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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... Emperor Leopold I. , and in his dedication attributes the original tract to Alfonso de la Cueva . He informs the emperor also that his reason for appending Louis Hélian's speech , in which , at the diet of Augsburg in 1510 , he had ...
... Emperor Leopold I. , and in his dedication attributes the original tract to Alfonso de la Cueva . He informs the emperor also that his reason for appending Louis Hélian's speech , in which , at the diet of Augsburg in 1510 , he had ...
Page 454
... Emperor Hadrian , heard the vocal sounds . Strabo also ( Casaub . 806. ) says that he visited the colossus in company with 66 An Ælius Gallus , and heard the sounds . explanation of this phenomenon is suggested by Wilkinson , Topography ...
... Emperor Hadrian , heard the vocal sounds . Strabo also ( Casaub . 806. ) says that he visited the colossus in company with 66 An Ælius Gallus , and heard the sounds . explanation of this phenomenon is suggested by Wilkinson , Topography ...
Page 469
... emperor of Germany , who was then in London , sat to Amigoni ; also the Queen of George II . , and three of the princesses . In 1736 , he visited Paris , with the celebrated singer Farinelli , and returned again to London . In 1739 , he ...
... emperor of Germany , who was then in London , sat to Amigoni ; also the Queen of George II . , and three of the princesses . In 1736 , he visited Paris , with the celebrated singer Farinelli , and returned again to London . In 1739 , he ...
Page 470
... with two Portuguese mis- sionaries , sent also by the Jesuits , and the brethren of that order already established at Peking presented a petition to the reigning emperor , Keen - Loong , to the effect that 470 AMIGONI . AMIK .
... with two Portuguese mis- sionaries , sent also by the Jesuits , and the brethren of that order already established at Peking presented a petition to the reigning emperor , Keen - Loong , to the effect that 470 AMIGONI . AMIK .
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... emperor to this representation was favourable , and he directed the missionaries to be conveyed to Peking at the public expense . Amiot gives an interest- ing account of the journey in a letter in- serted in the collection entitled ...
... emperor to this representation was favourable , and he directed the missionaries to be conveyed to Peking at the public expense . Amiot gives an interest- ing account of the journey in a letter in- serted in the collection entitled ...
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