 | F. J - 1870 - 346 페이지
...little history there is; I mean, real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true; but all the...colouring, all the philosophy of history, is conjecture." Mr. Arthur Pendennis fancies, for his part, that the speeches attributed in his veracious Chronicles... | |
 | James Roderick O'Flanagan - 1870 - 654 페이지
...history there is ; I mean rciil authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true; but all the...colouring, all the philosophy of history, is conjecture. ' IJOSWKLL. — Then, sir, you would reduce all hi.story to be no better than nn almanack — a mere... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1870 - 346 페이지
...little history there is; I mean, real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true; but all the...colouring, all the philosophy of history, is conjecture." Mr. Arthur Pendennis fancies, for his part, that the speeches attributed in his veracious Chronicles... | |
 | John Heywood (ltd.) - 1872 - 232 페이지
...little history there is ; I mean real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all...you would reduce all history to no better than an almanac, a mere chronological series of remarkable events." Mr. Gibbon, who must at that time have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1873 - 620 페이지
...little history there is ; I mean real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all...you would reduce all history to no better than an almanac, a mere chronological series of remarkable events.' Mr. Gibbon, who must at that time have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 584 페이지
...history there is ; I mean real authentick history. That certain Kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all...you would reduce all history to no better than an almanack,2 a mere chronological series of remarkable events." Mr. Gibbon, who must at that time have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 634 페이지
...little history there is; I mean real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all...you would reduce all history to no better than an almanac, a mere chronological series of remarkable events." * Mr. Gibbon, who must at that time have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 634 페이지
...little history there is ; I mean real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all...you would reduce all history to no better than an almanac, a mere chronological series of remarkable events." 3 Mr. Gibbon, who must at that time have... | |
 | James Hay - 1884 - 376 페이지
...little history there is; I mean real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all...colouring, all the philosophy of history, is conjecture. — Life. April 19, 1775. Says Boswell : — " Gibbon was present at this conversation, but did not... | |
 | James Hay - 1884 - 400 페이지
...little history there is. I mean real authentic history. That certain kings reign and certain battles are fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all the colouring, all the philosophy of history, is conjecture." Gibbon, the famous historian, was present when these observations were made, and did not venture to... | |
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We must consider how very little , history there is; I mean real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all the colouring, all the philosophy of history, is conjecture. 
