“In a distant age and climate the tragic scene of the death of Hussyn will awaken the sympathy of the coldest reader.”

— Edward Gibbon

Vol. 5, pages:391–392.
The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire: Volume 1 (1776)

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English historian and Member of Parliament 1737–1794

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