The General Biographical Dictionary, Volumen17Alexander Chalmers J. Nichols, 1814 |
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... gave was in laying before the synod an account of the manner in which king James's translation had been performed by the co - operation of a number of the most eminent divines in England . The synod accordingly adopted the same plan ...
... gave was in laying before the synod an account of the manner in which king James's translation had been performed by the co - operation of a number of the most eminent divines in England . The synod accordingly adopted the same plan ...
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... gave lessons in public on the Oriental languages in that place . In 1654 he became professor of theology , and in both situations evinced great talents and persevering industry . No man in his time was better skilled in the Hebrew ...
... gave lessons in public on the Oriental languages in that place . In 1654 he became professor of theology , and in both situations evinced great talents and persevering industry . No man in his time was better skilled in the Hebrew ...
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... gave him a commission to confer with the mayor and mer- chants of Bristol , upon the naval expedition they were un- dertaking to Newfoundland ; and incited him to impart to them such intelligence as he should think useful . Hakluyt ...
... gave him a commission to confer with the mayor and mer- chants of Bristol , upon the naval expedition they were un- dertaking to Newfoundland ; and incited him to impart to them such intelligence as he should think useful . Hakluyt ...
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... gave no entertainments but to the poor , literally fol- lowing our Saviour's direction , of feasting none but these . He always rose from dinner with an appetite , and able to enter with an unclouded mind on any serious employment that ...
... gave no entertainments but to the poor , literally fol- lowing our Saviour's direction , of feasting none but these . He always rose from dinner with an appetite , and able to enter with an unclouded mind on any serious employment that ...
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... gave sentence against him , but ordered the execution to be so suddenly done , that it might not be possible to procure a reprieve . On another occasion he displayed both his justice and courage in a cause in which the protector was ...
... gave sentence against him , but ordered the execution to be so suddenly done , that it might not be possible to procure a reprieve . On another occasion he displayed both his justice and courage in a cause in which the protector was ...
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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.