A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing a Brief Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons and Remarkable Characters in Every Age and NationLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805 - 454 страница |
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... considerable Additions . " No species of writing seems more worthy of cultivation than BIOGRAPHY , " since ncue can be more delightful or more useful , no : can more certainly en- " chain the heart by irresistible interest , or more ...
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... considerable army of Danes , having landed in Dorsetshire , marched as far as Warcham ; here Ælfred met them with all the forces he could raise ; but , not finding himself strong enough to engage them , he conclud- ed a peace , and the ...
... considerable army of Danes , having landed in Dorsetshire , marched as far as Warcham ; here Ælfred met them with all the forces he could raise ; but , not finding himself strong enough to engage them , he conclud- ed a peace , and the ...
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... considerable sum to each inhabitant ; but a quarrel arising between him and the Delphians , he sent back the sacrifice and the money to Cræsus ; for he thought that those for whom the prince designed it had rendered themselves unworthy ...
... considerable sum to each inhabitant ; but a quarrel arising between him and the Delphians , he sent back the sacrifice and the money to Cræsus ; for he thought that those for whom the prince designed it had rendered themselves unworthy ...
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... considerable of his numerous works is that " De Officiis . " Ambrose carried the esteem of virginity and celibacy so far , that he seemed to regard ma- trimony as an indecent thing . AMERICUS ( VESPUTIUS ) , a Florentine , a discoverer ...
... considerable of his numerous works is that " De Officiis . " Ambrose carried the esteem of virginity and celibacy so far , that he seemed to regard ma- trimony as an indecent thing . AMERICUS ( VESPUTIUS ) , a Florentine , a discoverer ...
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... considerable . He died at Twick- enham , April 27 , 1742 , of a bro- ken heart , and was buried at the charge of his printer , Richard Franklin . AMMIRATO , or AMMIRATI , ( SCIPIO ) born in Naples 1531 , wrote a History of Florence , in ...
... considerable . He died at Twick- enham , April 27 , 1742 , of a bro- ken heart , and was buried at the charge of his printer , Richard Franklin . AMMIRATO , or AMMIRATI , ( SCIPIO ) born in Naples 1531 , wrote a History of Florence , in ...
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