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Page 23
... seems to have taken great pains in educating his son in the principles of piety and virtue . He was , at a proper age , apprenticed to a dealer in wool , and grazier , and being also employed in keeping sheep , he had many opportunities ...
... seems to have taken great pains in educating his son in the principles of piety and virtue . He was , at a proper age , apprenticed to a dealer in wool , and grazier , and being also employed in keeping sheep , he had many opportunities ...
Page 29
... seem very clear from this story whether the bishop knew Fox's person , or whether , knowing it , he affected to be deceived by the duke's excuse , that he might lay his plans against Fox's life with less hazard of having them ...
... seem very clear from this story whether the bishop knew Fox's person , or whether , knowing it , he affected to be deceived by the duke's excuse , that he might lay his plans against Fox's life with less hazard of having them ...
Page 31
... seems to revive ; so much more pernicious than the former , as with * None of Fox's biographers seem to have been aware that in 1572 he was collated to a prebend in the church of Durham , but quitted it the same year , probably on ...
... seems to revive ; so much more pernicious than the former , as with * None of Fox's biographers seem to have been aware that in 1572 he was collated to a prebend in the church of Durham , but quitted it the same year , probably on ...
Page 50
... seems to have softened , contented themselves with the defeat of their opponents . Mr. Fox obtained the office of secretary of state for foreign affairs , and the marquis of Rocking- ham was nominated the first lord of the treasury ...
... seems to have softened , contented themselves with the defeat of their opponents . Mr. Fox obtained the office of secretary of state for foreign affairs , and the marquis of Rocking- ham was nominated the first lord of the treasury ...
Page 76
... seems to be nearest the truth . He painted historical subjects taken from the Old or New Tes- tament , and was remarkable for introducing a great num- ber of figures into his compositions , which he had the skill to express very ...
... seems to be nearest the truth . He painted historical subjects taken from the Old or New Tes- tament , and was remarkable for introducing a great num- ber of figures into his compositions , which he had the skill to express very ...
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