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... tracts . As some difference of opinion existed as to the propriety of the steps taken against him , many works were written in defence of them by the writers of the day . - Hume's Hist . of England . Dodd's Church Hist . at Thoulouse ...
... tracts . As some difference of opinion existed as to the propriety of the steps taken against him , many works were written in defence of them by the writers of the day . - Hume's Hist . of England . Dodd's Church Hist . at Thoulouse ...
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... tracts on the poor laws , among which was a " Plan for the better relief and employment of the Poor , " 8vo . - Gent . Mag . GILBERT ( JOHN ) the younger brother of Thomas , and son of a gentleman in Stafford- shire , who , after ...
... tracts on the poor laws , among which was a " Plan for the better relief and employment of the Poor , " 8vo . - Gent . Mag . GILBERT ( JOHN ) the younger brother of Thomas , and son of a gentleman in Stafford- shire , who , after ...
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... Tracts & Sermons . of his new pursuit however , was his success commensurate with his expectations . Besides three ... tract on the tory in Paris , in the burial service for Rameau . Trinity , and another entitled " Logonomia - Biog ...
... Tracts & Sermons . of his new pursuit however , was his success commensurate with his expectations . Besides three ... tract on the tory in Paris , in the burial service for Rameau . Trinity , and another entitled " Logonomia - Biog ...
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... tracts , were republished in one volume , 4to , at London in 1729 , with a life of the author.- Hutchinson's Biog . Med . GLANVIL or GLANVILE ( JOSEPH ) agrees , he became minister of a country church , philosophical and theological ...
... tracts , were republished in one volume , 4to , at London in 1729 , with a life of the author.- Hutchinson's Biog . Med . GLANVIL or GLANVILE ( JOSEPH ) agrees , he became minister of a country church , philosophical and theological ...
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... tracts on subjects connected with rural economy , botany , physic , & c . and died in 1786. - Chalmers's Biog ... tract . He also composed the poetry of the " Panegyrique de l'Alliance des Cantons , " which gained him great credit as ...
... tracts on subjects connected with rural economy , botany , physic , & c . and died in 1786. - Chalmers's Biog ... tract . He also composed the poetry of the " Panegyrique de l'Alliance des Cantons , " which gained him great credit as ...
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Sida 30 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt ; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Sida 18 - Hampden, that he had a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute, any mischief.
Sida 30 - I cannot name this gentleman without remarking that his labours and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe ; — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts, but to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the...
Sida 30 - I had no sooner spoken these words but a loud though yet gentle noise came from the heavens, for it was like nothing on earth, which did so comfort and cheer me that I took my petition as granted, and that I had the sign I demanded, whereupon also I resolved to print my book.
Sida 17 - It was at Rome, on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the bare-footed friars were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind.
Sida 30 - Veritate; if it be for Thy glory, I beseech Thee give me some sign from heaven ; if not, I shall suppress it.
Sida 18 - A soul supreme, in each hard instance tried, Above all pain, all passion, and all pride, The rage of power, the blast of public breath The lust of lucre, and the dread of death.
Sida 34 - Milton vindicated from the Charge of Plagiarism brought against him by Mr. Lauder, and Lauder himself convicted of several forgeries, and gross impositions on the public, by John Douglas, MA.
Sida 11 - Fables," written professedly for the instruction of the duke of Cumberland, and published with a dedication to that prince in 1726 ¡ but though they were popular, they failed to servo him at court. He thereupon wrote
Sida 30 - Although enthusiastically fond of music, he had for some time devoted his leisure hours to the study of mathematics and astronomy; and, being dissatisfied with the only telescopes within his reach, he set about constructing one for himself, in which arduous undertaking he succeeded, having, in 1774, finished an excellent reflecting instrument of five feet with his own 'hands. Encouraged by his success, he proceeded to complete larger telescopes, and soon constructed a...