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... passed between 1817 and 1819. He lived then much at Bruck am Gebürge , a village near Vienna , whence he continually rambled over the adjoining charming country . It was at that time , that his portrait ( repre- senting him amidst a ...
... passed between 1817 and 1819. He lived then much at Bruck am Gebürge , a village near Vienna , whence he continually rambled over the adjoining charming country . It was at that time , that his portrait ( repre- senting him amidst a ...
Pagina 4
... passed as well Mazzoni and Abbate , as all their pupils . He executed figures as large , and sometimes larger than life . In the church and monastery of the Bene- dictines is preserved a noble collection of them . As he lived long , and ...
... passed as well Mazzoni and Abbate , as all their pupils . He executed figures as large , and sometimes larger than life . In the church and monastery of the Bene- dictines is preserved a noble collection of them . As he lived long , and ...
Pagina 9
... passed a whole year , and at the request of his country- men , made a terrestrial globe . On his return to Portugal he had some brief diplomatic employment ; but at the death of king John in 1494 , he returned to Fayal , where he lived ...
... passed a whole year , and at the request of his country- men , made a terrestrial globe . On his return to Portugal he had some brief diplomatic employment ; but at the death of king John in 1494 , he returned to Fayal , where he lived ...
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... passed the latter years of his life in acts of piety and devotion . He died suddenly , June 15 , 1712 , at the age of ninety - one years , and he was honour- ably buried in the church of St. Saviour . He BEITAR , an eminent botanist and ...
... passed the latter years of his life in acts of piety and devotion . He died suddenly , June 15 , 1712 , at the age of ninety - one years , and he was honour- ably buried in the church of St. Saviour . He BEITAR , an eminent botanist and ...
Pagina 16
... passed in the composition of a History of the Basques , his countrymen . He consulted all that has ever been written on that subject , from the Greeks down to the modern Spaniards ; he made no less use of MSS . than of printed books ...
... passed in the composition of a History of the Basques , his countrymen . He consulted all that has ever been written on that subject , from the Greeks down to the modern Spaniards ; he made no less use of MSS . than of printed books ...
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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.
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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.