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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... known by the name of JOSHUA LURKI . He was physician to Pope Bene- dict XIII . , by whom he was highly esteemed , in consequence of a disputation which he maintained in his presence with some of the principal Jews at Gironne , in 1413 ...
... known by the name of JOSHUA LURKI . He was physician to Pope Bene- dict XIII . , by whom he was highly esteemed , in consequence of a disputation which he maintained in his presence with some of the principal Jews at Gironne , in 1413 ...
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... known , believed , and practised in order to the honour of God and their own salvation ; " he rendered himself esteemed and beloved , by the affection and regard for their welfare which he discovered in his pastoral and friendly visits ...
... known , believed , and practised in order to the honour of God and their own salvation ; " he rendered himself esteemed and beloved , by the affection and regard for their welfare which he discovered in his pastoral and friendly visits ...
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... known to King Ferdinand I. and the Princes Alfonso and Frederic , he was admitted into their train , and accompanied them in several military expedi- tions . For the amusement of the princes he composed some dramatic pieces in the ...
... known to King Ferdinand I. and the Princes Alfonso and Frederic , he was admitted into their train , and accompanied them in several military expedi- tions . For the amusement of the princes he composed some dramatic pieces in the ...
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... known from remote antiquity ; but which this author was the first to reduce to certain laws , and place in a striking light . From a series of experiments made on himself by means of a chair suspended on a balance , and the careful ...
... known from remote antiquity ; but which this author was the first to reduce to certain laws , and place in a striking light . From a series of experiments made on himself by means of a chair suspended on a balance , and the careful ...
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... known to the English reader by the versions of Ambrose Philips . Some writers mention two Sapphos , one of Eresa , the other of Mitylene , the first the lover of Phaon , the second the poetess ; but they are generally regarded as the ...
... known to the English reader by the versions of Ambrose Philips . Some writers mention two Sapphos , one of Eresa , the other of Mitylene , the first the lover of Phaon , the second the poetess ; but they are generally regarded as the ...
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General Biography: Or Lives, Critical And Historical, Of The Most ..., Volume 8 John Aikin,William Johnston No preview available - 2019 |
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