Estimations in Criticism, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Estimations in Criticism, Vol. 1 of 2 Gibbons autobiography that he did not know the difference between himself and the Roman Empire. He has narrated his progressions from London to Buriton, and from Buriton to London, in the same monotonous majestic periods that record the fall of states and empires. The consequence is that a fascinating book gives but a vague idea of its subject. It may not be without its use to attempt a description of him in plainer though less splendid English. The diligence of their descendant accumulated many particulars of the remote annals oi the Gibbon family; but its real founder was the grandfather of the historian, who lived in the times of the South Sea. He was a capital man of business according to the custom of that age a dealer in many kinds of merchandise like perhaps the complete tradesman of Defoe, who was to understand the price and quality of all articles made within the 1 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq. With Notes by Dean Milman and M.Guizot. Edited, with additional Notes, by William Smith, LL.D. In Eight Volumes. London, 1855. Murray. Vol. II. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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