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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... means of exten- sive usefulness , however , only about two years and a quarter , since he died in Jan. 1663 , in the 76th year of his age , and , by his own di- rection , was buried with as much privacy , and as little expence as ...
... means of exten- sive usefulness , however , only about two years and a quarter , since he died in Jan. 1663 , in the 76th year of his age , and , by his own di- rection , was buried with as much privacy , and as little expence as ...
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... means of giving transparency and brilliancy ; but it was a work of great patience and delay , and he is said never to have varnished his pictures in less than ten years . He arrived at correctness of design , elegance of form , truth of ...
... means of giving transparency and brilliancy ; but it was a work of great patience and delay , and he is said never to have varnished his pictures in less than ten years . He arrived at correctness of design , elegance of form , truth of ...
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... means of a chair suspended on a balance , and the careful weighing of all the ingesta and egesta , he endeavoured to ascertain the quantity of this excretion , under all the varieties of weather , food , ex- ercise , & c . In this ...
... means of a chair suspended on a balance , and the careful weighing of all the ingesta and egesta , he endeavoured to ascertain the quantity of this excretion , under all the varieties of weather , food , ex- ercise , & c . In this ...
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... means for obtaining better success in this point on socce future occasion . After he had finished his work , he travelled through Europe in order to engage its sovereigns to concur in a new attempt ; and in 1321 he offered his book to ...
... means for obtaining better success in this point on socce future occasion . After he had finished his work , he travelled through Europe in order to engage its sovereigns to concur in a new attempt ; and in 1321 he offered his book to ...
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... , observing , that there alone could his merits be properly rewarded , and suggesting means by which he might make his fortune ; to which Paul returned an an- swer in cypher , " that there was no way 2 SAR SAR ( 26 ) 9 ...
... , observing , that there alone could his merits be properly rewarded , and suggesting means by which he might make his fortune ; to which Paul returned an an- swer in cypher , " that there was no way 2 SAR SAR ( 26 ) 9 ...
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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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