The General Biographical Dictionary, Том 28Alexander Chalmers J. Nichols, 1816 |
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... philosopher , and Constantine Porphyrogenitus his son . It is said , that when sent on a certain occasion by the emperor to the island of Crete , which the Saracens were about to surprize , a contrary wind carried his ship to the isle ...
... philosopher , and Constantine Porphyrogenitus his son . It is said , that when sent on a certain occasion by the emperor to the island of Crete , which the Saracens were about to surprize , a contrary wind carried his ship to the isle ...
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... philosopher , was born in the 55th olympiad , or 558 B. C. and is said to have died in his ninetieth year . He was a native of Ceos , one of the Cyclades , in the neighbourhood of Attica , and became the preceptor of Pindar . Both Plato ...
... philosopher , was born in the 55th olympiad , or 558 B. C. and is said to have died in his ninetieth year . He was a native of Ceos , one of the Cyclades , in the neighbourhood of Attica , and became the preceptor of Pindar . Both Plato ...
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Alexander Chalmers. SIMPLICIUS , an ancient philosopher of the sixth cen- tury , was a native of Cilicia , a disciple ... philosophers preserved in them . Of these there are three Aldine editions , 1526 and 1527. But , of all his ...
Alexander Chalmers. SIMPLICIUS , an ancient philosopher of the sixth cen- tury , was a native of Cilicia , a disciple ... philosophers preserved in them . Of these there are three Aldine editions , 1526 and 1527. But , of all his ...
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... philosophers of France , it is much to be regretted , as the only material stain upon a character of much excellence.1 Here , SMITH ( CHARLES ) , an able writer on the subject of the corn - trade , was born at Stepney , in 1713 . His ...
... philosophers of France , it is much to be regretted , as the only material stain upon a character of much excellence.1 Here , SMITH ( CHARLES ) , an able writer on the subject of the corn - trade , was born at Stepney , in 1713 . His ...
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... Philosopher , " and the " Solitary Wanderer , " making in all 38 volumes , They were not , however , all equally successful . She was led by indignant feelings to intersperse much of her private history and her law - suits ; and this ...
... Philosopher , " and the " Solitary Wanderer , " making in all 38 volumes , They were not , however , all equally successful . She was led by indignant feelings to intersperse much of her private history and her law - suits ; and this ...
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