Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 1Smith Elder, 1885 - Great Britain |
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... Scotland , pub- lished by the Wodrow Soc . , vi . 735 ) . A letter from Scotland reached James , describing with enthusiasm the effect of Abbot's preaching ( Orig . Letters on Eccles . Affairs , Bannatyne Club , i . 146 ) . It is true ...
... Scotland , pub- lished by the Wodrow Soc . , vi . 735 ) . A letter from Scotland reached James , describing with enthusiasm the effect of Abbot's preaching ( Orig . Letters on Eccles . Affairs , Bannatyne Club , i . 146 ) . It is true ...
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... Scotland ; and Secretary Calvert wrote in March that by a strong north wind coming out of Scotland , Abbot was blown over the Thames to Lambeth . ' The appointment was received with general astonishment and misgiving . Abbot himself was ...
... Scotland ; and Secretary Calvert wrote in March that by a strong north wind coming out of Scotland , Abbot was blown over the Thames to Lambeth . ' The appointment was received with general astonishment and misgiving . Abbot himself was ...
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... Scotland and Benedictine monk . In the early part of the eighth cen- tury he left England in company with Boni- face , to aid him in his missionary work in Germany , and he did not again return to this country . Abel's missionary ...
... Scotland and Benedictine monk . In the early part of the eighth cen- tury he left England in company with Boni- face , to aid him in his missionary work in Germany , and he did not again return to this country . Abel's missionary ...
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... Scotland . He failed , however , in his ap- plication for Dr. Gregory's chair of the prac- tice of medicine . In 1823 he was made a licentiate , and in 1824 a fellow , of the Col- lege of Physicians , and he received the com- plimentary ...
... Scotland . He failed , however , in his ap- plication for Dr. Gregory's chair of the prac- tice of medicine . In 1823 he was made a licentiate , and in 1824 a fellow , of the Col- lege of Physicians , and he received the com- plimentary ...
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... Scotland . About this time he began the works with which his name has been chiefly associated . Like Dr. Gregory , the friend of Reid , he was led away from science to metaphysics , through a belief that his wide knowledge of nervous ...
... Scotland . About this time he began the works with which his name has been chiefly associated . Like Dr. Gregory , the friend of Reid , he was led away from science to metaphysics , through a belief that his wide knowledge of nervous ...
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