The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 - Biography |
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... soon procured him notice and distinction , and at the early age of twenty - eight , he was appointed one of the Queen's council extraordinary ; but he obtained no higher proferment during the reign of Elizabeth . That princess , who was ...
... soon procured him notice and distinction , and at the early age of twenty - eight , he was appointed one of the Queen's council extraordinary ; but he obtained no higher proferment during the reign of Elizabeth . That princess , who was ...
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... soon sur- prised with a melancholy reverse of fortune . His want of economy , and his indulgence to servants , had in- volved him in necessities ; and in order to supply his present wants , he had been tempted to take bribes under the ...
... soon sur- prised with a melancholy reverse of fortune . His want of economy , and his indulgence to servants , had in- volved him in necessities ; and in order to supply his present wants , he had been tempted to take bribes under the ...
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... soon discovered to be ill- founded . He was on'y fourteen years of age when his talent for poetry developed itself . His father intended him for the bar ; but , becoming soon disgusted with the study of the law , he directed his ...
... soon discovered to be ill- founded . He was on'y fourteen years of age when his talent for poetry developed itself . His father intended him for the bar ; but , becoming soon disgusted with the study of the law , he directed his ...
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... study of design His talents soon developed themselves , and his irritable and malevolent spirit having involved him in a quarrel , which compelled him to seek refuge in Venice , he was en- abled to bring them to a degree of perfection .
... study of design His talents soon developed themselves , and his irritable and malevolent spirit having involved him in a quarrel , which compelled him to seek refuge in Venice , he was en- abled to bring them to a degree of perfection .
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... soon discovered , but in the contest he lost the little treasure that he pos- sessed . So many accumulated misfortunes plunged him in a state of despondency : abandoned , and without re- sources , he wandered for some time about the ...
... soon discovered , but in the contest he lost the little treasure that he pos- sessed . So many accumulated misfortunes plunged him in a state of despondency : abandoned , and without re- sources , he wandered for some time about the ...
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