An Universal Biographical and Historical Dictionary: Containing a Faithful Account of the Lives, Actions, and Characters of the Most Eminent Persons of All Ages and All Countries ...R. Phillips, 1800 - 10 стор. |
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... duke of Vendome , who was robbed . The duke coming fome time after with his army into Italy , found that the pea- fants had hid their corn . The fecretary recollecting his old hoft , the curate , near whofe village they were , fpoke of ...
... duke of Vendome , who was robbed . The duke coming fome time after with his army into Italy , found that the pea- fants had hid their corn . The fecretary recollecting his old hoft , the curate , near whofe village they were , fpoke of ...
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... duke retired from the throne and his family , to a monaftery called Ri- paille , where he inftituted an order of knighthood , by the name of St. Maurice , or the Annunciata . Here , however , they lived in a very luxurious ftyle ...
... duke retired from the throne and his family , to a monaftery called Ri- paille , where he inftituted an order of knighthood , by the name of St. Maurice , or the Annunciata . Here , however , they lived in a very luxurious ftyle ...
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... duke of Orleans , for which he was imprisoned . When the duke regained his footing at court , he obtained for d'Amboife the archbishopric of Narbonne , which he afterwards exchanged for that of Rouen . The duke of Orleans made him ...
... duke of Orleans , for which he was imprisoned . When the duke regained his footing at court , he obtained for d'Amboife the archbishopric of Narbonne , which he afterwards exchanged for that of Rouen . The duke of Orleans made him ...
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... duke of Bour- bon , was appointed regent during the minority of her brother Charles VIII . She was an active and enterprising prin- cefs , and died in 1522 , aged about 60 . ANNE of Brittany , daughter of Francis 1. duke of Brittany ...
... duke of Bour- bon , was appointed regent during the minority of her brother Charles VIII . She was an active and enterprising prin- cefs , and died in 1522 , aged about 60 . ANNE of Brittany , daughter of Francis 1. duke of Brittany ...
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... duke of Lunenberg gave him the church of Zell , and ap- pointed him fuperintendant of all the churches in the duchy . He died in 1625 . His most celebrated work is his Trea- tife on true Chriftianity , the first part of which appeared ...
... duke of Lunenberg gave him the church of Zell , and ap- pointed him fuperintendant of all the churches in the duchy . He died in 1625 . His most celebrated work is his Trea- tife on true Chriftianity , the first part of which appeared ...
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Сторінка 11 - The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased; and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out.
Сторінка 7 - ... the one party, than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna might well be applied to him ; " he had a head to contrive, and a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute any mischief.
Сторінка 14 - He was obliged to relinquish Normandy, Anjou, Poitou, Touraine, and Maine to the king of France; after which a civil war broke out in England, and the king was taken prisoner by the barons, at the head of whom was Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester.
Сторінка 11 - Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased: and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him; but the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back in my chair, and fairly laugh it out. Sir, he was irresistible.
Сторінка 7 - Mastix ; or, an Anti-Caveat to all such as have had the misfortune to be cheated and deluded by that great and treacherous impostor, John Booker." This was a mere libel, but Wharton was also a writer of political
Сторінка 10 - ANTHONY, an able and learned judge in the reign of Henry VIII., was b. at Norburv, in Derbyshire, and educated at Oxford, from whence he removed to one of the inns of court. In 1523 he was made a judge in the court of common pleas, and d. in 1538. He wrote "The Grand Abridgment...
Сторінка 6 - Nov. 1672; whereupon his ingenious comrades did serenade him that night, while he was in the embraces of his mistress, with the said song.
Сторінка 9 - MA, in 1739, and obtained a fellowship, he entered as a student at Lincoln's inn, and, in due time, was called to the bar. In 1754, he was chosen member of parliament for the borough of Downton. After acquiring great reputation as an advocate, he was, in 1759, appointed attorney-general, having, the same year, been elected recorder of the city of Bath.