The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge--, Volume 2, Issue 2Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843 - Biography |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 14
Page 469
... Parma in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries . He has left the fol- lowing works , founded chiefly on those of Hippocrates , Galen , and the old Latin writers , but containing some original observations : - 1. " Tractatus tres ...
... Parma in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries . He has left the fol- lowing works , founded chiefly on those of Hippocrates , Galen , and the old Latin writers , but containing some original observations : - 1. " Tractatus tres ...
Page 492
... Parma . He did not , however , feel a very decided vocation to a clerical career , and obtained , what seems to have been no very difficult matter in Italy about the middle of the eighteenth century , the Pope's licence to resume the ...
... Parma . He did not , however , feel a very decided vocation to a clerical career , and obtained , what seems to have been no very difficult matter in Italy about the middle of the eighteenth century , the Pope's licence to resume the ...
Page 501
... Parma , general of the Franciscans , was not , as is generally supposed , the author of the work . The object of Gerhard was to ex- plain , and apply to his own order , the obscure predictions contained in " the Book of Joa- chim ...
... Parma , general of the Franciscans , was not , as is generally supposed , the author of the work . The object of Gerhard was to ex- plain , and apply to his own order , the obscure predictions contained in " the Book of Joa- chim ...
Page 530
... ( Parma , 1784 , 1785 , 4to . , and 1791 , 8vo . ) , but best by Brunck , in three editions ( Strassburg , 1776 , 1778 , 1786 , in 12mo . ) . There are also three useful editions of these poems , together with the fragments of Anacreon ...
... ( Parma , 1784 , 1785 , 4to . , and 1791 , 8vo . ) , but best by Brunck , in three editions ( Strassburg , 1776 , 1778 , 1786 , in 12mo . ) . There are also three useful editions of these poems , together with the fragments of Anacreon ...
Page 619
... Parma , and is sometimes confounded with Andrea da Genova , who however lived nearly five centuries later . The confusion may have arisen from the circumstance of both having written a life of Saint Gualbertus . Andrea was at Parma in ...
... Parma , and is sometimes confounded with Andrea da Genova , who however lived nearly five centuries later . The confusion may have arisen from the circumstance of both having written a life of Saint Gualbertus . Andrea was at Parma in ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afterwards Amergin Amru Amyntas Anastasius Anaxagoras Anaxilaus ancient Anderson Andrada André Andrew Andronicus Angilbert Anjou Anne Ansegisus Anselm Ansprand appears appointed Arabic archbishop army became Biblioth Bibliotheca Biographie bishop born brother called Cardinal celebrated century Charles Christian church collection Constantinople contains council Count of Maine court crown daughter death died Duchess Duchess of Marlborough Duke duke of Angoulême duke of Orléans edition emperor England father favour Florence France French Greek Henry Histoire honour house of Anjou Italian Italy John king known Latin letter lived London Lord Louis married Mazzuchelli Memoirs ment mentioned Naples native Niceron nobles Paris parliament Pausanias person Plutarch poem poet pope prince printed published queen received reign Roman Rome royal says Scrittori sent Spain succeeded tion took translation treatise Venice vols volume wife writer written wrote
Popular passages
Page 799 - She grew uneasy to be treated by me with the form and ceremony due to her rank ; nor could she bear from me the sound of words which implied in them distance and superiority. It was this turn of mind, which made her one day propose to me, that whenever I should happen to be absent from her, we might in all our letters write ourselves by feigned names, such as would import nothing of distinction of rank between us.
Page 820 - When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son ! . Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
Page 872 - The very ingenious scheme of describing the various effects produced upon different members of the same family by the same objects, was not original, though it has been supposed to be so. Anstey, the facetious author of the New Bath Guide, had employed it six or seven years before Humphry Clinker appeared.
Page 462 - A Catalogue of English heads, or an account of about 2000 prints, describing what is peculiar on each, as the name, title, or office of the person, the habit, posture, age, or time when done, the name of the painter, graver, scraper, &c. and some remarkable particulars relating to their lives,
Page 497 - Stella excepted. 1 had him often to myself in his rides and walks, and have studied his soul, when he little thought what I was about. As I lodged for a year within a few doors of him, I knew his times of going out to a minute, and generally nicked the opportunity.
Page 813 - French protestants, confined in the prisons and galleys for their religion, was not the least meritorious. For the emperor it was stipulated, that he should possess the kingdom of Naples, the duchy of Milan, and the Spanish Netherlands.
Page 512 - If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed.
Page 497 - THE Life of John Buncle, Esq. ; containing various Observations and Reflections made in several parts of the World, and many Extraordinary Relations...
Page 665 - Coloured engravings of Heaths. The drawings taken from living plants only ; with the appropriate specific character, full description, native place of growth and time of flowering of each; in latin and english etc. London, published by the author. 1802 — 30. IV voll, (à 72 tab.) folio. 288 tab. col., totidemque foil. text. Bib). Re«.
Page 577 - Anderson being thus put off from time to time for fourteen or fifteen months, his lordship at length told him that no doubt he had heard that in his fine library he had a collection of the pictures of the learned both antient and modern, and as he knew none who better deserved a place there than Mr.