor and pupill lived in the same College as strangers to each other. The want of experience, of advice, and...
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The Autobiographies of Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon - 1896 - 540 pages
...disciple, I was never summoned to attend even the ceremony of a lecture ; and except one voluntary visit to his rooms, during the eight months of his titular office, the tutor and pupill lived in the same College as strangers to each other. The want of experience, of advice, and...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon - 1898 - 364 pages
...disciple, I was never summoned to attend even the ceremony of a lecture ; and except one voluntary visit to his rooms, during the eight months of his titular office the tutor 3° and pupil lived in the same college as strangers to each other. The want of experience, of advice,...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon - 1898 - 364 pages
...the eight months of his titular office the tutor 3° and pupil lived in the same college as strangers to each other. The want of experience, of advice, and of occupation, soon betrayed me into some improprieties of conduct, ill-chosen company, late hours, and inconsiderate...
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Surveys, Historic and Economic

William James Ashley - 1900 - 516 pages
...had a salary to receive, and only forgot that he had a duty to perform. Excepting one voluntary visit to his rooms, during the eight months of his titular office the tutor and pupil lived in the same college as strangers to each other.' Even after the reformed scheme of examination for degrees...
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The Memoirs of the Life of Edward Gibbon with Various Observations and ...

Edward Gibbon - 1900 - 398 pages
...I was never summoned to attend even the ceremony of a lecture ; and, excepting one voluntary visit to his rooms, during the eight months of his titular office, the tutor and pupil lived in the same college as strangers to each other. The want of experience, of advice, and of occupation, soon...
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Estimations in Criticism: Prose-writers: Edward Gibbon. Thomas Babington ...

Walter Bagehot - 1909 - 328 pages
...disciple, I was never summoned to attend even the ceremony of a lecture ; and excepting one voluntary visit to his rooms, during the eight months of his titular office the tutor and pupil lived in the same college as strangers to each other.' It added to the evils of this neglect, that Gibbon was much...
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In Praise of Oxford: Life and manners

1912 - 496 pages
...disciple, I was never summoned to attend even the ceremony of a lecture ; and excepting one voluntary visit to his rooms, during the eight months of his titular office, the tutor and pupil lived in the same college as strangers to each other. Gibbon's Memoirs. WHY did I sell my College life 8i*b» from...
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The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 80

1897 - 962 pages
...had a salary to receive, and only forgot that he had a duty to perform. Excepting one voluntary visit to his rooms, during the eight months of his titular office the tutor and pupil lived in the same college as strangers to each other." Even after the reformed scheme of examination for degrees...
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