The General Biographical Dictionary, Volumen17Alexander Chalmers J. Nichols, 1814 |
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... French poet of the seventeenth century , was abbot of Notre Dame de Cerisy , one of the first members of the French academy , and the most dis- tinguished among the beaux esprits of his time . He died in 1655 , and left several poems ...
... French poet of the seventeenth century , was abbot of Notre Dame de Cerisy , one of the first members of the French academy , and the most dis- tinguished among the beaux esprits of his time . He died in 1655 , and left several poems ...
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... French history in French . Henry III . shewed his satisfaction with this by the advan- tageous and honourable gratifications he made the author . The reasons which induced de Haillan to conclude his work with Charles VIIth's death were ...
... French history in French . Henry III . shewed his satisfaction with this by the advan- tageous and honourable gratifications he made the author . The reasons which induced de Haillan to conclude his work with Charles VIIth's death were ...
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... French , or English . By such means he became . so conspicuous in this new branch of science , that he was chosen to read public lectures on naval matters at Oxford , and was the first who introduced maps , globes , spheres , and other ...
... French , or English . By such means he became . so conspicuous in this new branch of science , that he was chosen to read public lectures on naval matters at Oxford , and was the first who introduced maps , globes , spheres , and other ...
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... French adventurers , he procured the publication of it at Paris at his own expence in 1586 ; and in May 1587 , he published an English translation of it , which he dedicated , after the example of the French editor , to sir Walter ...
... French adventurers , he procured the publication of it at Paris at his own expence in 1586 ; and in May 1587 , he published an English translation of it , which he dedicated , after the example of the French editor , to sir Walter ...
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... French by Buffon in 1735 , and into Italian by a Nea- politan lady named Ardinghelli , in 1756. There are also German and Dutch editions . The original book was , in fact , the first volume of a work entitled " Statical Essays , " of ...
... French by Buffon in 1735 , and into Italian by a Nea- politan lady named Ardinghelli , in 1756. There are also German and Dutch editions . The original book was , in fact , the first volume of a work entitled " Statical Essays , " of ...
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Página 407 - Hesperides ; or, The Works both Humane and Divine of Robert Herrick, Esq.
Página 99 - This seems to have given him his first hold of the public attention ; for Waller remarked, "that he broke out like the Irish rebellion, threescore thousand strong, when nobody was aware, or in the least suspected it ;" an observation which could have had no propriety, had his poetical abilities been known before.
Página 375 - O thou eternal God, author of the light which now shines upon me, and giver of all inward illuminations, I do beseech thee, of thy infinite goodness, to pardon a greater request than a sinner ought to make ; I am not satisfied enough whether...
Página 118 - Chalgrave field, was the same place in which he had first executed the ordinance of the militia, and engaged that county, in which his reputation was very great, in this rebellion...
Página 275 - A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean. Undertaken by Order of the Hudson's Bay Company for the Discovery of Copper Mines, A North West Passage, &c. In the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772. By Samuel Hearne London, 1795.
Página 120 - After he was among those members accused by the king of high treason, he was much altered ; his nature and carriage seeming much fiercer than it did before. And without question, when he first drew his sword, he threw away the scabbard ; for he passionately opposed the overture made by the king for a treaty from Nottingham, and as eminently...
Página 279 - Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations : ask thy father, and he will show thee ; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
Página 455 - Reflections upon a Letter out of the country to a member of this present parliament, occasioned by a Letter to a member of the house of commons, concerning the Bishops lately in the Tower, and now under suspension, 1689.
Página 384 - He was a man very well bred, and of excellent parts, and a graceful speaker upon any subject, having a good proportion of learning, and a ready wit to apply it, and enlarge upon it; of a pleasant and facetious humour, and a disposition affable, generous, and magnificent.
Página 30 - Jurisdiction of the House of Lords," with an introductory preface, including a narrative of the same jurisdiction, from the accession of James I. 5. " Analysis of the Law," without date, but seems to have been only a design for a, 6.