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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... called the public poi- foners , not of bodies , but of fouls : " des empoifon- " neurs publics , non des corps , mais des ames . " Racine , taking himself to be included in this cenfure , was fome- what provoked , and addressed a very ...
... called the public poi- foners , not of bodies , but of fouls : " des empoifon- " neurs publics , non des corps , mais des ames . " Racine , taking himself to be included in this cenfure , was fome- what provoked , and addressed a very ...
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... called , The Wits paraphrafed . " Mr. Tonfon printed a third edition of this Traveftie in 1696. The Dedication " To Robert " Fairbeard , of Gray's - Inn , efq . " is no bad fpecimen of the author's humour . Having committed thefe ...
... called , The Wits paraphrafed . " Mr. Tonfon printed a third edition of this Traveftie in 1696. The Dedication " To Robert " Fairbeard , of Gray's - Inn , efq . " is no bad fpecimen of the author's humour . Having committed thefe ...
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... called , Rad- cliffe had almoft an open field ; and , in lefs than a year , got into prime bufinefs . His converfation contributed as much to make his way , as his reputed fkill in his profef- fion ; for , having much pleafantry and ...
... called , Rad- cliffe had almoft an open field ; and , in lefs than a year , got into prime bufinefs . His converfation contributed as much to make his way , as his reputed fkill in his profef- fion ; for , having much pleafantry and ...
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... called " Socius , " not that he was really a fellow ; but , being fenior fcholar , had the fame privileges , though ... called for ; and it appeared , but too evidently , that his opinion was chiefly confidered , and " moît depended on ...
... called " Socius , " not that he was really a fellow ; but , being fenior fcholar , had the fame privileges , though ... called for ; and it appeared , but too evidently , that his opinion was chiefly confidered , and " moît depended on ...
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... called to Paris , and appointed to the management of the opera : his mufic was of an original caft , and the performers complained at first that it could not be excufed ; but he afferted the contrary , and evinced it by experiment . By ...
... called to Paris , and appointed to the management of the opera : his mufic was of an original caft , and the performers complained at first that it could not be excufed ; but he afferted the contrary , and evinced it by experiment . By ...
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