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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... residence in that capital , The senate , however , continued his salary undimi nished ; and he enjoyed a high degree of public esteem till his death in 1636 , at the age of 75. A marble statue was erected to his ho- nour in the cloyster ...
... residence in that capital , The senate , however , continued his salary undimi nished ; and he enjoyed a high degree of public esteem till his death in 1636 , at the age of 75. A marble statue was erected to his ho- nour in the cloyster ...
Page 42
... residence at that city under the most flattering auspices , and was introduced by M. Bossuet to the King , who took much notice of him , and granted him a pension . Being now on a scene and in circumstances which enabled him to give ...
... residence at that city under the most flattering auspices , and was introduced by M. Bossuet to the King , who took much notice of him , and granted him a pension . Being now on a scene and in circumstances which enabled him to give ...
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... residence at Koeping , where they saw a man in an apron , of whom they asked if M. Scheele was within . It was Scheele himself . Scheele himself . He read the letter with joy , desired them to sit down , conversed with them , and ...
... residence at Koeping , where they saw a man in an apron , of whom they asked if M. Scheele was within . It was Scheele himself . Scheele himself . He read the letter with joy , desired them to sit down , conversed with them , and ...
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... residence , which was Manheim . This tra gedy formed a great era in his life ; for though full of faults and extravagancies , it was so powerfully conceived and written , that it be- came the admiration of all the youth of enthu ...
... residence , which was Manheim . This tra gedy formed a great era in his life ; for though full of faults and extravagancies , it was so powerfully conceived and written , that it be- came the admiration of all the youth of enthu ...
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... residence . From childhood she mani- fested extraordinary talents for ingenious works and ornamental accomplishments . As soon as she could handle a pair of scissars she cut out all sorts of figures in paper without a pattern . She then ...
... residence . From childhood she mani- fested extraordinary talents for ingenious works and ornamental accomplishments . As soon as she could handle a pair of scissars she cut out all sorts of figures in paper without a pattern . She then ...
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