The Lives of the Scotish Poets: With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early Scotish Drama, Том 2 |
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... have perpetuated his name . His family was afterwards exposed to many
vicissitudes : and the latter part of his life , notwithstanding his eminent piety and
learning , was rendered C Sage , Mackenzie , and Keith , on the alleged authority
...
... have perpetuated his name . His family was afterwards exposed to many
vicissitudes : and the latter part of his life , notwithstanding his eminent piety and
learning , was rendered C Sage , Mackenzie , and Keith , on the alleged authority
...
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which had been secretly concluded without the concurrence of the nobles ,
excited general indignation . - The queen was no longer willingly acknowledged
as regent : the preëminence of her " husband had rendered him odious in the
eyes of ...
which had been secretly concluded without the concurrence of the nobles ,
excited general indignation . - The queen was no longer willingly acknowledged
as regent : the preëminence of her " husband had rendered him odious in the
eyes of ...
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By these violent and unjust measures , his hopes of immediate preferment were
rendered abortive . The death of George Brown , Bishop of Dunkeld , presented
him with new prospects , and exposed him to new mortifications . That prelate ...
By these violent and unjust measures , his hopes of immediate preferment were
rendered abortive . The death of George Brown , Bishop of Dunkeld , presented
him with new prospects , and exposed him to new mortifications . That prelate ...
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In a letter dated September 28 , 1516 , he entreats his Holiness that all defects of
law or deed may be removed , and the contract rendered valid by his sanction “ .
Having thus obtained possession of the office , he was soon called from the ...
In a letter dated September 28 , 1516 , he entreats his Holiness that all defects of
law or deed may be removed , and the contract rendered valid by his sanction “ .
Having thus obtained possession of the office , he was soon called from the ...
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In ' affirming that he has always rendered one verse by another , Lesley and
Dempster have committed a mistake . This regularity of correspondence he either
did not attempt or has failed to maintain . Such a project would indeed have been
...
In ' affirming that he has always rendered one verse by another , Lesley and
Dempster have committed a mistake . This regularity of correspondence he either
did not attempt or has failed to maintain . Such a project would indeed have been
...
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