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... Henry , bar ' - ker , a con- tributor to the " Classical Journal " for twenty years , and a laborious Greek scholar . His magnum opus , or great work , as it might be called , is an edition of Stephens's " Thesaurus Linguæ Græcæ ...
... Henry , bar ' - ker , a con- tributor to the " Classical Journal " for twenty years , and a laborious Greek scholar . His magnum opus , or great work , as it might be called , is an edition of Stephens's " Thesaurus Linguæ Græcæ ...
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... Henry , fourth duke of Portland , This nobleman is best known as Lord George Bentinck , and entered the army , but quitted the profession of arms to take a part in the politics of his country . In 1826 he became private secretary to his ...
... Henry , fourth duke of Portland , This nobleman is best known as Lord George Bentinck , and entered the army , but quitted the profession of arms to take a part in the politics of his country . In 1826 he became private secretary to his ...
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... Henry . ( See LANGDALE . ) , BIDDER , George Parkes , bid - der , a civil engineer , known when a youth as the " Calcu- lating Boy , " from his extraordinary aptitude for mental arithmetic . He was employed on the Blackwall Railway and ...
... Henry . ( See LANGDALE . ) , BIDDER , George Parkes , bid - der , a civil engineer , known when a youth as the " Calcu- lating Boy , " from his extraordinary aptitude for mental arithmetic . He was employed on the Blackwall Railway and ...
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... Henry Thomas , buk ' - el , was well known for his historical researches , and espe- cially by his " History of Civilization , " the first volume of which appeared in 1858 , and the second in 1861 ; but these were merely instal- ments ...
... Henry Thomas , buk ' - el , was well known for his historical researches , and espe- cially by his " History of Civilization , " the first volume of which appeared in 1858 , and the second in 1861 ; but these were merely instal- ments ...
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... Henry , C.B. , an indefatigable pro- moter of art - industry , connected with the Record Office , took an active part in bringing the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations in 1851 into the order which it assumed before the eyes of ...
... Henry , C.B. , an indefatigable pro- moter of art - industry , connected with the Record Office , took an active part in bringing the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations in 1851 into the order which it assumed before the eyes of ...
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Sida 194 - Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale Fishery; including researches and discoveries on the Eastern Coast of West Greenland, made in the Summer of 1822, in the ship Baffin, of Liverpool.
Sida 135 - A General Dictionary of Geography, Descriptive, Physical, Statistical, and Historical ; forming a complete Gazetteer of the World. By A. KEITH JOHNSTON, FRSE 8vo. 31s. 6d. M'Culloch's Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the various Countries, Places, and principal Natural Objects in the World.
Sida 201 - Buccleugh-place, the elevated residence of the then Mr. Jeffrey. I proposed that we should set up a Review ; this was acceded to with acclamation. I was appointed Editor, and remained long enough in Edinburgh to edit the first number of the Edinburgh Review. The motto I proposed for the Review was, " Tenui musam meditamur avena." " We cultivate literature upon a little oatmeal.
Sida 228 - HISTORICAL VIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF DISCOVERY ON THE MORE NORTHERN COASTS OF NORTH AMERICA.
Sida 46 - I have begun several times many things, and I have often succeeded at last. I shall sit down now ; but the time will come when you will hear me.
Sida 116 - Specimens of English Dramatic Poets who lived about the time of Shakspeare...
Sida 32 - An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay From the Latin of Martin Dobrizhoffer, eighteen years a Missionary in that country.
Sida 160 - France he devoted himself to the study of the law, and was called to the bar in 1825. As a lawyer he was almost entirely employed in peerage cases before the House of Lords. He compiled a History of the Battle of Agincourt, a Life of Chaucer, The Dispatches and Letters of Lord Nelson, History of the British Navy, and other equally important works.
Sida 138 - the most powerful, the most constant, and the most generous of his enemies.
Sida 32 - Gentleman,' 8vo, London, first and second editions, 1857. On the 6th of June, 1860, he was called to the bar...