The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time, Svazek 28Alexander Chalmers J. Nichols, 1816 |
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... languages , but acquired such a perfect knowledge of the French tongue , as to be able to write and speak it with the same facility as his He pursued his medical studies for nearly three years at Edinburgh , and afterwards went to ...
... languages , but acquired such a perfect knowledge of the French tongue , as to be able to write and speak it with the same facility as his He pursued his medical studies for nearly three years at Edinburgh , and afterwards went to ...
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... languages . He was unquestionably a man of great learning and acute- ness ; but a love of controversy , in all its bitterness , ren- dered him almost equally obnoxious to protestants and pa- pists , yet there is evidence enough in his ...
... languages . He was unquestionably a man of great learning and acute- ness ; but a love of controversy , in all its bitterness , ren- dered him almost equally obnoxious to protestants and pa- pists , yet there is evidence enough in his ...
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... talents , he was enabled , in a very few years , to compose a much more accurate treatise on that subject than any that had before appeared in our language . In An the mean time an unfortunate event involved him in a SIMPSON . 15.
... talents , he was enabled , in a very few years , to compose a much more accurate treatise on that subject than any that had before appeared in our language . In An the mean time an unfortunate event involved him in a SIMPSON . 15.
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... language has been generally approved . It is to be regretted , indeed , that he had not had an opportunity of employing , in early life , his Greek and mathematical learning , in giving an edition of Pappus in the original language . Dr ...
... language has been generally approved . It is to be regretted , indeed , that he had not had an opportunity of employing , in early life , his Greek and mathematical learning , in giving an edition of Pappus in the original language . Dr ...
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... language are but indifferent , and it is very difficult to find all the volumes . The period of time they include is from 1601 to 1640. He published also another work of a similar kind , called " Il Mercurio , ovvero isto- ria de ...
... language are but indifferent , and it is very difficult to find all the volumes . The period of time they include is from 1601 to 1640. He published also another work of a similar kind , called " Il Mercurio , ovvero isto- ria de ...
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Strana 319 - A NEW HISTORY OF THE HOLY BIBLE, from the Beginning of the World to the Establishment of Christianity...
Strana 278 - A Parallel in the manner of Plutarch, between a most celebrated man of Florence, and one, scarce ever heard of, in England...
Strana 314 - There prevailed in those days an indecent custom : when the preacher touched any favourite topic in a manner that delighted his audience, their approbation was expressed by a loud hum, continued in proportion to their zeal or pleasure. When Burnet preached, part of his congregation hummed so loudly and so long, that he sat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with his handkerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewise was honoured with the like animating hum; but he stretched out his hand to the congregation,...
Strana 129 - And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor and though I give my body to be burnt and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing...
Strana 243 - We have old Mr. Southern at a gentleman's house a little way off, who often comes to see us ; he is now seventy-seven years old,* and has almost wholly lost his memory ; but is as agreeable as an old man can be, at least I persuade myself so when I look at him, and think of Isabella and Oroonoko.
Strana 352 - Hero, with a design principally to fix upon his own mind a strong impression of virtue and religion, in opposition to a stronger propensity towards unwarrantable pleasures.
Strana 421 - An Answer to the Paper delivered by Mr. Ashton, at his execution, to sir Francis Child, Sheriff of London, with the Paper itself.
Strana 276 - Odyssey" a criticism was published by Spence, at that time Prelector of poetry at Oxford ; a man whose learning was not very great, and whose mind was not very powerful. His criticism, however, was commonly just; what he thought, he thought rightly ; and his remarks were recommended by his coolness and candour.
Strana 82 - The Universal Visitor,' for poor Smart, while he was mad, not then knowing the terms on which he was engaged to write, and thinking I was doing him good. I hoped his wits would soon return to him. Mine returned to me, and I wrote in 'The Universal Visitor* no longer.
Strana 248 - Never,' says Bolton in his Hypercritica, ' must be forgotten St. Peter's Complaint and those other serious poems said to be father Southwell's ; the English whereof, as it is most proper, so the sharpness and light of wit is very rare in them.