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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Page 57
... mean time he did not neglect to make aftro- nomical obfervations , and to compofe various works in that fcience . The cardinal going to Greece foon after , Regiomontanus went to Ferrera , where he continued the study of the Greek ...
... mean time he did not neglect to make aftro- nomical obfervations , and to compofe various works in that fcience . The cardinal going to Greece foon after , Regiomontanus went to Ferrera , where he continued the study of the Greek ...
Page 59
... means procuring an office in his master's kitchen , his bondage fat the more eafily upon him . His amiable manners and pleasant humour made him a favourite with all about him , and not a little fo with the women ; for he had alfo the ...
... means procuring an office in his master's kitchen , his bondage fat the more eafily upon him . His amiable manners and pleasant humour made him a favourite with all about him , and not a little fo with the women ; for he had alfo the ...
Page 61
... mean time fome of that impurity , which ran through his life , has crept alfo into his writings ; for he is frequently very obfcene . Seventeen of his fatires with other poems were printed at Roüen in 1614. There is a neat Elzevir ...
... mean time fome of that impurity , which ran through his life , has crept alfo into his writings ; for he is frequently very obfcene . Seventeen of his fatires with other poems were printed at Roüen in 1614. There is a neat Elzevir ...
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... mean and pitiful company , though he had got fubftance enough to keep the best . Graham's Some of his friends telling him of it , he anfwered , " When fhort ac- " I have a mind to unbend and refresh my mind , I feek " not honour fo much ...
... mean and pitiful company , though he had got fubftance enough to keep the best . Graham's Some of his friends telling him of it , he anfwered , " When fhort ac- " I have a mind to unbend and refresh my mind , I feek " not honour fo much ...
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... mean time to making obfervations in geography , chronology ,. and aftronomy . This was his natural bent ; and at Jength he obtained leave from his fuperiors to quit all other employment , that he might devote himself entirely to it . He ...
... mean time to making obfervations in geography , chronology ,. and aftronomy . This was his natural bent ; and at Jength he obtained leave from his fuperiors to quit all other employment , that he might devote himself entirely to it . He ...
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