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... born in 1658. He was Germany , and other parts of Europe . Subse - appointed professor of theology in the univer- quent researches have led to conclusions incon- sistent with the hypothesis of Galvani ; and animal electricity or ...
... born in 1658. He was Germany , and other parts of Europe . Subse - appointed professor of theology in the univer- quent researches have led to conclusions incon- sistent with the hypothesis of Galvani ; and animal electricity or ...
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... born at Toledo in 1503 , being the younger son of a nobleman , who had been employed on some important negociations . He was early distin- guished for his wit and fancy , and adopting the poetical principles of his friend Boscan , who ...
... born at Toledo in 1503 , being the younger son of a nobleman , who had been employed on some important negociations . He was early distin- guished for his wit and fancy , and adopting the poetical principles of his friend Boscan , who ...
Pagina 5
... born instruction of heretics , is said to have given an 1587. He also filled the office of moderator impulse to the gunpowder plot , and as an ac- of the synod held at Charenton , and pub - complice in this conspiracy , he was tried and ...
... born instruction of heretics , is said to have given an 1587. He also filled the office of moderator impulse to the gunpowder plot , and as an ac- of the synod held at Charenton , and pub - complice in this conspiracy , he was tried and ...
Pagina 15
... born at Verdun in 1654 , and entered the Society of Jesuits in 1670. In 1685 he embarked on a mission to China with six other mathematicians of the society . He remained at Pekin to study the Tartarian lan- guage , and so ingratiated ...
... born at Verdun in 1654 , and entered the Society of Jesuits in 1670. In 1685 he embarked on a mission to China with six other mathematicians of the society . He remained at Pekin to study the Tartarian lan- guage , and so ingratiated ...
Pagina 15
... born in 1621 at Jena . He was appointed professor of philosophy at Wittemberg in 1646 ; and of history at Jena in 1652. He died in 1688. His principal works are " Dis- putationum theologicarum Fasciculus ; " " De Ecclesiæ Coptica Ortu ...
... born in 1621 at Jena . He was appointed professor of philosophy at Wittemberg in 1646 ; and of history at Jena in 1652. He died in 1688. His principal works are " Dis- putationum theologicarum Fasciculus ; " " De Ecclesiæ Coptica Ortu ...
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Pagina 15 - It was at Rome, on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the bare-footed friars were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind.
Pagina 51 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or...
Pagina 51 - Veritate; if it be for Thy glory, I beseech Thee give me some sign from heaven ; if not, I shall suppress it.
Pagina 51 - ... to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries. His plan is original ; and it is as full of genius as it is of humanity. It was a voyage of discovery ; a circumnavigation of charity.
Pagina 51 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt ; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Pagina 15 - Fables," written professedly for the instruction of the duke of Cumberland, and published with a dedication to that prince in 1726 ¡ but though they were popular, they failed to servo him at court. He thereupon wrote
Pagina 51 - His object in this instance was to secure a due attention to the rights of the natives ; and he showed himself equally jealous of those of the British inhabitants, by opposing an attempt to supersede the trial by jury.
Pagina 51 - He composed a general history of England, from the earliest accounts to the death of king Stephen, in 1154, in eight books, which have been published by sir Henry Savilc.
Pagina 51 - I had no sooner spoken these words but a loud though yet gentle noise came from the heavens, for it was like nothing on earth, which did so comfort and cheer me that I took my petition as granted, and that I had the sign I demanded, whereupon also I resolved to print my book.