A new and general biographical dictionary, Volume 1For T. Osborne, 1761 - Biography |
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... moft illuftrious Perfons , who have flourished in all Nations , from the earliest Period to the Present Time , And have moft humbly prayed , That We would grant Them Our Royal Licence , for the fole Vending of their faid Dictionary ...
... moft illuftrious Perfons , who have flourished in all Nations , from the earliest Period to the Present Time , And have moft humbly prayed , That We would grant Them Our Royal Licence , for the fole Vending of their faid Dictionary ...
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... moft eligible ; we hope therefore that when our Readers con- fider what we have done , they will not withhold their approbation , upon a mere fupposition that we might have done more . Those who are acquainted with the pains and ...
... moft eligible ; we hope therefore that when our Readers con- fider what we have done , they will not withhold their approbation , upon a mere fupposition that we might have done more . Those who are acquainted with the pains and ...
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... moft fecret defigns of the French court . " By this ac- count we may fee that Aarfens was a man of great abilities , and had an excellent turn for political negotiations : but whilft Du Maurier inveighs fo warmly against this statesman ...
... moft fecret defigns of the French court . " By this ac- count we may fee that Aarfens was a man of great abilities , and had an excellent turn for political negotiations : but whilft Du Maurier inveighs fo warmly against this statesman ...
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... moft miferable ruins , and which gave birth to those prin- " ciples , which unless rooted out will ever make this nation unhappy . " The earl of Clarendon fpeaks of him thus : " Ab- bot confidered the chriftian religion no otherwife ...
... moft miferable ruins , and which gave birth to those prin- " ciples , which unless rooted out will ever make this nation unhappy . " The earl of Clarendon fpeaks of him thus : " Ab- bot confidered the chriftian religion no otherwife ...
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... moft fragrant ointments . " Having never tafted fuch joys before , they gave them- felves up to them with the greatest transport ; so that Abelard now performed the functions of his public office with great remifness , for he wrote ...
... moft fragrant ointments . " Having never tafted fuch joys before , they gave them- felves up to them with the greatest transport ; so that Abelard now performed the functions of his public office with great remifness , for he wrote ...
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Page 87 - And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne...
Page 467 - Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God : and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
Page 484 - His person, it is to be confessed, is no small recommendation ; but he is to be highly commended for not losing that advantage, and adding to the propriety of speech, which might pass...
Page 82 - Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia passed), Calm and serene he drives the furious blast ; And, pleased the Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
Page 83 - I have only one gentleman, < who will be nameless,' to thank for any frequent assistance to me ; which, indeed, It would have been barbarous in him to have denied to one with whom he has lived in an intimacy from childhood, considering the great ease with which he is able to dispatch the most entertaining pieces of this nature.
Page 42 - The object, I could first distinctly view, Was tall straight trees, which on the waters flew; Wings on their sides, instead of leaves, did grow, Which gathered all the breath the winds could blow : And at their roots grew floating palaces, Whose outblowed bellies cut the yielding seas.
Page 83 - like a distressed prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him.
Page 51 - ... but this even balance of opinion is not maintained in the pagan epitaph which was placed on his tomb : — ' Hospes, Achillinum tumulo qui quaeris in isto, Falleris, ille suo iunctus Aristoteli Elysium colit, et quas rerum hie discere causas Vix potuit, plenis nunc videt ille oculis : . Tu modo, per campos dum nohilis umbra beatos Errat, die longum perpftuumque vale.'2 Meanwhile, a decree of the Lateran Council; published on 19 Dec.
Page 80 - Britannia's public pofts retire, Nor longer, her ungrateful fons to pleafe, For their advantage facrifice your eafe ; Me into foreign realms my fate conveys, Through nations fruitful of immortal lays, Where the foft feafon and inviting clime Confpire to trouble your repofe with rhime.
Page 420 - ARUNDEL (THOMAS), archbishop of Canterbury in the reigns of Richard II. Henry IV. and Henry V. was the second son of Robert Fitz-Alan, earl of Arundel and Warren, and brother of Richard earl of Arundel, who was afterwards beheaded.