For example, imagine a passage from Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire:" "The whole engagement lasted above twelve hours, till the graduate retreat of the Persians was changed into a disorderly flight, of which the shameful example was given by the principal leaders and the Surenas himself."
Por exemplo, imaginem uma passagem  de Edward Gibbon de "O Declínio e Queda do Império Romano": "O recontro demorou mais de doze horas, "até que a retirada gradual dos persas "se tornou numa fuga desordenada,  cujo vergonhoso exemplo "foi dado pelos principais chefes  e pelo próprio Surenas."