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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... whole course of phi- losophy , and to obtain a most accurate and in- timate acquaintance with all the classic authors . From most of these he made large extracts , and he also drew up indexes to them for his private use , either in a ...
... whole course of phi- losophy , and to obtain a most accurate and in- timate acquaintance with all the classic authors . From most of these he made large extracts , and he also drew up indexes to them for his private use , either in a ...
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... whole force of his empire . Julian was killed in an action , and his successor Jo- vian had no other way of extricating himself from his difficulties than by accepting the terms of accommodation which Sapor offered . These were , the ...
... whole force of his empire . Julian was killed in an action , and his successor Jo- vian had no other way of extricating himself from his difficulties than by accepting the terms of accommodation which Sapor offered . These were , the ...
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... whole , few modern Latin poets have exhibited so much force and fluency of imagination . His works have been several times printed : an elegant edition was given by Barbou , 12mo . , 1759. Baillet . Nouv . Dict . Hist . - A SARDANAPALUS ...
... whole , few modern Latin poets have exhibited so much force and fluency of imagination . His works have been several times printed : an elegant edition was given by Barbou , 12mo . , 1759. Baillet . Nouv . Dict . Hist . - A SARDANAPALUS ...
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... whole host , who well knew the power of the God of Israel , and were thrown into irreparable disorder , falling upon each other with great slaughter , and then dispersing in a wild uproar and fury . The confusion into which the enemy ...
... whole host , who well knew the power of the God of Israel , and were thrown into irreparable disorder , falling upon each other with great slaughter , and then dispersing in a wild uproar and fury . The confusion into which the enemy ...
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... whole , he seems rather to have been a great receptacle of erudition than an able dispenser of it . Of his numerous works , some of the most valuable are his " Historiæ Augustæ Scriptores , cum notis ; " " Plinianæ Exercitationes in ...
... whole , he seems rather to have been a great receptacle of erudition than an able dispenser of it . Of his numerous works , some of the most valuable are his " Historiæ Augustæ Scriptores , cum notis ; " " Plinianæ Exercitationes in ...
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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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