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... born Jan. 19 , 1785 ; married , 1805 , to Charlotte ( Catharine ) , princess of Saxe - Altenburg , born 1787. He has four children . His eldest daughter is married to the grand - prince Michael , brother to the of Russia : his eldest ...
... born Jan. 19 , 1785 ; married , 1805 , to Charlotte ( Catharine ) , princess of Saxe - Altenburg , born 1787. He has four children . His eldest daughter is married to the grand - prince Michael , brother to the of Russia : his eldest ...
Strana 54
... born at Vetro in 1750 ; he was a member of the states - general in 1789 , and was one of the five ecclesiastics pres- ent at the session of the Tennis Court . In the constituent assembly , he was dis tinguished for the boldness of his ...
... born at Vetro in 1750 ; he was a member of the states - general in 1789 , and was one of the five ecclesiastics pres- ent at the session of the Tennis Court . In the constituent assembly , he was dis tinguished for the boldness of his ...
Strana 55
... born at Nyssa , in Cappadocia , younger brother of Basil the Great , celebrated as an ardent defender of the Nicene creed , and also for his elo- quence . He died in his native city , of which he was bishop , some time after 394 ...
... born at Nyssa , in Cappadocia , younger brother of Basil the Great , celebrated as an ardent defender of the Nicene creed , and also for his elo- quence . He died in his native city , of which he was bishop , some time after 394 ...
Strana 57
... born in 1739 , and educated in Dimitzana , a town in Ar- cadia in the Morea . He studied in several monasteries , finally on mount Athos ( q . v . ) , lived as a hermit , was made archbishop at Smyrna , and , in 1795 , patriarch of Con ...
... born in 1739 , and educated in Dimitzana , a town in Ar- cadia in the Morea . He studied in several monasteries , finally on mount Athos ( q . v . ) , lived as a hermit , was made archbishop at Smyrna , and , in 1795 , patriarch of Con ...
Strana 59
... born in 1759 , educated at Eton and Oxford , and early brought for- ward in public life by his friend William Pitt . He entered parliament in 1785 , and was speaker of the house of commons when , in 1789 , he was made secretary of the ...
... born in 1759 , educated at Eton and Oxford , and early brought for- ward in public life by his friend William Pitt . He entered parliament in 1785 , and was speaker of the house of commons when , in 1789 , he was made secretary of the ...
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Strana 455 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts : — but to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals; to survey the mansions...
Strana 322 - We will not say as the Separatists were wont to say at their leaving of England, Farewell, Babylon! Farewell, Rome ! but we will say, Farewell, dear England ! Farewell the Church of God in England, and all the Christian friends there...
Strana 455 - ... to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries. His plan is original ; and it is as full of genius as it is of humanity. It was a voyage of discovery ; a circumnavigation of charity.
Strana 146 - As the result of his researches, he published a general chart, showing at one view the variation of the compass in all those seas where the English navigators were acquainted.
Strana 134 - And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
Strana 2 - Act, entitled an Act, for the encouragement of Learning, by securing'the copies of Maps,' Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned...
Strana 266 - If it be for thy glory, I beseech thee give me some sign from heaven; if not, I shall suppress it.
Strana 455 - ... and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries. His plan is original ; and it is as full of genius as it is of humanity. It was a voyage of discovery ; a circumnavigation of charity. Already the benefit of his labour is felt more or less in every country; I hope he will anticipate his final reward, by seeing all its effects fully realized in his own.
Strana 206 - They terminate in the capillary vessels (qv'f— a series of extremely minute vessels, which pass over into the veins. The veins are the channels by which the blood passes back from the body into the auricles of the heart.
Strana 266 - I had no sooner spoken these words, but a loud though yet gentle noise came from the heavens, for it was like nothing on earth, which did so comfort and cheer me, that I took my petition as granted, and that I had the sign I demanded, whereupon also I resolved to print my book.