Gibbon Writes

Famous quotes containing the words gibbon and/or writes:

“The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event.”
—Edward Gibbon (1737–1794)

“He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth; he writes verses, he speaks holiday, he smells April and May.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)