The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation: Particulary the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time, Volume 12Alexander Chalmers J. Nichols, 1813 - Biography |
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... lived . Having lost his patron , he retired to Fortoiseau , near Melun , as the properest situation to make him forget the caprices of fortune . He purchased the place ; and cultivating agriculture , philosophy , and the muses , abode ...
... lived . Having lost his patron , he retired to Fortoiseau , near Melun , as the properest situation to make him forget the caprices of fortune . He purchased the place ; and cultivating agriculture , philosophy , and the muses , abode ...
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... lived . In 1589 , sir John Norris and sir Francis Drake having under- taken an expedition for restoring don Antonio to the crown of Portugal , the earl of Essex , willing to share the glory , followed the fleet and army to Spain ; which ...
... lived . In 1589 , sir John Norris and sir Francis Drake having under- taken an expedition for restoring don Antonio to the crown of Portugal , the earl of Essex , willing to share the glory , followed the fleet and army to Spain ; which ...
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... lived in the ninety - first olympiad , or 412 B. C. and was a follower of Democritus . Having been sold as a captive in his youth , he was redeemed by De- mocritus for 10,000 drachmas , and instead of being made his servant , was ...
... lived in the ninety - first olympiad , or 412 B. C. and was a follower of Democritus . Having been sold as a captive in his youth , he was redeemed by De- mocritus for 10,000 drachmas , and instead of being made his servant , was ...
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... lived to surpass both . He soon brought his press to a state of excellence unattained by any of his contemporaries ; and extended his skill to every branch connected with it . Among the number of improvements perfected by his exertions ...
... lived to surpass both . He soon brought his press to a state of excellence unattained by any of his contemporaries ; and extended his skill to every branch connected with it . Among the number of improvements perfected by his exertions ...
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... lived in the reign of Augustus , and is said by Seneca to have written 4000 treatises , not one of which has descended to our times ; but some scholia on Homer are attributed to him , which Schrevelius has joined to an edition of that ...
... lived in the reign of Augustus , and is said by Seneca to have written 4000 treatises , not one of which has descended to our times ; but some scholia on Homer are attributed to him , which Schrevelius has joined to an edition of that ...
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Page 162 - Live, while you live, the epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day. Lave, while you live, the sacred preacher cries, And give to GOD each moment as it flies.
Page 412 - I have the Heart and Stomach of a King, and of a King of England too; and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any Prince of Europe should dare to invade the Borders of my Realm ; to which, rather than any Dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up Arms, I myself will be your General, Judge, and Rewarder of every one of your Virtues in the Field...
Page 261 - A declaration of that paradox, or thesis, that self-homicide is not so naturally sin, that it may never be otherwise.
Page 472 - Commons for leave to bring in a bill " for the better regulation of the affairs of the East India Company and of their servants in India, and for the due administration of justice in Bengal.
Page 363 - I desire to be no longer the Sisyphus of the stage; to roll up a stone with endless labour, which, to follow the proverb, gathers no moss; and which is perpetually falling down again. I never thought myself very fit for an employment, where many of my predecessors have excelled me in all kinds; and some of my contemporaries, even in my own partial judgment, have outdone me in comedy.
Page 439 - To be deserted by my fleet, in the face of an enemy, is a disgrace which, I believe, never before happened to a British admiral ; nor could I have supposed it possible. My greatest comfort, under God, is, that I have been supported by the officers, seamen, and marines of this ship ; for which, with a heart overflowing with gratitude, I request you to accept my sincere thanks. I flatter myself, much good may result from your example, by bringing those deluded people to a sense of their duty, which...
Page 412 - ... by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.
Page 180 - New translation of Isaiah, with notes supplementary to those of Dr. Lowth, late bishop of London, and containing remarks on many parts of his Translation and Notes, by a Layman.
Page 94 - Such was Roscommon, not more learn'd than good, With manners generous as his noble blood ; To him the wit of Greece and Rome was known, And every author's merit, but his own.
Page 316 - A Medicinable Morall, that is, the two Bookes of Horace his Satyres, Englyshed accordyng to the prescription of saint Hierome. The Wailyngs of the Prophet Hieremiah, done into Englyshe verse. Also Epigrammes.