A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an ... Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation in the World, Particularly the British and Irish ...The Proprietors, 1795 |
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... daughter of Francis earl of Bedford , by whom he had two fons , who died young ; and a daugh- ter , named Anne . Dying thus without iffue male , he was fuc- ceeded in his honours by his brother Francis , who deceased in 1641 , and had ...
... daughter of Francis earl of Bedford , by whom he had two fons , who died young ; and a daugh- ter , named Anne . Dying thus without iffue male , he was fuc- ceeded in his honours by his brother Francis , who deceased in 1641 , and had ...
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... daughter and coheir to William Martin , of Lindridge , in Devonshire , Efq . by whom he had fifteen children , and was fucceeded in honour and eftate by his eldeft furviving fon George , who dying in 1690 , the title devolved on his ...
... daughter and coheir to William Martin , of Lindridge , in Devonshire , Efq . by whom he had fifteen children , and was fucceeded in honour and eftate by his eldeft furviving fon George , who dying in 1690 , the title devolved on his ...
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... daughter of Mr. William Raftor , a gen- tleman born at Kilkenny , in the kingdom of Ireland , by Mrs. Da- niel , the daughter of an eminent citizen on Fish - street - hill . Mrs. Clive , we are told by Chetwood , difcovered an early ...
... daughter of Mr. William Raftor , a gen- tleman born at Kilkenny , in the kingdom of Ireland , by Mrs. Da- niel , the daughter of an eminent citizen on Fish - street - hill . Mrs. Clive , we are told by Chetwood , difcovered an early ...
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... daughter of mirth af pired to what nature had denied her ; the wifhed to fhine in those parts of high life where elegance of form and graceful deportment give dignity to the female character . Not content with this deviation from her ...
... daughter of mirth af pired to what nature had denied her ; the wifhed to fhine in those parts of high life where elegance of form and graceful deportment give dignity to the female character . Not content with this deviation from her ...
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... daughter of captain David Trotter , a Scots gentleman , and fea commander in the reign of Charles II . was born in London , August 16 , 1679. She gave marks of a genius for poetry , before she had paffed her childhood : and in her 17th ...
... daughter of captain David Trotter , a Scots gentleman , and fea commander in the reign of Charles II . was born in London , August 16 , 1679. She gave marks of a genius for poetry , before she had paffed her childhood : and in her 17th ...
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Страница 13 - Clive was complimented by his friends on his behaviour on this occasion, he made the following remark : " The man has given me my life, and I have no right in future to mention his behaviour at the card-table; although I will never pay him, nor ever keep him company.
Страница 65 - By degrees I gained his confidence ; and one day was admitted to him when he was immured by a bailiff, that was prowling in the street. On this occasion recourse was had to the booksellers, who, on the credit of a translation of Aristotle's Poetics...
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Страница 129 - Corneille, whofe brother he was. He was a member of the French academy, and of the academy of Infcriptions. He difcovered, when he was young, a...
Страница 73 - Common-prayer:" as, i. A Scholaftical Hiftory of the primitive and general Ufe of Liturgies in the Chriftian Church ; together with an Anfwer to Mr. David Clarkfon's late Difcourfe concerning Liturgies, 1690; dedicated to king William and queen Mary. 2. A Companion to the Temple; or, A Help to Devotion in the Ufe of the...
Страница 143 - 'The Argument made by the Command of the Houfe of Commons, out of the Acts of Parliament and Authority of Law expounding the fame, at a Conference with the Lords, concerning the Liberty of the Perfon of every Freeman." 4. " A Brief Difcourfe concerning the Power of the Peers and Commons of Parliament in point of Judicature.
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