A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing a Brief Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons and Remarkable Characters in Every Age and NationT. Bensley, Bolt-court, Fleet-street, 1799 - 436 pagina's |
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... century , and wrote a history of Justinian's reign in five books . AGRICOLA , a celebrated Ro man general , born A. D. 37 , died 93 . AGRIPPA ( HENRY CORNE- LIUS ) a man of considerable learn- ing , and a great magician according to ...
... century , and wrote a history of Justinian's reign in five books . AGRICOLA , a celebrated Ro man general , born A. D. 37 , died 93 . AGRIPPA ( HENRY CORNE- LIUS ) a man of considerable learn- ing , and a great magician according to ...
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... century . The town of St. Alban's in Hert- fordshire takes its name from our protomartyr . ALBANI ( FRANCIS ) a cele- brated painter , born at Bologna 1578 , studied under Guido Rheni , and was at length no mean rival in fame to that ...
... century . The town of St. Alban's in Hert- fordshire takes its name from our protomartyr . ALBANI ( FRANCIS ) a cele- brated painter , born at Bologna 1578 , studied under Guido Rheni , and was at length no mean rival in fame to that ...
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... century . under the utmost consternation , and no physician durst undertake. Lesbos . Horace seems to think that was the first author of lyric poetry . He flourished in the 44th Olympiad . musician , born born at Westminster 1647. The ...
... century . under the utmost consternation , and no physician durst undertake. Lesbos . Horace seems to think that was the first author of lyric poetry . He flourished in the 44th Olympiad . musician , born born at Westminster 1647. The ...
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... century , born at Mugello , near Florence . We are told wonderful things concerning the austerity of his life , that he macerated his body with prayer and fasting , and lay upon the bare ground for 20 years together , co- vered only ...
... century , born at Mugello , near Florence . We are told wonderful things concerning the austerity of his life , that he macerated his body with prayer and fasting , and lay upon the bare ground for 20 years together , co- vered only ...
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... century . ANDREWS ( LANCELOT ) bi- shop of Winchester in the reigns of James I. and Charles I. was born in London in 1565. There is a plea- sant story related of him while he was bishop of Winchester , in the life of Waller the poet ...
... century . ANDREWS ( LANCELOT ) bi- shop of Winchester in the reigns of James I. and Charles I. was born in London in 1565. There is a plea- sant story related of him while he was bishop of Winchester , in the life of Waller the poet ...
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Pagina 20 - Wilt thou leave thy sins and go to heaven, or have thy sins and go to hell...
Pagina 81 - The Man in the Moon, or a Discourse of a Voyage thither, by Domingo Gonsales, l638,"Svo.
Pagina 53 - Dr. Donne, I have invited you to dinner ; and, though you sit not down with me, yet I will carve to you of a dish that I know you love well ; for, knowing you love London, I do therefore make you Dean of St. Paul's ; and, when I have dined, then do you take your beloved dish home to your study, say grace there to yourself, and much good may it do you.
Pagina 3 - Thou hast tasted of prosperity and adversity; thou knowest what it is to be banished thy native country, to be over-ruled, as well as to rule, and sit upon the throne; and being oppressed, thou hast reason to know how hateful the oppressor is both to God and man : If after all these warnings and advertisements, thou dost not turn unto the Lord with all thy heart, but forget him, who remembered thee in thy distress, and give up thyself to follow lust and vanity; surely great will be thy condemnation.
Pagina 37 - Martin, a lieutenant-colonel, left him about two thousand pounds; a sum which Collins could scarcely think exhaustible, and which he did not live to exhaust. The guineas were then repaid, and the translation neglected. But man is not born for happiness. Collins, who, while he 'studied to live', felt no evil but poverty, no sooner 'lived to study' than his life was assailed by more dreadful calamities, disease and insanity.
Pagina 62 - Living in an age of extraordinary Events and Revolutions, he learnt (as himself asserted) this Truth, which pursuant to his intention is here declared — That all is vanity which is not honest, and that there is no solid wisdom but in real Piety...
Pagina 76 - The proposition that the sun is in the centre of the world, and immoveable from its place, is absurd, philosophically false, and formally heretical ; because it is expressly contrary to the Holy Scriptures. " 2. The proposition that the earth is not the centre of the world, nor immoveable, but that it moves, and also with a diurnal motion, is also absurd, philosophically false, and, theologically considered, equally erroneous in faith.