General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions and professions, chiefly composed by J. Aikin and W. Enfield, Volume 11799 |
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... kind , are selection , compass , and arrangement . To speak of the latter first , as requiring the least discussion ; although the al- phabetical order is void of all claim to ingenuity , yet its great convenience , together with the ...
... kind , are selection , compass , and arrangement . To speak of the latter first , as requiring the least discussion ; although the al- phabetical order is void of all claim to ingenuity , yet its great convenience , together with the ...
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... kind of proverb , " That there was never a brave man who was not liberal , till Abdalla the son of Zobeir . " He was in much esteem for piety , and is recorded to have been so intent on prayer , that a pigeon once alighted on his head ...
... kind of proverb , " That there was never a brave man who was not liberal , till Abdalla the son of Zobeir . " He was in much esteem for piety , and is recorded to have been so intent on prayer , that a pigeon once alighted on his head ...
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... kind reception from Peter Maurice the abbot . During his stay , Reinardus , abbot of Citeaux , arrived on the friendly errand of effecting a reconcilia- tion between Abelard and Bernard . To the united entreaties of Reinardus and Peter ...
... kind reception from Peter Maurice the abbot . During his stay , Reinardus , abbot of Citeaux , arrived on the friendly errand of effecting a reconcilia- tion between Abelard and Bernard . To the united entreaties of Reinardus and Peter ...
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... kind to his friends , terrible to his foes , passionate , cruel , and resent ful , yet not void of generous emotions ; he is rendered an interesting if not an estimable per- sonage , and has excited a mischievous emulation in the ...
... kind to his friends , terrible to his foes , passionate , cruel , and resent ful , yet not void of generous emotions ; he is rendered an interesting if not an estimable per- sonage , and has excited a mischievous emulation in the ...
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... kind was a short copy of verses addressed to the veteran poet Dryden . It was followed by a translation of great part of the fourth Georgic of Virgil . Both these gave him the reputation of a skilful and correct versifier . Soon after ...
... kind was a short copy of verses addressed to the veteran poet Dryden . It was followed by a translation of great part of the fourth Georgic of Virgil . Both these gave him the reputation of a skilful and correct versifier . Soon after ...
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Page 28 - Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
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Page 146 - Cicero, formed his taste, enlarged his understanding, and gave him the noblest ideas of man and government. The exercises of the body succeeded to those of the mind; and Alexander, who was tall, active, and robust, surpassed most of his equals in the gymnastic arts.
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Page 244 - I take my subjects' money when I want it, without all this formality of parliament? ' The Bishop of Durham readily answered, 'God forbid, Sir, but you should: you are the breath of our nostrils.' Whereupon the King turned and said to the Bishop of Winchester, 'Well, my lord, what say you?' 'Sir,' replied the bishop, 'I have no skill to judge of parliamentary cases.' The King answered, 'No put-offs, my lord; answer me presently.
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Page 244 - I take my subjects money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament ? The bishop of Durham readily answered, God forbid, Sir, but you should ; you are the breath of our nostrils : whereupon the king turned and said to the bishop of Winchester, well, my lord, what say you ? Sir, replied the bishop, I have no skill to judge of parliamentary cases.
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