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... July 1594 . ' Essays ' published , 1597. M.P. for Southampton , 1597. Arrested for debt , Sept. 1598. Took part in trials of Earl of Essex , 5 June 1600 and 19 Feb. 1601. Knighted , 23 July 1603 . Appointed on Commission to discuss ...
... July 1594 . ' Essays ' published , 1597. M.P. for Southampton , 1597. Arrested for debt , Sept. 1598. Took part in trials of Earl of Essex , 5 June 1600 and 19 Feb. 1601. Knighted , 23 July 1603 . Appointed on Commission to discuss ...
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... July 1822 to May 1823. Ill health began , 1823 . Tragedy , ' The Prodigal , ' accepted for Drury Lane , but not performed . Took his wife to France , and re- turned to London early in 1825 . Tales by the O'Hara Family , ' written in ...
... July 1822 to May 1823. Ill health began , 1823 . Tragedy , ' The Prodigal , ' accepted for Drury Lane , but not performed . Took his wife to France , and re- turned to London early in 1825 . Tales by the O'Hara Family , ' written in ...
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... July 1803 . Educated at Bath Grammar School ; and at Charterhouse , June 1817-20 . Contrib . sonnet to ' Morning Post , ' 1819. Wrote ' The Bride's Tragedy , ' 1819. To Pembroke Coll . , Oxford , 1 May 1820 ; B.A. , 25 May 1825 ; M. A. ...
... July 1803 . Educated at Bath Grammar School ; and at Charterhouse , June 1817-20 . Contrib . sonnet to ' Morning Post , ' 1819. Wrote ' The Bride's Tragedy , ' 1819. To Pembroke Coll . , Oxford , 1 May 1820 ; B.A. , 25 May 1825 ; M. A. ...
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... July 1683. Master of School at Spal. 22 22 to March 1840. To Berlin , 1841. | In England , 1842 ; at various towns in Germany and Switzerland , 1844-46 ; in England , 1846-47 ; settled in Frankfort , June 1847. Died , in Basle Hospital ...
... July 1683. Master of School at Spal. 22 22 to March 1840. To Berlin , 1841. | In England , 1842 ; at various towns in Germany and Switzerland , 1844-46 ; in England , 1846-47 ; settled in Frankfort , June 1847. Died , in Basle Hospital ...
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... July 1676 ; Dowman Scholar , 4 Nov. 1678 ; Constable Scholarship , 1679 ; B.A. , 1680 ; M.A. , 23 panded edition , pub . separately , with answer to C. Boyle , 1699 ; ' Emenda- tiones in Menandri et Philemonis Reliquias ' ( under pseud ...
... July 1676 ; Dowman Scholar , 4 Nov. 1678 ; Constable Scholarship , 1679 ; B.A. , 1680 ; M.A. , 23 panded edition , pub . separately , with answer to C. Boyle , 1699 ; ' Emenda- tiones in Menandri et Philemonis Reliquias ' ( under pseud ...
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