A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation, Particularly the British and Irish, from the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Present Period : Wherein Their Remarkable Actions Or Sufferings, Their Virtues, Parts, and Learning are Accurately Displayed : with a Catalogue of Their Literary Productions, Volumen 5T. Osborne, J. Whiston and B. White, W. Strahan, T. Payne, W. Owen, and W. Johnston [and 7 others], 1761 |
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... prince of Condé . During this important truft , he found time to la- bour upon fome confiderable works ; and compofed that fine preface to the fragments of Hilary , in which he discovered fo many important facts , relating to the ...
... prince of Condé . During this important truft , he found time to la- bour upon fome confiderable works ; and compofed that fine preface to the fragments of Hilary , in which he discovered fo many important facts , relating to the ...
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... prince's table , fome body obferved , that the Epicureans placed their happiness in a voluptuous life , and in a freedom from all public bufinefs : upon which Fabricius cried out , " Heaven grant that Pyrrhus and the Samnites " take ...
... prince's table , fome body obferved , that the Epicureans placed their happiness in a voluptuous life , and in a freedom from all public bufinefs : upon which Fabricius cried out , " Heaven grant that Pyrrhus and the Samnites " take ...
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... prince elector Palatine , intending a reformation in his churches , called Fagius from Strafburg to Heidelberg , and made him the public profeffor there but the emperor prevailing against the elector , the reformation was put a stop to ...
... prince elector Palatine , intending a reformation in his churches , called Fagius from Strafburg to Heidelberg , and made him the public profeffor there but the emperor prevailing against the elector , the reformation was put a stop to ...
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... prince of Wales , whom he attended into the western parts of Eng- land , and from thence into the ifles of Scilly and Jersey . In 1648 , he was made treasurer of the navy under the command of prince Rupert , which he managed till the ...
... prince of Wales , whom he attended into the western parts of Eng- land , and from thence into the ifles of Scilly and Jersey . In 1648 , he was made treasurer of the navy under the command of prince Rupert , which he managed till the ...
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... prince Henry , James the Ift's eldeft fon ; and , when he prefented it , was very kindly received by the prince , who did even in fome measure command him to write fuch commentaries on all the Latin poets . He was fo vexed at the ...
... prince Henry , James the Ift's eldeft fon ; and , when he prefented it , was very kindly received by the prince , who did even in fome measure command him to write fuch commentaries on all the Latin poets . He was fo vexed at the ...
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