The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time..J. Nichols and Son [and 29 others], 1812 |
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... born at Leghorn , Feb. 8 , 1716. He began his noviciate among the Jesuits at the age of sixteen , but did not take the four vows , according to the statutes of that order , until eighteen years afterwards . He had already published a ...
... born at Leghorn , Feb. 8 , 1716. He began his noviciate among the Jesuits at the age of sixteen , but did not take the four vows , according to the statutes of that order , until eighteen years afterwards . He had already published a ...
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... born in the territory of Lucca , about the year 1728. He received the degree of doctor , began practice at Sarzano in 1755 , as a member of the faculty ; in 1756 was chosen member of the German imperial society ; and in 1758 of the ...
... born in the territory of Lucca , about the year 1728. He received the degree of doctor , began practice at Sarzano in 1755 , as a member of the faculty ; in 1756 was chosen member of the German imperial society ; and in 1758 of the ...
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... born in Sweden in 1642 , at a village called Benzeby , whence he took his name . His parents were of mean condition , but an uncle enabled him to pursue his studies at Upsal , where he was appointed tutor to the children of the count de ...
... born in Sweden in 1642 , at a village called Benzeby , whence he took his name . His parents were of mean condition , but an uncle enabled him to pursue his studies at Upsal , where he was appointed tutor to the children of the count de ...
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... born about 1519 . His father , who was not rich , having suffered by the war , sent him on his travels , to seek his fortune in Italy , France , Spain , and Germany . He did not find what he sought , but became so captivated with the ...
... born about 1519 . His father , who was not rich , having suffered by the war , sent him on his travels , to seek his fortune in Italy , France , Spain , and Germany . He did not find what he sought , but became so captivated with the ...
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... born at Paris in 1720. He was deputy from the clergy of Paris , in the constituent assembly , and died at Paris in 1794. He had acquired great reputation in the university , and was not less respected in the above assembly , where he ...
... born at Paris in 1720. He was deputy from the clergy of Paris , in the constituent assembly , and died at Paris in 1794. He had acquired great reputation in the university , and was not less respected in the above assembly , where he ...
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Strona 58 - A Proposal for the Better Supplying of Churches in our Foreign Plantations, and for Converting the Savage Americans to Christianity by a College to be Erected in the Summer Islands, Otherwise Called the Isles of Bermuda . . . London, 1724 •'[ Fothergill, John].
Strona 62 - Siris, a Chain of Philosophical Reflections and Inquiries concerning the Virtues of TAR WATER...
Strona 255 - The effect of certaine Sermons touching the full Redemption of Mankind by the death and bloud of Christ Jesus ; wherein...
Strona 308 - In the preamble of this act (which passed the legislature), a conviction was expressed, that ' if many offenders convicted of crimes for which transportation has been usually inflicted, were ordered to solitary confinement, accompanied by well regulated labour and religious instruction, it might be the means, under Providence, not only of deterring others from the commission of the like crimes, but also of reforming the individuals and inuring them to habits of industry.
Strona 492 - You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not commit adultery. But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Strona 63 - As to his person, he was a handsome man, with a countenance full of meaning and benignity, remarkable for great strength of limbs, and, till his sedentary life impaired it, of a very robust constitution.
Strona 176 - Could how Betterton spoke be as easily known as what he spoke, then might you see the muse of Shakspeare in her triumph, with all her beauties in their best array, rising into real life and charming her beholders.
Strona 178 - Cassius, in your looks ! &c. Not but in some part of this scene, where he reproaches Cassius, his temper is not under this suppression, but opens into that warmth which becomes a man of virtue ; yet this is that hasty spark of anger, which Brutus himself endeavours to excuse.
Strona 55 - Berkeley; and indeed most of the writings of that very ingenious author form the best lessons of scepticism, which are to be found either among the ancient or modern philosophers, Bayle not excepted. He professes, however, in his title-page (and undoubtedly with great truth) to have composed his book against the sceptics as well as against the atheists and freethinkers. But that all his arguments, though otherwise intended, are, in reality, merely sceptical, appears from this, that they admit of...