Dictionary of National Biography: Vols. 1-63. From the beginnings to 1900Smith, Elder, & Company, 1885 - Great Britain |
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... sent to Westminster in March 1763 , before he was six years old , and at the age of thirteen was admitted into college . ' In 1775 he was elected to Christ Church , where he went into residence in January 1776 . He won the college prize ...
... sent to Westminster in March 1763 , before he was six years old , and at the age of thirteen was admitted into college . ' In 1775 he was elected to Christ Church , where he went into residence in January 1776 . He won the college prize ...
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... sent to prison . Chauncy had appealed to the lord chief justice of the com- mon pleas against the high commission court's judgment , which Coke asserted to be illegal . Abbot tried in vain to change Coke's opinion , and although the ...
... sent to prison . Chauncy had appealed to the lord chief justice of the com- mon pleas against the high commission court's judgment , which Coke asserted to be illegal . Abbot tried in vain to change Coke's opinion , and although the ...
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... sent to school with us . ' About the age of fourteen he was put forward by his father as a candidate for a place as singing boy in the cathedral . But his voice being husky , another boy was preferred . In after years , as chief justice ...
... sent to school with us . ' About the age of fourteen he was put forward by his father as a candidate for a place as singing boy in the cathedral . But his voice being husky , another boy was preferred . In after years , as chief justice ...
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... sent to Italy . 725 ; Congreve's Literary Relies , p . 322 : Tom by Charles II to cultivate his voice , and re- turned to England in 1681-2 , when John Eve- lyn recorded of him in his Diary ( 27 Jan. ) : ' I never heard a more excellent ...
... sent to Italy . 725 ; Congreve's Literary Relies , p . 322 : Tom by Charles II to cultivate his voice , and re- turned to England in 1681-2 , when John Eve- lyn recorded of him in his Diary ( 27 Jan. ) : ' I never heard a more excellent ...
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... sent from the Roaring Boyes in Elizium , to two errant Knights of the Grape in Limbo , Alderman Abel and Mr. Kilvert ; Time's Alteration ; and The Last Discourse betwixt Master Abel and Master Richard Kilvert . ' An attempt to defend ...
... sent from the Roaring Boyes in Elizium , to two errant Knights of the Grape in Limbo , Alderman Abel and Mr. Kilvert ; Time's Alteration ; and The Last Discourse betwixt Master Abel and Master Richard Kilvert . ' An attempt to defend ...
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Page 222 - As the natural head of her family, superintendent of her household, manager of her private affairs, sole confidential adviser in politics, and only assistant in her communications with the officers of the Government, he is, besides the husband of the Queen, the tutor of the Royal children, the private secretary of the Sovereign, and her permanent minister.
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