 | James Hamilton - 1854 - 988 pàgines
...and the contents of a vast magazine. " It was at Rome," says Gibbon, " on the 15th of October, 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the bare-footed friars were singing vespers in the temple of Jupiter (then a church of the Franciscans), that the idea... | |
 | 1854 - 428 pàgines
...and the contents of a vast magazine. " It was at Rome," says Gibbon, " on the 15th of October, 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the bare-footed friars were singing vespers in the temple of Jupiter (then a church of the Franciscans), that the idea... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1854 - 540 pàgines
...ana Italy; and it was while he sat musing among the ruins of the Capitol, and the "surefooted friars were singing vespers in the temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing a history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire first arose in his mind . Several other historical... | |
 | 1855 - 424 pàgines
...15th of October, 1761, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, vrhile the bare-footed friars were singing Vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fell of the city first started to my muid. But my original plan was circumscribed to the decay of the... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1857 - 524 pàgines
...15th of October, 1764, as I sat musing amidst the rums of the Capitol, while the bare-footed fnarn were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fail of thn City first started to my mind. Father Malebranche having completed his studies in philosophy... | |
 | 1857 - 456 pàgines
...any sketch of Gibbon, however brief: — "It was at Rome," says he, "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... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1859 - 526 pàgines
...liitd of October, 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the bare-footed fnara were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that...the idea of writing the decline and fall of the City firat started to my mind. Father Malebranche having completed his itudies in philosophy and theology... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1859 - 544 pàgines
...geniuses to display their powers. " It was at Bome," says Gibbon, " on the 15th of October, 176-1, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the bare-footed friars were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the Decline and Fall... | |
 | 1860 - 580 pàgines
...that " it was when he was musing in the ruins of the Capitol, while the barefooted friars were singina vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fall or the city first started to his mind." The motive arising from the hope of L.100 is not likely to... | |
 | 1860 - 600 pàgines
...Gibbon. He had been long conversant with his great theme before. " At Home, 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, the idea of writing the decline and fall of the... | |
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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. 
