The Dictionary of National Biography, Founded in 1882 by George Smith, Volume 6H. Milford, 1922 |
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Pagina 3
... held various posts , as chief commissioner of police , acting colonial secre- tary , acting collector of customs , civil engi- neer and surveyor - general , registrar of slaves , stipendiary magistrate of Port Louis , and treasurer and ...
... held various posts , as chief commissioner of police , acting colonial secre- tary , acting collector of customs , civil engi- neer and surveyor - general , registrar of slaves , stipendiary magistrate of Port Louis , and treasurer and ...
Pagina 80
... held the day . In February 1714 Du Bosc under- took with Louis Du Guernier [ q . v . ] to en- grave a series of plates illustrative of the battles of the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene . He sent to Paris for two more engravers ...
... held the day . In February 1714 Du Bosc under- took with Louis Du Guernier [ q . v . ] to en- grave a series of plates illustrative of the battles of the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene . He sent to Paris for two more engravers ...
Pagina 149
... held in the reign of Richard II , that a church had been founded and en- dowed there by divers Irishmen whose names were unknown , time out of mind , and long before the conquest of Ireland . This ancient site was bestowed on Dunan by ...
... held in the reign of Richard II , that a church had been founded and en- dowed there by divers Irishmen whose names were unknown , time out of mind , and long before the conquest of Ireland . This ancient site was bestowed on Dunan by ...
Pagina 185
... held the post of commander - in- chief of the army from 18 March 1809 to 26 May 1811 , a period signalised by the victories of Talavera and Busaco and the re- treat to Torres Vedras , and he was then perfectly ready to resign to the ...
... held the post of commander - in- chief of the army from 18 March 1809 to 26 May 1811 , a period signalised by the victories of Talavera and Busaco and the re- treat to Torres Vedras , and he was then perfectly ready to resign to the ...
Pagina 196
... held for no less than fifteen years . In this came a brevet - colonel 20 Nov. 1782. The office he showed great administrative talent , 80th foot was disbanded in 1783 , and Dundas kept his department in good order , and took remained ...
... held for no less than fifteen years . In this came a brevet - colonel 20 Nov. 1782. The office he showed great administrative talent , 80th foot was disbanded in 1783 , and Dundas kept his department in good order , and took remained ...
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Pagina 67 - But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be ; Within that circle none durst walk but he.
Pagina 76 - Britain,' &c. 1775. Among his friends was Giles Hussey, the artist, many of whose works he possessed. Duane was a fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries, and was a trustee of the British Museum, to which institution he presented minerals, antiquities, and miscellaneous objects in 1764-77.
Pagina 124 - His Lordship in Council is of opinion that the great object of the British Government ought to be the promotion of European literature and science among the natives of India; and that all the funds appropriated for the purposes of education would be best employed on English education alone.
Pagina 16 - Reasons of Faith ; or, the Order of the Christian Argument Developed and Explained. By the Rev. GS DREW, MA Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Fcp. 8vo.
Pagina 201 - Dunning and myself,' added he, ' we were generous, for we gave the girl who waited on us a penny a piece ; but Kenyon, who always knew the value of money, sometimes rewarded her with a halfpenny, and sometimes with a promise.
Pagina 26 - Ixiv. 467) to copies of proposals for carrying on certain public works in the city of Edinburgh...
Pagina 333 - Bounty (that is, the governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy).
Pagina 79 - Carr's trade in tours, in a 12mo little book entitled "My Pocket Book ; or Hints for a Ryghte Merrie and Conceitede Tour, in 4to., to be called ' The Stranger in Ireland, in 1805.
Pagina 48 - The History of Scotland from the year 1423 until the year 1542. Containing the Lives and Reigns of James the I., the II., the III., the IV., the V. With several Memorials of State during the Reigns of James VI. and Charles I.
Pagina 202 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?