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... devoted to attacks on Lords Bute and Chatham . Re- Anti - Socinus . Anselm Bayly . marks on David Levi's second letter to Dr. Priestley ... By ... L. 1787 . Anti Stuart . One of the pseudonyms attributed to Junius ( q.v. ) . This letter ...
... devoted to attacks on Lords Bute and Chatham . Re- Anti - Socinus . Anselm Bayly . marks on David Levi's second letter to Dr. Priestley ... By ... L. 1787 . Anti Stuart . One of the pseudonyms attributed to Junius ( q.v. ) . This letter ...
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... devoted herself to charity and literature at Berlin , and d . there . Arnold , Alexander S. A Sunday School Superintendent . An English writer . Arnold , Edwin , 1832- . E. A. An English poet ; son of Robert Coles Arnold , and brother ...
... devoted herself to charity and literature at Berlin , and d . there . Arnold , Alexander S. A Sunday School Superintendent . An English writer . Arnold , Edwin , 1832- . E. A. An English poet ; son of Robert Coles Arnold , and brother ...
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... devoted to literary work . Arundell , Rev. Francis Vyvyan Jago , M.A. , 1780-1847 . The Rector . An English traveller and antiquary ; b . at Launceston ; Rector of Landulph , Cornwall , 1804-47 , where he died . Arundell , William ...
... devoted to literary work . Arundell , Rev. Francis Vyvyan Jago , M.A. , 1780-1847 . The Rector . An English traveller and antiquary ; b . at Launceston ; Rector of Landulph , Cornwall , 1804-47 , where he died . Arundell , William ...
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... devoted much time to literary labor . Austin , Harry . An Officer . An Eng- lish writer . Austin , Ivers James , M.A. 1808- . A Member of the Boston Bar . An Ameri- can lawyer ; b . in Boston ; West Point , 1828 ; Honorary A.B. at Harv ...
... devoted much time to literary labor . Austin , Harry . An Officer . An Eng- lish writer . Austin , Ivers James , M.A. 1808- . A Member of the Boston Bar . An Ameri- can lawyer ; b . in Boston ; West Point , 1828 ; Honorary A.B. at Harv ...
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... devoted the greater part of his life to his literary pursuits ; he d . suddenly , and left £ 90,000 to his native town . Bailey , Thomas . An Old Trades- man . An English writer , of Basford , near Nottingham . Bailey , Mrs. Una Locke ...
... devoted the greater part of his life to his literary pursuits ; he d . suddenly , and left £ 90,000 to his native town . Bailey , Thomas . An Old Trades- man . An English writer , of Basford , near Nottingham . Bailey , Mrs. Una Locke ...
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18th century Adams afterwards Alexander Alfred Amer Ameri American American journalist American lawyer American poet American writer Anne antiquary Balt Benjamin Bishop Blackwood's Magazine Boston British Cambridge Charles Church of England Church of Scotland Citizen contributions David divine dramatist Dublin Earl Edinb Edinburgh Edited editor educ Edward Elizabeth eminent English English clergyman English lawyer English poet English writer essays Francis Frederick French Gent Gentleman George Harv Henry ican Inner Temple Irish James John Jonathan Swift Joseph Journal journalist Junius Lady late Layman letter lish writer literary LL.D London Lord Magazine Mary Mass Member minister miscellaneous writer Miss Officer Oxford Paris pastor Peter Philadelphia Philalethes physician poems poet Presbyter pseudonym published Rector resided Richard Robert Samuel Scottish Scottish writer signature sketches Smith statesman Thomas tion Traveller Trin Univ Vicar William William Maginn Yale Coll York City young
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