 | 1834 - 602 pages
...establishment of my fame, but my pride was soon humbled, and a s-ober melancholy spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave...companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my history, the life of the author might be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1835 - 354 pages
...establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that, whatever might be the future date of my history, the life of the historian might be short and precarious."... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 260 pages
...establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave...companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my history, the life of the author might be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which... | |
 | William Henry Bartlett, William Beattie - 1836 - 374 pages
...establishment of my fame ; but my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave...companion ; and that, whatsoever might be the future date of ray history, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.'* : . • ' • V . .... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 526 pages
...establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that, whatever might be the future date of my history, the life of the historian might be short and precarious."*... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 360 pages
...establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that, whatever might be the future date of my history, the life of the historian might be short and precarious."*... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 878 pages
...establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave...companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my history, the life of the historian must be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pages
...establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave...companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my history, the life of the author might be short and precarious. I will add two facts, which... | |
 | 1838 - 596 pages
...pride was soon humbled, and a soher melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might he the future fate of my history, the life of the historian must be short and precarious." The sensations... | |
 | Marguerite Gardiner (countess of Blessington.) - 1839 - 424 pages
...establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave...companion ; and that, whatsoever might be the future date of my history, the life of the historian might be short and precarious." There is something in... | |
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I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave... 
