General Biography: Or Lives, Critical And Historical, Of The Most Eminent Persons Of All Ages, Countries, Conditions And Professions, Arranged According To Alphabetical Order, Volume 9Robinson, 1814 - 644 pages |
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... died in 1546. D'Argen- ville . Tiraboschi . — A. - SANNAZARO , JACOPO , an eminent Italian and Latin poet , was born at Naples , in 1458 . His family , originally from Spain , settled at San Nazzaro in the Pavese , whence it drew its ...
... died in 1546. D'Argen- ville . Tiraboschi . — A. - SANNAZARO , JACOPO , an eminent Italian and Latin poet , was born at Naples , in 1458 . His family , originally from Spain , settled at San Nazzaro in the Pavese , whence it drew its ...
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... died in 1667 , in the 67th year of his age . He had three sons , each of whom inherited a portion of his genius , and obtained the post of geographer to the King . NICHOLAS , the eldest , was killed during the famous barricades of Paris ...
... died in 1667 , in the 67th year of his age . He had three sons , each of whom inherited a portion of his genius , and obtained the post of geographer to the King . NICHOLAS , the eldest , was killed during the famous barricades of Paris ...
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... died of a lethargic fever in 1737 , at the age of 78. His character was lively and impetuous , possessing a considerable degree of that noble independ- ence and loftiness of manner , which is apt to be mistaken for haughtiness or ...
... died of a lethargic fever in 1737 , at the age of 78. His character was lively and impetuous , possessing a considerable degree of that noble independ- ence and loftiness of manner , which is apt to be mistaken for haughtiness or ...
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... died this unhappy man , whose hard fate deserves compassion , though there was little in him either amiable or respectable . He was , however , generous to fellow sufferers from indigence , when he had any thing to bestow ; and his ...
... died this unhappy man , whose hard fate deserves compassion , though there was little in him either amiable or respectable . He was , however , generous to fellow sufferers from indigence , when he had any thing to bestow ; and his ...
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... died in 1716 , at the age of 56. Under the inspec- tion of his brother the " Dictionnaire universel de Commerce , " 2 vols . folio appeared in 1723 . A supplemental volume was published in 1730 ; and a new edition of the whole was given ...
... died in 1716 , at the age of 56. Under the inspec- tion of his brother the " Dictionnaire universel de Commerce , " 2 vols . folio appeared in 1723 . A supplemental volume was published in 1730 ; and a new edition of the whole was given ...
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