The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 - Biography |
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... England , at a distance of three centuries , produced two celebrated genius ' of this name . Roger Bacon , a poor friar of the thirteenth century , made the most asto- nishing discoveries in physics , to the wonder and dismay of a ...
... England , at a distance of three centuries , produced two celebrated genius ' of this name . Roger Bacon , a poor friar of the thirteenth century , made the most asto- nishing discoveries in physics , to the wonder and dismay of a ...
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... languages . Under such illustrious guides , his na- tural talent could not fail of being improved by all the advantages which parental fondness and a learned eduENGLAND . ] BACON . cation could bestow . So early BACON . [ ENGLAND .
... languages . Under such illustrious guides , his na- tural talent could not fail of being improved by all the advantages which parental fondness and a learned eduENGLAND . ] BACON . cation could bestow . So early BACON . [ ENGLAND .
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Or, Biographical Review. ENGLAND . ] BACON . cation could bestow . So early was he remarkable for ardour of study , quickness of apprehension , and acute- ness of wit , that the Queen was accustomed to call him her young Lord Keeper ...
Or, Biographical Review. ENGLAND . ] BACON . cation could bestow . So early was he remarkable for ardour of study , quickness of apprehension , and acute- ness of wit , that the Queen was accustomed to call him her young Lord Keeper ...
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... This behaviour , which it must be confessed does him very little honour , made him at the time extremely unpopular . In this instance , perhaps , he acted in obe- : ENGLAND . ] BACON . dience to the Queen's BACON . [ ENGLAND .
... This behaviour , which it must be confessed does him very little honour , made him at the time extremely unpopular . In this instance , perhaps , he acted in obe- : ENGLAND . ] BACON . dience to the Queen's BACON . [ ENGLAND .
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Or, Biographical Review. : ENGLAND . ] BACON . dience to the Queen's commands , and she was so well pleased with his behaviour , that she imposed on him a new task of drawing up a narrative of the day's proceed- ings , in order to ...
Or, Biographical Review. : ENGLAND . ] BACON . dience to the Queen's commands , and she was so well pleased with his behaviour , that she imposed on him a new task of drawing up a narrative of the day's proceed- ings , in order to ...
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