The International Cyclopedia: A Compendium of Human Knowledge, Rev. with Large Additions, Tom 7Harry Thurston Peck Dodd, Mead, 1898 |
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... died at Bath about 1814 . GRANT , Mrs. ANNE , a miscellaneous writer , whose works were among the first to draw public attention to the romantic scenery and peculiar manners of the Scottish highlands , was born in Glasgow in 1755. She ...
... died at Bath about 1814 . GRANT , Mrs. ANNE , a miscellaneous writer , whose works were among the first to draw public attention to the romantic scenery and peculiar manners of the Scottish highlands , was born in Glasgow in 1755. She ...
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... died at Cannes , in France , in 1866. Lord Brougham pronounced Grant to be " the purest statesman he had ever known . " He was an eloquent speaker , though partly from diffidence , and partly from indolence , he spoke but seldom . Some ...
... died at Cannes , in France , in 1866. Lord Brougham pronounced Grant to be " the purest statesman he had ever known . " He was an eloquent speaker , though partly from diffidence , and partly from indolence , he spoke but seldom . Some ...
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... died at Mt. McGregor , N. Y. , July 23. His remains were placed in a temporary structure in Riverside Park , overlooking the Hudson river , in New York city , and in 1897 were transferred to a magnificent tomb near by , which was ...
... died at Mt. McGregor , N. Y. , July 23. His remains were placed in a temporary structure in Riverside Park , overlooking the Hudson river , in New York city , and in 1897 were transferred to a magnificent tomb near by , which was ...
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... died at his residence in the British Museum , in 1875 . Dr. Gray's principal works are : Illustrations of Indian Zoology , 2 vols . folio ; The Knowsley Menagerie , 2 vols . folio ; Spicilegia Zoologica - on Mammalia , Birds , Reptiles ...
... died at his residence in the British Museum , in 1875 . Dr. Gray's principal works are : Illustrations of Indian Zoology , 2 vols . folio ; The Knowsley Menagerie , 2 vols . folio ; Spicilegia Zoologica - on Mammalia , Birds , Reptiles ...
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... died in 1727 , and was succeded by his son George II . An attempt was again made by the tories to oust the whigs from power , but was frustrated by Walpole , who still continued the prime mover of public affairs . In 1739 after a peace ...
... died in 1727 , and was succeded by his son George II . An attempt was again made by the tories to oust the whigs from power , but was frustrated by Walpole , who still continued the prime mover of public affairs . In 1739 after a peace ...
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