Edward Gibbon/later Years - 1789-1794

Famous quotes containing the words edward gibbon, edward, gibbon and/or years:

    “I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son.”
    —Edward Gibbon (1737–1794)

    ““Why does your brand so drop with blood,
    Edward, Edward?”
    —Unknown. Edward (l. 1–2)

    “The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise.”
    —Edward Gibbon (1737–1794)

    “Sam Tostin: You know I spent a lot of years disliking women. But I don’t dislike you.
    Major Hayward: Don’t you?
    Sam Tostin: You’re different. You’re not a woman. You’re more than that. You’re a mechanic.”
    —Stanley Shapiro (1925–1990)