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Pagina 7
... duke William of Bavaria , and to have died in Italy , whither he had been sent by the duke about the year 1540. M. Heinecken gives a copious list of his works . ( Heinecken , Dict . des Artistes . Strutt's Dict . of Eng . Bryan's Dict ...
... duke William of Bavaria , and to have died in Italy , whither he had been sent by the duke about the year 1540. M. Heinecken gives a copious list of his works . ( Heinecken , Dict . des Artistes . Strutt's Dict . of Eng . Bryan's Dict ...
Pagina 12
... duke of Gotha , for whose theatre he was engaged in 1777. He shone both in tragedy and comedy , and wrote several plays , rich in comic situations , but hasty and superficial compositions . Beil died in August , 1794 . BEINASCHI . See ...
... duke of Gotha , for whose theatre he was engaged in 1777. He shone both in tragedy and comedy , and wrote several plays , rich in comic situations , but hasty and superficial compositions . Beil died in August , 1794 . BEINASCHI . See ...
Pagina 17
... duke of Bavaria . In 1138 , having subdued the districts of Rama , in Servia , he assumed the addi- tional title of king of Rama . An incident scarcely worth commemorating , were it not that it is by a reference to this ob- scure ...
... duke of Bavaria . In 1138 , having subdued the districts of Rama , in Servia , he assumed the addi- tional title of king of Rama . An incident scarcely worth commemorating , were it not that it is by a reference to this ob- scure ...
Pagina 20
... duke d'Anjou , afterwards Henry III . He wrote two works on the Egyptian hieroglyphics . ( Biog . Univ . ) BELESTAT , ( the marquis de , 1725- 1807 , ) of Haerlem . Voltaire wished to pass him off as the author of a pamphlet against a ...
... duke d'Anjou , afterwards Henry III . He wrote two works on the Egyptian hieroglyphics . ( Biog . Univ . ) BELESTAT , ( the marquis de , 1725- 1807 , ) of Haerlem . Voltaire wished to pass him off as the author of a pamphlet against a ...
Pagina 27
... duke of Richmond presented him with a commission as second lieutenant in the artillery , and about the same time he was despatched on a secret expedition de- signed for the destruction of the Dutch fleet in the Texel , but which was ...
... duke of Richmond presented him with a commission as second lieutenant in the artillery , and about the same time he was despatched on a secret expedition de- signed for the destruction of the Dutch fleet in the Texel , but which was ...
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Pagina 352 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Pagina 169 - The support and assistance I have received from Captain Berry cannot be sufficiently expressed. I was wounded in the head, and obliged to be carried off the deck; but, the service suffered no loss by that event. Captain Berry was fully equal to the important service then going on; and, to him, I must beg leave to refer you, for every information relative to this victory.
Pagina 54 - Belon consigna les résultats de son voyage dans un ouvrage fort remarquable, intitulé les Observations de plusieurs singularités et choses mémorables, trouvées en Grèce, Asie, Judée, Egypte, Arabie et autres pays estranges, rédigées en trois livres; Paris (G.
Pagina 271 - A curious Herbal, containing FIVE HUNDRED of the most useful plants which are now used in the practice of physic, engraved on folio copperplates, after drawings taken from the life. To which is added a short description of the plants, and their common uses in Physic.
Pagina 123 - Literary History of the Middle Ages ; comprehending an Account of the State of Learning from the Close of the Reign of Augustus to its Revival in the Fifteenth Century.
Pagina 271 - London by Robert Barker, Printer to the King's most Excellent
Pagina 261 - Being at table with his usual fare, some bread, a few prunes, and a measured quantity of milk, diluted with water...
Pagina 93 - Bentham, Jeremy. Plan of Parliamentary Reform, in the Form of a Catechism, with Reasons for each Article. With an Introduction, Shewing the Necessity of Radical, and the Inadequacy of Moderate, Reform.
Pagina 29 - A Vindication of the Authenticity of the Narratives contained in the first two chapters of the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke...
Pagina 261 - ... set it down on his knees, which were joined together, and kept it steady with his hand, in the manner of a person perfectly at ease; and in this attitude expired, without spilling a drop, and without a writhe in his countenance ; as if an experiment had been required, to show to his friends the facility with which he departed.