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His character as a politician appears to have commanded the reverence of his
country . . men : and in the discharge of his duty as a Christian pastor , he
exhibited a model of primæval purity . By his exemplary piety and learning , by
his public ...
His character as a politician appears to have commanded the reverence of his
country . . men : and in the discharge of his duty as a Christian pastor , he
exhibited a model of primæval purity . By his exemplary piety and learning , by
his public ...
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They have been exhibited in an English dress by Mr Fawkes . The prologue to
the twelfth book has also been modernized by Jerom Stone . The prologue to the
supplement of Vegius presents us with a poetical description of an evening in ...
They have been exhibited in an English dress by Mr Fawkes . The prologue to
the twelfth book has also been modernized by Jerom Stone . The prologue to the
supplement of Vegius presents us with a poetical description of an evening in ...
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A similar character of Knox has been exhibited by Archibald Hamilton , in his
dialogue De Confusione Galvinana Sectæ apud Scoios , Paris . 1577 , 8vo : but
the impotent malignity of such writers is zealously exposed by Principal Smeton .
A similar character of Knox has been exhibited by Archibald Hamilton , in his
dialogue De Confusione Galvinana Sectæ apud Scoios , Paris . 1577 , 8vo : but
the impotent malignity of such writers is zealously exposed by Principal Smeton .
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... known to have satirized the Catholics in a play represented before the court by
permission of the king himselfa : and the same obnoxious play was afterwards
exhibited before the queen regent , who was sufficiently attached to the old faith .
... known to have satirized the Catholics in a play represented before the court by
permission of the king himselfa : and the same obnoxious play was afterwards
exhibited before the queen regent , who was sufficiently attached to the old faith .
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The one addresses the eternal principle of reason ; the other takes possession of
those outer posts of intellection , the senses . ' Zeal is often blind and
inefficacious . The early poets of the Reformation have exhibited performances
which can ...
The one addresses the eternal principle of reason ; the other takes possession of
those outer posts of intellection , the senses . ' Zeal is often blind and
inefficacious . The early poets of the Reformation have exhibited performances
which can ...
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| Наслов | The Lives of the Scotish Poets: With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early Scotish Drama, Том 2 The Lives of the Scotish Poets: With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early Scotish Drama, David Irving |
| Аутор | David Irving |
| Издавач | Alex. Lawrie and Company, 1804 |
| Оригинал из | Универзитет Харвард |
| Дигитализовано | 18 јан 2008 |
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