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... educated for the Bar , early entered Parlia- ment , and after holding various important offices was ap- pointed Lord Chancellor in 1529. He continued to hold this office until May , 1532 , when he resigned on 38 PERIOD III.
... educated for the Bar , early entered Parlia- ment , and after holding various important offices was ap- pointed Lord Chancellor in 1529. He continued to hold this office until May , 1532 , when he resigned on 38 PERIOD III.
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... educated at Winchester and Oxford , was a friend of Thomson , and found a stanch patron in Dr. Johnson . He is famous for his lyric power . He published a collection of odes in 1747 and , in 1749 , " Ode on the Death of Thomson , " and ...
... educated at Winchester and Oxford , was a friend of Thomson , and found a stanch patron in Dr. Johnson . He is famous for his lyric power . He published a collection of odes in 1747 and , in 1749 , " Ode on the Death of Thomson , " and ...
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... educated at Annan Academy and Edinburgh University . Having refused to become a Presby- terian minister , Carlyle maintained himself for some years by teaching , whilst his leisure time was spent in the study of German and the writing ...
... educated at Annan Academy and Edinburgh University . Having refused to become a Presby- terian minister , Carlyle maintained himself for some years by teaching , whilst his leisure time was spent in the study of German and the writing ...
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