A New and 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 of Time to the Present Period ...W. Strahan, 1784 - Biography |
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... sent to him , without their knowledge , two hours before the queen's death . In this letter from Mr. Ford to Dean Swift , which is dated the thirty - firft of July , it is faid , that the queen's disorder began between eight and nine ...
... sent to him , without their knowledge , two hours before the queen's death . In this letter from Mr. Ford to Dean Swift , which is dated the thirty - firft of July , it is faid , that the queen's disorder began between eight and nine ...
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... sent to Merton - college , Oxford , in 1562. He removed to Cor- Devonshire . pus Chrifti - college , of which he became firft fcholar , and -Athen . then fellow . He took both the degrees in arts and di- vinity . In 1598 , he was made ...
... sent to Merton - college , Oxford , in 1562. He removed to Cor- Devonshire . pus Chrifti - college , of which he became firft fcholar , and -Athen . then fellow . He took both the degrees in arts and di- vinity . In 1598 , he was made ...
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... sent to the marquis of Halifax , who was his nephew by marriage , a paper to be laid before the king , containing the main points of his defence ; upon which he appealed to the king , and defired he would review the whole matter : but ...
... sent to the marquis of Halifax , who was his nephew by marriage , a paper to be laid before the king , containing the main points of his defence ; upon which he appealed to the king , and defired he would review the whole matter : but ...
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... sent foon after to Geneva , to ftudy divinity there . In 1621 , after the death of his father , he went into Dauphiné ; and lived three years with the governor of Ambrun , in the quality of a tutor . Then he returned to Geneva , and ...
... sent foon after to Geneva , to ftudy divinity there . In 1621 , after the death of his father , he went into Dauphiné ; and lived three years with the governor of Ambrun , in the quality of a tutor . Then he returned to Geneva , and ...
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