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... appointed librarian at Stockholm in 1737. In 1739 he visited various cities on the continent , and on his return he published , in 1743 , his poem called Swedish Liberty , which is considered one of the best poetical productions that ...
... appointed librarian at Stockholm in 1737. In 1739 he visited various cities on the continent , and on his return he published , in 1743 , his poem called Swedish Liberty , which is considered one of the best poetical productions that ...
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... appointed secretary of Penn- sylvania ; and in December 1793 his commission was renewed . In December 1796 he again obtained the post of secre- tary of state ; and while in office he pub- lished an edition of the laws of the com ...
... appointed secretary of Penn- sylvania ; and in December 1793 his commission was renewed . In December 1796 he again obtained the post of secre- tary of state ; and while in office he pub- lished an edition of the laws of the com ...
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... appointed to the chair of philo- sophy in the university of Glasgow . In this place he sedulously pursued the study of the civil law , with a view to the pro- fession of the law . In 1647 he resigned his chair , came to Edinburgh , and ...
... appointed to the chair of philo- sophy in the university of Glasgow . In this place he sedulously pursued the study of the civil law , with a view to the pro- fession of the law . In 1647 he resigned his chair , came to Edinburgh , and ...
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... appointed hydrographer to the East India Company ; and in 1795 , when the Admi- ralty at last established the like office , it was given to Dalrymple . This place he retained till 1808. In May of that year the Admiralty insisted on his ...
... appointed hydrographer to the East India Company ; and in 1795 , when the Admi- ralty at last established the like office , it was given to Dalrymple . This place he retained till 1808. In May of that year the Admiralty insisted on his ...
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... appointed professor of the Oriental languages on the death of the learned Frischmuth . Some time after he was appointed professor of divinity . He died in 1727. He wrote , among many other works , Sinceritas Sacræ Scripturæ Veteris ...
... appointed professor of the Oriental languages on the death of the learned Frischmuth . Some time after he was appointed professor of divinity . He died in 1727. He wrote , among many other works , Sinceritas Sacræ Scripturæ Veteris ...
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Page 229 - After some common discourses had passed between us he called for a manuscript of his ; which being brought he delivered to me, bidding me take it home with me and read it at my leisure ; and when I had so done, return it to him with my judgment thereupon. '' When I came home and had set myself to read it I found it was that excellent poem which he entitled
Page 223 - She answered with a faint voice that as she had held a regal sceptre, she desired no other than a royal successor. Cecil requesting her to explain herself more particularly, she subjoined that she would have a king to succeed her; and who should that be but her nearest kinsman, the king of Scots?
Page 149 - They have not the formality of a settled style, in which the first half of the sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled ; every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into 30 its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid ; the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous ; what is little, is gay
Page 99 - An Epistolary Discourse, proving, from the Scriptures and the first Fathers, that the Soul is a Principle naturally mortal, but immortalized actually by the pleasure of God, to Punishment, or to Reward, by its Union with the Divine Baptismal Spirit. Wherein is proved, that none have the Power of giving this Divine Immortalizing Spirit, since the Apostles, but only the Bishops.
Page 229 - This is owing to you, for you put it into my head by the question you put to me at Chalfont, which before I had not thought of.
Page 473 - Christian, this vehement suspicion rightfully entertained towards me, with a sincere heart and unfeigned faith, I abjure, curse, and detest the said errors and heresies...
Page 229 - After I had, with the best attention, read it through, I made him another visit, and returned him his book, with due acknowledgment of the favour he had done me in communicating it to me. He asked me how I liked it, and what I thought of it ; which I modestly but freely told him ; and after some further discourse about it, I pleasantly said to him, " Thou hast said much here of Paradise Lost, but what hast thou to say of Paradise Found?
Page 210 - Arkwright (she died 1844) ; was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took the degree of BA...
Page 175 - The Evidence of Reason, in proof of the Immortality of the Soul, independent on the more abstruse Inquiry into the Nature of Matter and Spirit. Collected from the MSS.
Page 223 - Ten days and nights she lay upon the carpet, leaning on cushions, which her maids brought her, and her physicians could not persuade her to allow herself to be put to bed, much less to make trial of any remedies which they prescribed to her.