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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... king , that he firft difcovered himfelf to the public . His " La Nymphe de la Seine , " written upon that occafion , was highly approved by Chapelain ; and fo powerfully recom- mended by him to Colbert , that the minifter fent Racine a ...
... king , that he firft difcovered himfelf to the public . His " La Nymphe de la Seine , " written upon that occafion , was highly approved by Chapelain ; and fo powerfully recom- mended by him to Colbert , that the minifter fent Racine a ...
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... king's difpicafure ; and , indulging his chagrin and fears , brought on a fever , which furpaffed the power of medicine : for he died of it , after being forely afflicted with pains , in 1699. The king , who was fenfible of his great ...
... king's difpicafure ; and , indulging his chagrin and fears , brought on a fever , which furpaffed the power of medicine : for he died of it , after being forely afflicted with pains , in 1699. The king , who was fenfible of his great ...
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... king- . " doms " which freedom fo loft the king's favour , that no interceffions could ever recover it . When queen Anne came to the throne , the earl of Godolphin ufed all his endeavours to reinftate him in his former poft of chief ...
... king- . " doms " which freedom fo loft the king's favour , that no interceffions could ever recover it . When queen Anne came to the throne , the earl of Godolphin ufed all his endeavours to reinftate him in his former poft of chief ...
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... king of Great Britain , to take the charge of educating his children . He went accordingly to that court , in 1724 ; but the intrigues and diffentions , which he found on his arrival there , gave him fo much uneafinefs , that , with the ...
... king of Great Britain , to take the charge of educating his children . He went accordingly to that court , in 1724 ; but the intrigues and diffentions , which he found on his arrival there , gave him fo much uneafinefs , that , with the ...
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... king's council ; and Francis I. was obliged to in- terfere in it . The king ordered , that Ramus and Antony Govea , who was his principal adverfary , fhould chufe two judges each , to pronounce on the controversy , after they thould ...
... king's council ; and Francis I. was obliged to in- terfere in it . The king ordered , that Ramus and Antony Govea , who was his principal adverfary , fhould chufe two judges each , to pronounce on the controversy , after they thould ...
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