...of my Hiftory. At the outfet all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the true sera of the decline and fall of the empire, the limits of the introduction, the divifions of the chapters, and the order of the narrative ; and I was often tempted to caft away the...

...volume of my Hiftory. At the outfet all was dark and doubtful; even the title of the work, the true era of the Decline and Fall of the Empire , the limits of the introduction , the divifion of the chapters, and the order of the narrative; and I was often tempted to caft away the...

...volume of my Hiftory. At the outfet all was dark and doubtful; even the tide of the work, the true sera of the Decline and Fall of the Empire, the limits of the introduction, the divifion of the chapters, and the order of the narrative ; and I was often tempted to caft away the...

...of my liiftory. At the outfet all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the true £Era of the decline and fall of the empire, the limits of the introduction, the divifion of the chapters, and the order of the narrative ; and I was often tempted to caft away the...

...my hiftory. At the outfet, all was dark and doubtful — even the title of the work, the true sera of the Decline and Fall of the Empire, the limits of the introduftion, and- the divifion of the chapters, and the order of the narrative ; and I was often tempted...

...volume of my History" At the outset all was dark and doubtful; even the title of the work, the true sera of the Decline and Fall of the Empire, the limits...the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise. Many experiments were made before I could hit the middle tone...

...Roman history " at the outset all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the true aera of the decline and fall of the empire, the limits...the division of the chapters, and the order of the narration ; and I was often tempted to cast away the labour of seven years." Akenside has exquisitely...

...of my history. At the outset all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the true fera of the Decline and Fall of the Empire, the limits...seven years. The style of an author should be the • From the mixed, though polite company of Boodle's, White's, and Brooke's, I must honourably distinguish...

...in a more permanent form than the pages of a magazine afford. T Johnion'i " Vanity of Human Wishes." of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise." His plan of life now was to be, when old enough, ordained, and...

...the outset all was dark and doubtful ; even the title of the work, the true aera of the decline anS fall of the empire, the limits of the introduction,...the division of the chapters, and the order of the narration ; and I was often tempted to cast away the labour of seven years." Akenside has exquisitely...