General Biography: Or Lives, Critical And Historical, Of The Most Eminent Persons Of All Ages, Countries, Conditions And Professions, Arranged According To Alphabetical Order, Volume 3Robinson, 1802 - 672 pages |
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... displayed great seriousness of mind ; and Whiston , who was not inclined to believe that religious fervour in- creased in proportion as a man became more conversant with the world , esteemed it the most serious piece that the author ...
... displayed great seriousness of mind ; and Whiston , who was not inclined to believe that religious fervour in- creased in proportion as a man became more conversant with the world , esteemed it the most serious piece that the author ...
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... displayed his talents for dis- putation to great advantage . Unable to obtain any favour from the court , he went from Paris to Montauban , where he was chosen minister ; and after four years ' residence at that place , be- ing again ...
... displayed his talents for dis- putation to great advantage . Unable to obtain any favour from the court , he went from Paris to Montauban , where he was chosen minister ; and after four years ' residence at that place , be- ing again ...
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... displayed profound respect to the senate , and deference to the magistrates , and was extremely modest in the assumption of personal honours and distinctions . But these tokens of a good disposition were little to be relied upon in one ...
... displayed profound respect to the senate , and deference to the magistrates , and was extremely modest in the assumption of personal honours and distinctions . But these tokens of a good disposition were little to be relied upon in one ...
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... displayed equal justice and prudence . He also bent his cares in a pe- culiar manner to the restoration of order and ... displays his sense of the difficulties he had to encounter , and his reso- lution to do all in his power in ...
... displayed equal justice and prudence . He also bent his cares in a pe- culiar manner to the restoration of order and ... displays his sense of the difficulties he had to encounter , and his reso- lution to do all in his power in ...
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... displayed a proper spirit , and maintained his edict of reform . Clement by degrees sunk into dotage , and died in July , 1676 , after having held the papal see • CLEMENT XI . pope , first named John- Francis Albani , was born in 1649 ...
... displayed a proper spirit , and maintained his edict of reform . Clement by degrees sunk into dotage , and died in July , 1676 , after having held the papal see • CLEMENT XI . pope , first named John- Francis Albani , was born in 1649 ...
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