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Pagina 2
... sent him by London artists and ama- teurs , a diploma of the Royal Academy of Sweden , or that of honorary citizen- ship of Vienna . Beethoven's happiest days were passed between 1817 and 1819. He lived then much at Bruck am Gebürge , a ...
... sent him by London artists and ama- teurs , a diploma of the Royal Academy of Sweden , or that of honorary citizen- ship of Vienna . Beethoven's happiest days were passed between 1817 and 1819. He lived then much at Bruck am Gebürge , a ...
Pagina 7
... sent to Martinique as governor . To his ho- nour , he adhered to the royal cause , and when he could no longer prevent the colonies from embracing the revolution , he came to England . By the Bourbon princes he was employed to organize ...
... sent to Martinique as governor . To his ho- nour , he adhered to the royal cause , and when he could no longer prevent the colonies from embracing the revolution , he came to England . By the Bourbon princes he was employed to organize ...
Pagina 9
... sent to the western coast of Africa , the knowledge of which previously had scarcely reached Cape St. Catharine , S. lat . 2 ° 3 ' . It was then extended to Cape Cross , or De Patrono , in lat . 20 ° . After nineteen months he returned ...
... sent to the western coast of Africa , the knowledge of which previously had scarcely reached Cape St. Catharine , S. lat . 2 ° 3 ' . It was then extended to Cape Cross , or De Patrono , in lat . 20 ° . After nineteen months he returned ...
Pagina 11
... sent of Moslem divines has placed at the head of its class , and which has itself been made the basis of many subor- dinate treatises . He also wrote ( by the Arabic title of Nizam - al - Towarikh , or The Rule of Histories , ) a chrono ...
... sent of Moslem divines has placed at the head of its class , and which has itself been made the basis of many subor- dinate treatises . He also wrote ( by the Arabic title of Nizam - al - Towarikh , or The Rule of Histories , ) a chrono ...
Pagina 19
... sent by the general assembly as an agent of the province to the British court in 1729. On the death of governor Burnet , his majesty nominated him to the govern- ment of Massachusetts and New Hamp- shire in 1730. He quitted the business ...
... sent by the general assembly as an agent of the province to the British court in 1729. On the death of governor Burnet , his majesty nominated him to the govern- ment of Massachusetts and New Hamp- shire in 1730. He quitted the business ...
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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.