The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation : Particulary the British and Irish, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time, Volume 22AMS Press, 1815 - Biography |
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... employed his authority , has conferred upon his memory the greatest honour . From this time his life was an almost uninter- rupted series of prosperity . The tranquillity enjoyed by the republic , and the satisfaction and peace of mind ...
... employed his authority , has conferred upon his memory the greatest honour . From this time his life was an almost uninter- rupted series of prosperity . The tranquillity enjoyed by the republic , and the satisfaction and peace of mind ...
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... employed the services of learned men , in dif- ferent parts of Italy , and especially of his intimate friend and companion Politian , who took several journeys in order to discover and purchase the valuable remains of antiquity . " I ...
... employed the services of learned men , in dif- ferent parts of Italy , and especially of his intimate friend and companion Politian , who took several journeys in order to discover and purchase the valuable remains of antiquity . " I ...
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... employed neither criticism nor method , he cannot claim any higher merit than that of a mere col- lector.2 MEIBOMIUS ( HENRY ) , son of the former , was born at Lubeck in 1638 ; and after laying a proper foundation in literature at home ...
... employed neither criticism nor method , he cannot claim any higher merit than that of a mere col- lector.2 MEIBOMIUS ( HENRY ) , son of the former , was born at Lubeck in 1638 ; and after laying a proper foundation in literature at home ...
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... employed in composing the greatest part of the academical speeches , and Baillet adds , that at thirteen he wrote a comedy , and dedicated it to Reuchlin . With such capacity and application he could not fail to distinguish himself ...
... employed in composing the greatest part of the academical speeches , and Baillet adds , that at thirteen he wrote a comedy , and dedicated it to Reuchlin . With such capacity and application he could not fail to distinguish himself ...
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... employed by the protestant princes assembled at Cobourg and Augsburgh to draw up the cele- brated confession of faith , which did such honour to his acute judgment and eloquent pen , and is known by the name of the Confession of ...
... employed by the protestant princes assembled at Cobourg and Augsburgh to draw up the cele- brated confession of faith , which did such honour to his acute judgment and eloquent pen , and is known by the name of the Confession of ...
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