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... months after a vacancy occurred , the kings of Scotland should retain the
power of presenting qualified persons to benefices exceeding a certain annual
value " . This right however was often superseded : and in the present instance ,
his Ho ...
... months after a vacancy occurred , the kings of Scotland should retain the
power of presenting qualified persons to benefices exceeding a certain annual
value " . This right however was often superseded : and in the present instance ,
his Ho ...
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... the present seemed a favourable occasion for depriving him of the power of
exertion . Sentence of banishment was accordingly pronounced against him : but
his punishment appears to have been afterwards mollified into imprisonment of
an ...
... the present seemed a favourable occasion for depriving him of the power of
exertion . Sentence of banishment was accordingly pronounced against him : but
his punishment appears to have been afterwards mollified into imprisonment of
an ...
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And lest that letter should be deemed the mere suggestion of private sentiment ,
another to the same effect shall be written by the said three estates of the realm ,
and delivered along with the present proclamation under the great seal of the ...
And lest that letter should be deemed the mere suggestion of private sentiment ,
another to the same effect shall be written by the said three estates of the realm ,
and delivered along with the present proclamation under the great seal of the ...
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His writings present us with constant vestiges of a prolific and even exuberant
imagi . nation ; and his very faults are those of superabundance rather than of
deficiency . In his descriptive poems , so admirable in many respects , he
sometimes ...
His writings present us with constant vestiges of a prolific and even exuberant
imagi . nation ; and his very faults are those of superabundance rather than of
deficiency . In his descriptive poems , so admirable in many respects , he
sometimes ...
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At present his secular learning is alone remembered ; but Myln has informed , us
that he was likewise eminently skilled in theology and in the canon law . His style
is copious and impetuous : but his diction may be considered as deficient in ...
At present his secular learning is alone remembered ; but Myln has informed , us
that he was likewise eminently skilled in theology and in the canon law . His style
is copious and impetuous : but his diction may be considered as deficient in ...
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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 |
| Извоз навода | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |