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Page 39
... give light to the sanctuary ; the bold and airy flying * The Historian of Winchester re- marks , that no higher proof of the .consideration in which the king held him can be adduced , than that he was chosen to be sponsor to the young ...
... give light to the sanctuary ; the bold and airy flying * The Historian of Winchester re- marks , that no higher proof of the .consideration in which the king held him can be adduced , than that he was chosen to be sponsor to the young ...
Page 47
... give relief from subscription to the thirty - nine articles ; and perhaps other instances may be found in which his natural ingenuousness of mind , and openness of character , burst through the trammels of party ; and although it must ...
... give relief from subscription to the thirty - nine articles ; and perhaps other instances may be found in which his natural ingenuousness of mind , and openness of character , burst through the trammels of party ; and although it must ...
Page 69
... give up any province of his kingdom . Upon this the war re - commenced immediately . Francis I. sent forces into Italy , under the command of Lautrec , who rescued Clement VII , and at first gained great ad- vantages , but perished ...
... give up any province of his kingdom . Upon this the war re - commenced immediately . Francis I. sent forces into Italy , under the command of Lautrec , who rescued Clement VII , and at first gained great ad- vantages , but perished ...
Page 73
... give the sense and local meaning of the author , as to transfuse his satire , and adapt it to modern persons and times . But of the few who have exhibited the whole of this interesting poet in an English dress , Mr. Francis has been ...
... give the sense and local meaning of the author , as to transfuse his satire , and adapt it to modern persons and times . But of the few who have exhibited the whole of this interesting poet in an English dress , Mr. Francis has been ...
Page 75
... give lectures in botany , chemistry , and ana- tomy , and acquired great reputation . In 1672 , the elector palatine appointed him to the vacant professorship of me- dicine at Heidelberg , and a few years afterwards nomi- nated him his ...
... give lectures in botany , chemistry , and ana- tomy , and acquired great reputation . In 1672 , the elector palatine appointed him to the vacant professorship of me- dicine at Heidelberg , and a few years afterwards nomi- nated him his ...
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