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... sent him , with some of his disciples , in 1564 , to establish his congregation in the church of St. John the Baptist . He continued there till 1576 , when he was sent to St. Mary in Vallicella , and in both houses he was much admired ...
... sent him , with some of his disciples , in 1564 , to establish his congregation in the church of St. John the Baptist . He continued there till 1576 , when he was sent to St. Mary in Vallicella , and in both houses he was much admired ...
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... sent him early to Paris , where he made great proficiency in classical studies , particularly Greek , which he not only studied critically , but acquired considerable skill in the collation of ancient manuscripts , and the antiquities ...
... sent him early to Paris , where he made great proficiency in classical studies , particularly Greek , which he not only studied critically , but acquired considerable skill in the collation of ancient manuscripts , and the antiquities ...
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... sent home with this agreeable news . After the peace of 1763 , captain Barrington in 1768.com- manded the Venus frigate , in which ship the late duke of Cumberland was entered as a midshipman . In her he sailed to the Mediterranean ...
... sent home with this agreeable news . After the peace of 1763 , captain Barrington in 1768.com- manded the Venus frigate , in which ship the late duke of Cumberland was entered as a midshipman . In her he sailed to the Mediterranean ...
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... sent to St. David's , and educated in the family of the bishop of that see , who was his uncle . He acknowledges in his history of his own life and actions ; that in his early youth he was too negligent and playful ; but his uncle and ...
... sent to St. David's , and educated in the family of the bishop of that see , who was his uncle . He acknowledges in his history of his own life and actions ; that in his early youth he was too negligent and playful ; but his uncle and ...
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... sent him to Ireland with his son John , in quality of secretary and privy - counsellor to the young prince : but the expedition did not meet with success , because earl John made use only of youthful counsels , and shewed no favour to ...
... sent him to Ireland with his son John , in quality of secretary and privy - counsellor to the young prince : but the expedition did not meet with success , because earl John made use only of youthful counsels , and shewed no favour to ...
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