The English Essays of Edward GibbonClarendon Press, 1972 - 650 Seiten Includes all of Gibbon's miscellaneous writings in English, including the Vindication and the anonymously-published Critical Observations on the Sixth Book of Vergil's "Aeneid." Does not include any of Gibbon's journals or letters, or his two major works in English, the Autobiography and the History of the decline and fall of the Roman empire. |
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Common Place Book 1755 | 9 |
Speech to the Electors of Petersfield 1761 | 24 |
17651775 | 55 |
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