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... close of the sixteenth century . He published , De Arte Oratoriâ , Venet . 1590 , 4to , with engravings ; De Hominis Feli- citate Lib . VI .; De Rerum Varietate Lib . II .; De Republicâ et Legibus Lib . IV . Venet . 1594 , 4to . ( Biog ...
... close of the sixteenth century . He published , De Arte Oratoriâ , Venet . 1590 , 4to , with engravings ; De Hominis Feli- citate Lib . VI .; De Rerum Varietate Lib . II .; De Republicâ et Legibus Lib . IV . Venet . 1594 , 4to . ( Biog ...
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... close attention to astronomy . Hence , when sent , in 1562 , to Leipsic as a law student , he spent his time chiefly in observing the heavens , and in acquiring that mathematical knowledge which was necessary to render his observations ...
... close attention to astronomy . Hence , when sent , in 1562 , to Leipsic as a law student , he spent his time chiefly in observing the heavens , and in acquiring that mathematical knowledge which was necessary to render his observations ...
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... close , and pathetic . He abhorred an affected boisterousness in the pulpit , and yet he could not tolerate a cold delivery , when the subject of dis- course was such as should warm the heart , and produce an earnestness of manner . His ...
... close , and pathetic . He abhorred an affected boisterousness in the pulpit , and yet he could not tolerate a cold delivery , when the subject of dis- course was such as should warm the heart , and produce an earnestness of manner . His ...
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... close of the seventeenth century , and educated at Oxford , where he took his master's degree in 1720 . Two of his poems , which are to be found in Dodsley's Collection , have considerable merit ; they are of the satirical class , and ...
... close of the seventeenth century , and educated at Oxford , where he took his master's degree in 1720 . Two of his poems , which are to be found in Dodsley's Collection , have considerable merit ; they are of the satirical class , and ...
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... close of the seventeenth century , remarkable only for the tenacity with which he adhered to the exploded system of astronomy and physics , and for the misdirected industry with which he laboured to give currency to his fanciful notions ...
... close of the seventeenth century , remarkable only for the tenacity with which he adhered to the exploded system of astronomy and physics , and for the misdirected industry with which he laboured to give currency to his fanciful notions ...
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