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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... present . However , he ac- quired such high reputation by publishing his lectures on logic , in 1615 , under the title of " Logica Artis Compendium , " 8vo . , that at the next election he was chosen senior proctor without opposition ...
... present . However , he ac- quired such high reputation by publishing his lectures on logic , in 1615 , under the title of " Logica Artis Compendium , " 8vo . , that at the next election he was chosen senior proctor without opposition ...
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... present of 50 pounds , which his circumstances at that time rendered very acceptable ; and the Doctor , as an evidence of his readiness to comply with the wishes of his benefactor , immediately set about the revisal , completion , and ...
... present of 50 pounds , which his circumstances at that time rendered very acceptable ; and the Doctor , as an evidence of his readiness to comply with the wishes of his benefactor , immediately set about the revisal , completion , and ...
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... present contest . To the succeeding champions for the papal see , among whom were Baronius and Bzovius , Father Paul made an unanswerable reply , in a piece , en- titled , " Considerations on the Censures of Paul V .; " in which the ...
... present contest . To the succeeding champions for the papal see , among whom were Baronius and Bzovius , Father Paul made an unanswerable reply , in a piece , en- titled , " Considerations on the Censures of Paul V .; " in which the ...
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... present there , were still alive ; and the thing was so recent in men's memories , that few thought a man of so great prudence as he was would have exposed his reputation , by writing in such a nice manner , things which he could not ...
... present there , were still alive ; and the thing was so recent in men's memories , that few thought a man of so great prudence as he was would have exposed his reputation , by writing in such a nice manner , things which he could not ...
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... present to the public if printed . Dr. Saunderson was a man of much wit and vivacity in conversation , and es- teemed an excellent companion . He possessed a strict regard to truth , and was such an enemy to disguise , that he thought ...
... present to the public if printed . Dr. Saunderson was a man of much wit and vivacity in conversation , and es- teemed an excellent companion . He possessed a strict regard to truth , and was such an enemy to disguise , that he thought ...
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