The dark cloud, which had been cleared by the Phoenician discoveries, and finally dispelled by the arms of Caesar, again settled on the shores of the Atlantic, and a Roman province [Britain] was again lost among the fabulous Islands of the Ocean.
Edward GibbonThe mixture of Sarmatic and German blood had contributed to improve the features of the Alani, to whiten their swarthy complexions, and to tinge their hair with a yellowish cast, which is seldom found in the Tartar race.
Edward GibbonTheir poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism.
Edward GibbonI am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expenses, and my expense is equal to my wishes.
Edward Gibbon