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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... several things , but his Chef d'Oeuvre is " The Hiftory of Gargantua and Pantagruel a rough fatire , in the form of a romance , upon monks , priests , popes , and fools and knaves of all kinds ; where wit and learning are fcattered ...
... several things , but his Chef d'Oeuvre is " The Hiftory of Gargantua and Pantagruel a rough fatire , in the form of a romance , upon monks , priests , popes , and fools and knaves of all kinds ; where wit and learning are fcattered ...
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... several great and noble tragedies ; " Britannicus , " in 1670 ; " Berenice , " in 1671 ; " Bajazet , " in 1672 ; " Mi- " thridates , " in 1673 ; " Iphigenia , " in 1675 ; " Phæ- " dra , " in 1677. During which time , he met with all ...
... several great and noble tragedies ; " Britannicus , " in 1670 ; " Berenice , " in 1671 ; " Bajazet , " in 1672 ; " Mi- " thridates , " in 1673 ; " Iphigenia , " in 1675 ; " Phæ- " dra , " in 1677. During which time , he met with all ...
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... several periodical papers , particularly " Old England ; or , << Jeffery Broadbottom's Journal , " and " The Remem- " brancer . " His laft publication , intituled , " The Cafe of " Authors by Profeffion , " is esteemed an excellent and ...
... several periodical papers , particularly " Old England ; or , << Jeffery Broadbottom's Journal , " and " The Remem- " brancer . " His laft publication , intituled , " The Cafe of " Authors by Profeffion , " is esteemed an excellent and ...
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... Several fmall pieces of poe- try , in English . " 8. " Two Letters in French , to M. " Racine the fon , upon the true fentiments of Mr. Pope , 46 in his Effay on Man . " Thefe were printed after his deceafe , in Les Oeuvres de M. Racine ...
... Several fmall pieces of poe- try , in English . " 8. " Two Letters in French , to M. " Racine the fon , upon the true fentiments of Mr. Pope , 46 in his Effay on Man . " Thefe were printed after his deceafe , in Les Oeuvres de M. Racine ...
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... , which Ramus and his pu- pils had fuffered for they had been profecuted several ways , both before the univerfity - judges and the civil ma- giftrates . giftrates . As foon as he was made regius profeffor 26 RAMUS .
... , which Ramus and his pu- pils had fuffered for they had been profecuted several ways , both before the univerfity - judges and the civil ma- giftrates . giftrates . As foon as he was made regius profeffor 26 RAMUS .
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