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 455
... took his degrees as master of arts and philosophy at the univer- sity of Basil , and then removed to Freiburg to study law under Ulric Zasius , whom he was the means of introducing to the friend- ship of Erasmus , as may be seen in the ...
... took his degrees as master of arts and philosophy at the univer- sity of Basil , and then removed to Freiburg to study law under Ulric Zasius , whom he was the means of introducing to the friend- ship of Erasmus , as may be seen in the ...
Page 461
... took up his freedom , and became a liveryman of the Joiners ' Company ; but he adds that , on inquiry both at Joiners ' Hall and at the Chamberlain's Office , it does not appear that he ever took up his freedom . Horace Walpole , in his ...
... took up his freedom , and became a liveryman of the Joiners ' Company ; but he adds that , on inquiry both at Joiners ' Hall and at the Chamberlain's Office , it does not appear that he ever took up his freedom . Horace Walpole , in his ...
Page 475
... took place " in campo Amlethi dicto " ( " in the spot called Amleth's field " ) . On the other hand it is seen how little reliance can be placed upon a tradition of this sort , by the ease with which one seems to have crept into ...
... took place " in campo Amlethi dicto " ( " in the spot called Amleth's field " ) . On the other hand it is seen how little reliance can be placed upon a tradition of this sort , by the ease with which one seems to have crept into ...
Page 492
... took place and terminated his useful life he died October 11. 1705 . He appears to have been a man of great modesty and disinterestedness : he made no effort to court the favour of the great for the purpose of advancing his fortune ...
... took place and terminated his useful life he died October 11. 1705 . He appears to have been a man of great modesty and disinterestedness : he made no effort to court the favour of the great for the purpose of advancing his fortune ...
Page 511
... took place , the dates assigned for that event being between A. H. 16 and 26 ; but Al - makrízí , who investigated the matter , says that among the dates fixed by the ancient his- torians of Egypt , that of A. H. 20 ( A. D. 641 ) ...
... took place , the dates assigned for that event being between A. H. 16 and 26 ; but Al - makrízí , who investigated the matter , says that among the dates fixed by the ancient his- torians of Egypt , that of A. H. 20 ( A. D. 641 ) ...
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