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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... Paris upon a very important errand . His reputation and character were fpread through the kingdom ; fo that , when he arrived at Paris , the chancellor du Prat , moved with the extraordinary accomplishments of the man , eafily granted ...
... Paris upon a very important errand . His reputation and character were fpread through the kingdom ; fo that , when he arrived at Paris , the chancellor du Prat , moved with the extraordinary accomplishments of the man , eafily granted ...
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... Paris , where he married a wife , and devoted himself to books and poetry . His works confift of facred odes , paftorals , letters , and memoirs , of the life of Malherbe , prefixed to many editions of the works of that poet . He was ...
... Paris , where he married a wife , and devoted himself to books and poetry . His works confift of facred odes , paftorals , letters , and memoirs , of the life of Malherbe , prefixed to many editions of the works of that poet . He was ...
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... Paris , and ftudied logic fome time in the college of Harcourt . The French poetry had taken his fancy , and he had already compofed fome little pieces in it ; but it was in 1660 , when all the poets were making their efforts upon the ...
... Paris , and ftudied logic fome time in the college of Harcourt . The French poetry had taken his fancy , and he had already compofed fome little pieces in it ; but it was in 1660 , when all the poets were making their efforts upon the ...
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... Paris for the old age of Corneille . But he had imbibed in his infancy a deep fenfe of religion : and this , though it had been fmothered for a while by his connections with the theatre , and particularly with the famous actress ...
... Paris for the old age of Corneille . But he had imbibed in his infancy a deep fenfe of religion : and this , though it had been fmothered for a while by his connections with the theatre , and particularly with the famous actress ...
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... happened quite contrary , when thefe pieces were played at Paris , long after the death of the author ; and when prejudice and partiality had ceafed . Athalialı , ' repre- B 4 fented $ i 66 66 66 66 66 66 6 6 " RACIN E. 7.
... happened quite contrary , when thefe pieces were played at Paris , long after the death of the author ; and when prejudice and partiality had ceafed . Athalialı , ' repre- B 4 fented $ i 66 66 66 66 66 66 6 6 " RACIN E. 7.
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