 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 520 páginas
...prudent, would feel, or affect to feel, with fuch exquifite fenfibility i I might, perhaps, have foftened the two invidious chapters, which would create many enemies, and conciliate few friends. But the (haft was (hot, the alarm was founded, and I could only rejoice, that if the voice of our priefts... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 páginas
...more vigorous, nor my com] osition more happy, than in the winter hurry of society and parlian.ent? perhaps have softened the two invidious chapters, which would create many enemies, and conciliate lew friends. But the shaft was shot, the alarm was sounded, and I could only rejoice, that if the voice... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1811 - 542 páginas
...shadow of Christianity ; had I foreseen that the pious, the timid, and the prudent, would feel, or affect to feel, with such exquisite sensibility ; I might, perhaps, have softened the two invidious cbaptent, which would create many enemies, and conciliate few friends. But the shaft was shot, the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 páginas
...and shadow of Christianity; had I foreseen that the pious, the timid, and the prudent, would feel, or affect to feel, with such exquisite sensibility ;...would create many enemies, and conciliate few friends. But the shaft was shot, the alarm was sounded, and I could only rejoice, that if the voice of our priests... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 páginas
...the prudent, would feel, or affect to feel, with such exquisite sensibility ; I mighf, perhaps, liavc softened the two invidious chapters, which would create many enemies, and conciliate few friends. But tiie shaft was shot, the alarm was sounded, and I could only rejoice, that if the voice of our... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1821 - 474 páginas
...shadow of Christianity ; had I foreseen that the pious, the timid, and the prudent, would feel, or affect to feel, with such exquisite sensibility ;...would create many enemies, and conciliate few friends. But the shaft was shot, the alarm, was sounded, and I could only rejoice, that if the voice of our... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 338 páginas
...and shadow of Christianity; had I foreseen that the pious, the timid, and the prudent, would feel, or affect to feel, with such exquisite sensibility, I...would create many enemies, and conciliate few friends. But the shaft was shot, the alarm was sounded, and I could only rejoice that if the voice of our priests... | |
 | 1830 - 336 páginas
...shadow of Christianity ; had ] foreseen that the pious, the timid, and the prudent, would feel, or affect to feel, with such exquisite sensibility, I...would create many enemies, and conciliate few friends. But the shaft was shot, the alarm was sounded, and I could only rejoice that if the voice of our priests... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 594 páginas
...and shadow of Christianity ; had I foreseen that thr pious, the timid, and the prudent, would feel or affect to feel, with such exquisite sensibility ;...invidious chapters, which would create many enemies, ar conciliate few friends. But the shaft was shot, the alarm was sounded, and I could on!; rejoice,... | |
 | 1848 - 668 páginas
...and shadow of Christianity, had I foreseen that the pious, the timid and the prudent would feel or affect to feel with such exquisite sensibility, I...would create many enemies and conciliate few friends." Now if Gibbon ever wrote from convictions of truth and duty, it would surely be when writing upon a... | |
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Had I believed that the majority of English readers were so fondly attached even to the name and shadow of Christianity; had I foreseen that the pious, the timid, and the prudent, would feel, or affect to feel, with such exquisite sensibility, I might,... 
