The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge--, Volume 2, Part 2Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843 - Biography |
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Page 452
... afterwards crossed to England . He was one of the thirteen bishops who , in 1801 , refused to obey the recommendation addressed to the French emigrant bishops by Pius VII . , that they should promote the restoration of peace to the ...
... afterwards crossed to England . He was one of the thirteen bishops who , in 1801 , refused to obey the recommendation addressed to the French emigrant bishops by Pius VII . , that they should promote the restoration of peace to the ...
Page 454
... afterwards both had equal authority . One of the brothers died , and the survivor is said to have destroyed nearly all the monu- ments on which the name of his brother was recorded . The two brothers during their common reign had ...
... afterwards both had equal authority . One of the brothers died , and the survivor is said to have destroyed nearly all the monu- ments on which the name of his brother was recorded . The two brothers during their common reign had ...
Page 471
... afterwards of the Manchoo- Tartar language and literature , in both of which he made great proficiency . From that time he appears to have acted rather as a missionary of learning than of religion . While his name scarcely figures at ...
... afterwards of the Manchoo- Tartar language and literature , in both of which he made great proficiency . From that time he appears to have acted rather as a missionary of learning than of religion . While his name scarcely figures at ...
Page 472
... afterwards find it convenient to affix to it a rude represent- ation of a man leaping , when it meant " to leap ; " of water gushing out when it meant a fountain ; " of a clock or other symbol of time , when it signified " season ...
... afterwards find it convenient to affix to it a rude represent- ation of a man leaping , when it meant " to leap ; " of water gushing out when it meant a fountain ; " of a clock or other symbol of time , when it signified " season ...
Page 488
... afterwards embraced the heathen religion , to which he remained faithful to the end of his life . His low occupations during the early part of his life did not prevent his aspiring to higher things , and he seems to have studied philo ...
... afterwards embraced the heathen religion , to which he remained faithful to the end of his life . His low occupations during the early part of his life did not prevent his aspiring to higher things , and he seems to have studied philo ...
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