| David Hume - 1776 - 496 páginas
...enterpriz.es, had furpaffed in the purfuits of literature even thofe of the moft reclufe and fedentary lives ; and they admired his unbroken magnanimity, which,...execute fo great a work as his hiftory of the world. To increafe thefe favourable difpofitions, on which he built hopes of recovering his liberty, he fpread... | |
| David Hume - 1789 - 396 páginas
...enterprifes, had furpaffed in the purfuits of literature even thofe of the moft reclufe and fedentary lives; and they admired his unbroken magnanimity , which...could engage him to undertake and execute fo great a vyork as his Hiilory of the World. To increafe thefe favorable difpofitions, CHAP. on which he built... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1798 - 688 páginas
...purfuits f of literature, even thofe of the moft re-. f clufe and fedentary lives ; and they ad* ? mired his unbroken magnanimity which, * at his age, and...circumftances, ' could engage him to undertake and exe* cute fo great a, work as his Hiftory of the 1 World.' The The plan of the Henriade was fketched,... | |
| Joseph Story - 1804 - 290 páginas
...enterprises, had surpassed in the pursuits of literature, even those of the most recluse and sedentary lives ; and they admired his unbroken magnanimity, which at his age and under his circumstances, would engage him to undertake and execute so great a work, as his history of the world."... | |
| David Hume - 1812 - 604 páginas
...had surpassed, in the pursuits of literature, even those of the most recluse and sedentary lives ; and they admired his unbroken magnanimity, which at his age, and under his circumstances, could engage him to undertake and execute GO great a work as his History of the World.... | |
| 1824 - 462 páginas
...enterprises, had surpassed in the pursuits of literature even those of the most rcclused and sedentary lives; and they admired his unbroken magnanimity, which, at his age, and under his circumstances, could engage him to undertake and execute so great a work as his History of the World."... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1823 - 574 páginas
...had surpassed, in the pursuits of literature, even those of the most recluse and sedentary lives ; and they admired his unbroken magnanimity which at his age, and under his circumstances, could engage him to undertake and execute so great a work as his History of the World."... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1824 - 468 páginas
...enterprises, had surpassed in the pursuits of literature, even those of the most recluse and sedentary lives; and they admired- his unbroken magnanimity, which at his age, and under his circumstances, could engage him to undertake and execute so great a work, as his History of the World."... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1824 - 538 páginas
...had surpassed, in the pursuits of literature, even those of the most recluse and sedentary lives ; and they admired his unbroken magnanimity which at his age, and under his circumstances, could engage him to undertake and execute so great a work, as his History of the World."... | |
| William Goodhugh - 1827 - 402 páginas
...had surpassed, in the pursuits of literature, even those of the most recluse and sedentary lives ; and they admired his unbroken magnanimity, which at his age, and under his circumstances, could engage him to undertake and execute so great a work as his History of the World."... | |
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