The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest to the Present Time, Volym 29Alexander Chalmers J. Nichols and Son, 1816 |
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... celebrated minister under Louis VII . was born at Touri in Beauce , in 1082 , and being bred up at St. Denis with the young prince , afterwards Louis le Gros , became his principal guide and counsellor . On the death of Adam , abbot of ...
... celebrated minister under Louis VII . was born at Touri in Beauce , in 1082 , and being bred up at St. Denis with the young prince , afterwards Louis le Gros , became his principal guide and counsellor . On the death of Adam , abbot of ...
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... celebrated Greek Lexicon , is a personage of whom we are unable to give many particulars . Who he was , or when he lived , are points of great uncer- tainty ; no circumstances of his life having been recorded , either by himself or any ...
... celebrated Greek Lexicon , is a personage of whom we are unable to give many particulars . Who he was , or when he lived , are points of great uncer- tainty ; no circumstances of his life having been recorded , either by himself or any ...
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... celebrated Du Perron , afterwards cardinal , was made the instrument of his conversion . He attempted also to convert Sully , but in vain : " My parents bred me , ” said the minister , in the opinious and doctrines of the re- formed ...
... celebrated Du Perron , afterwards cardinal , was made the instrument of his conversion . He attempted also to convert Sully , but in vain : " My parents bred me , ” said the minister , in the opinious and doctrines of the re- formed ...
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... celebrated sceptic . The king of Prussia distinguished him by many marks of bounty and favour , but it so happened that he never saw him till near the end of 1777 , although he had been member of the academy from the year 1750 . Sulzer ...
... celebrated sceptic . The king of Prussia distinguished him by many marks of bounty and favour , but it so happened that he never saw him till near the end of 1777 , although he had been member of the academy from the year 1750 . Sulzer ...
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... celebrated Hebrew and Greek professor in the university of Amsterdam , is most known for his edition of the Mischna of the Jews , with notes , and a Latin version , which he began to publish in 1698 , and completed in 1703 , in 3 vols ...
... celebrated Hebrew and Greek professor in the university of Amsterdam , is most known for his edition of the Mischna of the Jews , with notes , and a Latin version , which he began to publish in 1698 , and completed in 1703 , in 3 vols ...
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The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ..., Volym 29 Alexander Chalmers Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1816 |
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Sida 174 - This great Prelate had the good humour of a gentleman, the eloquence of an orator, the fancy of a poet, the acuteness of a school-man, the profoundness of a philosopher, the wisdom of a Chancellor, the sagacity of a prophet, the reason of an angel, and the piety of a saint...
Sida 121 - Studentship for three years after their degree. Students therefore who are elected previous to admission at any College, can hold them eight years.
Sida 108 - It is a singular fact that the will of the donor was made on the very day on which the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the College, Mr.
Sida 188 - The only work Taylor published, was the " History of Gavelkind, with the etymology thereof; containing also an assertion, that our English laws are, for the most part, those that were used by the ancient Brytains, notwithstanding the several conquests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans. With some observations and remarks upon many especial occurrences of British and English history. To which is added, a short history of William the conqueror, written in Latin by an anonymous author in the...
Sida 73 - I now transmit to you in his own hand, being willing that of so great a work the history should be known, and that each writer should receive his due proportion of praise from posterity. I recommend to you to preserve this scrap of literary intelligence, in Mr. Swinton's own hand, or to deposit it in the Museum, that the veracity of the account may never be doubted. I am, sir, your most humble servant, Dec. 6, 1784. SAM. JOHNSON.
Sida 52 - ... at the same time extremely fond of the infant, she stole him on shipboard unknown to his mother and uncle, and carried him with her to Whitehaven, where he continued for almost three years. For, when the matter was discovered, his mother sent orders by all means not to hazard a second voyage till he could be better able to bear it.
Sida 68 - Hie depositum est corpus JONATHAN SWIFT, STP Hujus Ecclesiae Cathedralis Decani Ubi saeva indignatio Ulterius cor lacerare nequit, Abi viator Et imitare, si poteris, Strenuum pro virili libertatis vindicem.
Sida 63 - Heaven intends, Take pity on your pitying friends ! Nor let your ills affect your mind, To fancy they can be unkind. Me, surely me, you ought to spare, Who gladly would your suffering share ; Or give my scrap of life to you, And think it far beneath your due ; You, to whose care so oft I owe That I'm alive to tell you so.