The General Biographical Dictionary, Том 13J. Nichols, 1814 |
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... taken from the works of archbishop Tillotson , and methodized and connected . " He was presented by king George I. to the livings of Ren- dlesham , Sudborn , and Alford , in Suffolk ; at which places VOL . XIII . C he lived about eight ...
... taken from the works of archbishop Tillotson , and methodized and connected . " He was presented by king George I. to the livings of Ren- dlesham , Sudborn , and Alford , in Suffolk ; at which places VOL . XIII . C he lived about eight ...
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... , and was dedicated to earl Ferrers , who , when captain Shirley , had taken in a French prize , a great num- ber of birds , intended for madame Pompadour , mistress of Louis XV . These he communicated to our naturalist EDWARD S. 41.
... , and was dedicated to earl Ferrers , who , when captain Shirley , had taken in a French prize , a great num- ber of birds , intended for madame Pompadour , mistress of Louis XV . These he communicated to our naturalist EDWARD S. 41.
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... taken notice of for his exercises , both in his tutor's chamber , and in his college - hall , Towards the close of his undergraduateship , the senior proctor being then of the college , he was appointed one of the moderators for the ...
... taken notice of for his exercises , both in his tutor's chamber , and in his college - hall , Towards the close of his undergraduateship , the senior proctor being then of the college , he was appointed one of the moderators for the ...
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... taken his master's degree , he was appointed tutor of Yale college , and notwithstanding his youth , and the time necessary to be devoted to his own improvement , he filled this office for two years in a manner which afforded his ...
... taken his master's degree , he was appointed tutor of Yale college , and notwithstanding his youth , and the time necessary to be devoted to his own improvement , he filled this office for two years in a manner which afforded his ...
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... taken from the edition in question ; and it cannot be denied that Mr. Edwards has perfectly succeeded in his attempt , and that through the whole of his work he has displayed his wit , his learning , and his intimate acquaintance with ...
... taken from the edition in question ; and it cannot be denied that Mr. Edwards has perfectly succeeded in his attempt , and that through the whole of his work he has displayed his wit , his learning , and his intimate acquaintance with ...
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Стр. 120 - My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Стр. 125 - Ten days and nights she lay upon the carpet, leaning on cushions which her maids brought her : and her physicians could not persuade her to allow herself to be put to bed, much less to make trial of any remedies which they prescribed to her.
Стр. 128 - Though a woman, she hid all that was womanish about her: and if a few equivocal marks of coquetry appeared on some occasions, they passed like flashes of lightning, vanished as soon as they were discerned, and imprinted no blot on her character. She had private friendships, she had favourites: but she never suffered her friends to forget she was their queen; and when her favourites did, she made them feel that she was so.
Стр. 422 - Is there under the heavens a more glorious and refreshing object, of the kind, than an impregnable hedge, of about four hundred feet in length, nine feet high, and five in diameter, which I can...
Стр. 127 - ... we are also apt to require some more softness of disposition, some greater lenity of temper, some of those amiable weaknesses by which her sex is distinguished.
Стр. 126 - There are few great personages in history who have been more exposed to the calumny of enemies and the adulation of friends than Queen Elizabeth ; and yet there is scarcely any whose reputation has been more certainly determined by the unanimous consent of posterity. The unusual length of her administration, and the strong features of her character, were able to overcome...
Стр. 421 - NUMISMATA : a Discourse of Medals, ancient and modern: together with some Account of Heads and Effigies of illustrious and famous Persons, in Sculps and Taille-Douce, of whom we have no Medals extant ; and of the Use to be derived from them. To which is added, a Digression concerning Physiognomy.
Стр. 421 - Terra : a Philosophical Discourse of Earth, relating to the Culture and improvement of it for Vegetation, and the propagation of Plants, as it was presented to the Royal Society, by J.