The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation, Volume 30Alexander Chalmers J. Nichols, 1816 - Biography |
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... manner ; and as to every estimable quality of a picture , he was consi- dered one of the ablest criticks of his day in the just appreciation , also , of those various remains of antiquity which come under the different classifications ...
... manner ; and as to every estimable quality of a picture , he was consi- dered one of the ablest criticks of his day in the just appreciation , also , of those various remains of antiquity which come under the different classifications ...
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... manners and the occasional excla- mations of agony , produced by the spasmodic affections with which he was so long afflicted , gave an interest to his appearance that enhanced the entertainment which his eol- loquial powers afforded ...
... manners and the occasional excla- mations of agony , produced by the spasmodic affections with which he was so long afflicted , gave an interest to his appearance that enhanced the entertainment which his eol- loquial powers afforded ...
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... manners , and exem- plary virtues ; and was about two years older than herself . In the course of their union , she had twelve children , six sons and six daughters . From the time of her marriage till she became an author , she was ...
... manners , and exem- plary virtues ; and was about two years older than herself . In the course of their union , she had twelve children , six sons and six daughters . From the time of her marriage till she became an author , she was ...
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... manner , could scarcely persuade them- selves that she was not sunk in sleep and it was not till after some time that they could be made to believe that it was the sleep of death . Her remains were deposited TRIMMER . 27.
... manner , could scarcely persuade them- selves that she was not sunk in sleep and it was not till after some time that they could be made to believe that it was the sleep of death . Her remains were deposited TRIMMER . 27.
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... manner they have been urged , and no way agreeable to the doctrine of the church of England about them . The making more things follow our sacred function , than can fairly and plainly be grounded upon it , will never advance our ...
... manner they have been urged , and no way agreeable to the doctrine of the church of England about them . The making more things follow our sacred function , than can fairly and plainly be grounded upon it , will never advance our ...
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