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... sent on a special mis- sion to Vienna , and was the means of bringing over Austria to the alliance against France . Subsequently he was recognised as a staunch adherent of the Tory party , and accepted , under the first administration ...
... sent on a special mis- sion to Vienna , and was the means of bringing over Austria to the alliance against France . Subsequently he was recognised as a staunch adherent of the Tory party , and accepted , under the first administration ...
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... sent on a special mis- sion to Vienna , and was the means of bringing over Austria to the alliance against France . Subsequently he was recognised as a staunch adherent of the Tory party , and accepted , under the first administration ...
... sent on a special mis- sion to Vienna , and was the means of bringing over Austria to the alliance against France . Subsequently he was recognised as a staunch adherent of the Tory party , and accepted , under the first administration ...
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... sent to St. Petersburg , along with Sir William Russell , to inquire into the character of the cholera which then appeared in Europe , and on his return was named a member of the board appointed to investigate the epidemic . In 1833 he ...
... sent to St. Petersburg , along with Sir William Russell , to inquire into the character of the cholera which then appeared in Europe , and on his return was named a member of the board appointed to investigate the epidemic . In 1833 he ...
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... sent his pictures annually to the exhibition of the Royal Academy , but with little success till 1824 , when his " Sunset at Sea after a Storm " attracted considerable notice . This picture was purchased by Sir Thomas Lawrence . The ...
... sent his pictures annually to the exhibition of the Royal Academy , but with little success till 1824 , when his " Sunset at Sea after a Storm " attracted considerable notice . This picture was purchased by Sir Thomas Lawrence . The ...
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... sent on a special mission to Russia , and on his return differed from his col- leagues , but was , in 1835 , again sent to Russia , where he remained for two years , and became an especial favourite with the emperor of that country . In ...
... sent on a special mission to Russia , and on his return differed from his col- leagues , but was , in 1835 , again sent to Russia , where he remained for two years , and became an especial favourite with the emperor of that country . In ...
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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...