The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 - Biography |
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... illustrious man whose life and character now engage our attention . 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 ...
... illustrious man whose life and character now engage our attention . 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 ...
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... Latin 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 .
... Latin 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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... illustrious culprit ; as , in consideration of his extraordinary merit , he remitted the fine , as well as the other parts of the sentence , conferred on him a large pension of 18001. a - year , and employed every expedient to alleviate ...
... illustrious culprit ; as , in consideration of his extraordinary merit , he remitted the fine , as well as the other parts of the sentence , conferred on him a large pension of 18001. a - year , and employed every expedient to alleviate ...
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... the authors of that age . A life of this illustrious man has long been considered a desideratum in English lite- rature ; that written by Mallet , is , in every respect , un- worthy of him . The undertaking would , indeed , 67.
... the authors of that age . A life of this illustrious man has long been considered a desideratum in English lite- rature ; that written by Mallet , is , in every respect , un- worthy of him . The undertaking would , indeed , 67.
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... illustrious Trage- dian , under the charm of a versification ever flowing and elegant ; while the labour is frequently apparent in Boileau , particularly in his latter works . : ASTOR LIBRARY NY - : STIXOI .い Ph BOILEAU DESPREAUX [ FRANCE ...
... illustrious Trage- dian , under the charm of a versification ever flowing and elegant ; while the labour is frequently apparent in Boileau , particularly in his latter works . : ASTOR LIBRARY NY - : STIXOI .い Ph BOILEAU DESPREAUX [ FRANCE ...
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