Edward Gibbon, Memoirs, Volume I, p. 116. Reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 724–25.
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The noisy and extensive scene of crowds without company, and dissipation without pleasure.
— Edward Gibbon on Society
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About Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon (1737-05-08 or 1737-04-27, O.S. – 1794-01-16) was arguably the most important historian since the time of the ancient Roman Tacitus. Gibbon's magnum opus, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is a groundbreaking work of early modern erudition, the broad influence of which endures to this day.
About Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon (1737-05-08 or 1737-04-27, O.S. – 1794-01-16) was arguably the most important historian since the time of the ancient Roman Tacitus. Gibbon's magnum opus, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is a groundbreaking work of early modern erudition, the broad influence of which endures to this day.
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