A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation, Particularly the British and Irish, from the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Present Period : Wherein Their Remarkable Actions Or Sufferings, Their Virtues, Parts, and Learning are Accurately Displayed : with a Catalogue of Their Literary Productions, Том 1T. Osborne, J. Whiston and B. White, W. Strahan, T. Payne, W. Owen, and W. Johnston [and 7 others], 1761 |
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... London , Bookfellers , have , by their Petition , humbly reprefented unto Us , That , they have , with great Care , Labour and Expence , compleated a Work , entitled , A NEW and GENERAL Biographical Dictionary , CONTAINING The Lives of ...
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... LONDON : Printed for T. OSBORNE , J. WHISTON and B. WHITE , W.STRAHAN , T. PAYNE , W. OWEN , W. JOHNSTON , S. CROWDER , B. LAW , T. FIELD , T. DURHAM , J. ROBSON , R. GOADBY , and E. BAKER . MDCCLXI . THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 165886 ...
... LONDON : Printed for T. OSBORNE , J. WHISTON and B. WHITE , W.STRAHAN , T. PAYNE , W. OWEN , W. JOHNSTON , S. CROWDER , B. LAW , T. FIELD , T. DURHAM , J. ROBSON , R. GOADBY , and E. BAKER . MDCCLXI . THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 165886 ...
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... London , where he was appointed minifter of the French church in the Savoy . Some time after he was promoted to the deanry of Killaloe , in Ireland , which he enjoyed for many years . Having made a tour to Holland in order to publifh ...
... London , where he was appointed minifter of the French church in the Savoy . Some time after he was promoted to the deanry of Killaloe , in Ireland , which he enjoyed for many years . Having made a tour to Holland in order to publifh ...
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... London , 1696. An ac- count of the late confpiracy in Eng- land . This piece was wrote by order of king William III , and the mate- rials were furnished by the earl of Portland , and fir William Trumball , fecretary of state . 9. La ...
... London , 1696. An ac- count of the late confpiracy in Eng- land . This piece was wrote by order of king William III , and the mate- rials were furnished by the earl of Portland , and fir William Trumball , fecretary of state . 9. La ...
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... London to fatisfy the publick about this matter , which had hitherto appeared Calderwood's doubtful and myfterious . Abbot's behaviour in Scotland fo hift . of the much pleased king James , that he ever after paid great defe- land , p ...
... London to fatisfy the publick about this matter , which had hitherto appeared Calderwood's doubtful and myfterious . Abbot's behaviour in Scotland fo hift . of the much pleased king James , that he ever after paid great defe- land , p ...
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