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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... bishop- ric of Frejus . In 1671 , the birth of the duke of Maine was not yet made public . This prince , who was now a year old , had a deformed foot : the firft phyfician D'Aquin , who was in the fecret , thought it neceffary that the ...
... bishop- ric of Frejus . In 1671 , the birth of the duke of Maine was not yet made public . This prince , who was now a year old , had a deformed foot : the firft phyfician D'Aquin , who was in the fecret , thought it neceffary that the ...
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... bishop of Chartres , made the rules , and was herfelf fuperior of the convent . Thither fhe often went to pass away fome hours ; and when we fay , that melancholy determined her to this employment , we only fay what the herself has faid ...
... bishop of Chartres , made the rules , and was herfelf fuperior of the convent . Thither fhe often went to pass away fome hours ; and when we fay , that melancholy determined her to this employment , we only fay what the herself has faid ...
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... Bishop Williams , except one , was deftroyed by an accidental fire in 1694 [ B ] : In 1711 , he published " Remarks on Mr. Whifton's Ac- " count of the Convocation's proceedings with relation to " himself in a Letter to the right ...
... Bishop Williams , except one , was deftroyed by an accidental fire in 1694 [ B ] : In 1711 , he published " Remarks on Mr. Whifton's Ac- " count of the Convocation's proceedings with relation to " himself in a Letter to the right ...
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... bishop of Paris , intirely acquitted him of the charge of he- refy . He afterwards thought proper to retire to Bourges , where the Jefuits had a college , and continued there about a year and a half . Then he went to Rome , by the order ...
... bishop of Paris , intirely acquitted him of the charge of he- refy . He afterwards thought proper to retire to Bourges , where the Jefuits had a college , and continued there about a year and a half . Then he went to Rome , by the order ...
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... bishop of Rozalie having remarked some conformity between the opinions of the Chinese , and the notions laid down in the " Recherche de la verité , " mentioned it to the author , who upon that account thought himself obliged to write ...
... bishop of Rozalie having remarked some conformity between the opinions of the Chinese , and the notions laid down in the " Recherche de la verité , " mentioned it to the author , who upon that account thought himself obliged to write ...
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