Gibbons' History of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, in vols. IV, V, and VI, quarto, reviewed by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794
Publisher: London : Printed for J. Murray
Published: 1791-10-24T05:00:00+00:00

reign; Robert's re-invafion of the empire (p. 623 —626)5 the conduit of Robert's brother Roger, againft his Norman brethren, the pope, and the Pi-fans, in Sicily and Italy (p. 626 — 629), ftill foreign ; his fucceffes over the Saracens in the Weft of Africa (p. 629—631), ftill foreign; his invafion of the empire (p. 631— 633); the invafion of I-taly by the emperor (p. 633 —637), ftill foreign; the laft invafion of the empire by the Normans (p. 63% —644); and the wars of the Normans and Germans in Italy and Sicily (p. 638—644), again foreign. The chapter thus gives us a lively picture, of the digrefhonal fpirit of the author. Out of the feventeen points which I have here enumerated, five only relate even diftantly to his fubject, and twelve are the mere fupplement of injudiciouf-nefs and extravagance. And Mr. Gibbon's hifto-ry is become like the great whirlpool of Norway, that is fo terribly denominated the navel of the fca ; and fucks into its eddy, bears, whales, fhips, and every thing, that come within any poffible reach of its engulphing ftreams.

Falfe language. P. 612. ■ The provtfions were 1 either drowned or damaged;' p. 631, c the ve-c nerable age of Athens—was violated by rapine and 1 cruelty;' and p. 639, c the afcendant of the eu-

* nuchs/ for the principal of them.

Contraditlicn. The pope c conferred on Robert and ■ c his poflerity— all the lands,' &c. c This apojiolk

* Janclion might juftify his arms, but',' &c. The

1 P. 601—602.

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