The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Հատոր 6George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana D. Appleton, 1859 |
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... died in England , 1776. He had taken refuge in England ( 1728 ) in consequence of a " Defence of English Ordinations , " which he had published ( 1723 ) as a result of the convic- tions to which he was brought by a correspond- ence with ...
... died in England , 1776. He had taken refuge in England ( 1728 ) in consequence of a " Defence of English Ordinations , " which he had published ( 1723 ) as a result of the convic- tions to which he was brought by a correspond- ence with ...
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... died in Paris , Oct. 23 , 1469 . He was educated at the university of Paris , of which institution he became one of the bright- est ornaments . In 1430 he was chosen rector of that university , and in 1431 was made canon of Amiens ...
... died in Paris , Oct. 23 , 1469 . He was educated at the university of Paris , of which institution he became one of the bright- est ornaments . In 1430 he was chosen rector of that university , and in 1431 was made canon of Amiens ...
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... died at Kensington Gravel- pits in 1702. Educated by his wealthy rela- tives , he began early to travel and to display a love of natural history . He resided and stu- died at Montpellier , and when of age returned to England to claim ...
... died at Kensington Gravel- pits in 1702. Educated by his wealthy rela- tives , he began early to travel and to display a love of natural history . He resided and stu- died at Montpellier , and when of age returned to England to claim ...
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... died in 1746. Among his best works is a mar- ble statue of Cardinal Dubois . III . GUILLAUME , son of the foregoing , born in 1716 , died in 1777 . His fame rests upon the statues of Mars and Venus , which he executed for Frederic the ...
... died in 1746. Among his best works is a mar- ble statue of Cardinal Dubois . III . GUILLAUME , son of the foregoing , born in 1716 , died in 1777 . His fame rests upon the statues of Mars and Venus , which he executed for Frederic the ...
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... died at East Dereham , Norfolkshire , April 25 , 1800. His father , the Rev. John Cowper , was one of the chaplains to George II . and nephew to the lord chancellor Cowper . His mother died when the poet was but 6 years of age , and the ...
... died at East Dereham , Norfolkshire , April 25 , 1800. His father , the Rev. John Cowper , was one of the chaplains to George II . and nephew to the lord chancellor Cowper . His mother died when the poet was but 6 years of age , and the ...
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Էջ 96 - Walking by the sea-side, in a calm evening, upon a sandy shore, and with an ebbing tide, I have frequently remarked the appearance of a dark cloud, or, rather, very thick mist, hanging over the edge of the water, to the height, perhaps, of half a yard, and of the breadth of two or three yards, stretching along the coast as far as the eye could reach, and always retiring with the water. When this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be nothing else than so much space, filled with young shrimps...
Էջ 294 - If I had strength enough to hold a pen, I would write how easy and pleasant a thing it is to die.
Էջ 346 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Էջ 346 - All power residing originally in and being derived from the people, all the magistrates and officers of government are their substitutes and agents, and at all times accountable to them.
Էջ 264 - I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Col. Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner, for some important service.
Էջ 162 - was to consider the several matters not only in themselves, but relatively, or as they respect each other ; both to treat them as so many wholes, and as so many parts of some greater whole.
Էջ 204 - An Inquiry into the Secondary Causes which Mr. Gibbon has assigned for the rapid growth of Christianity.
Էջ 260 - Take counsel, execute judgment; Make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday ; Hide the outcasts ; bewray not him that wandereth. Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab ; Be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler : For the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, The oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Էջ 232 - Commedia made during the fourteenth century, and now existing in the libraries of Europe, are more numerous than those of all other works, ancient and modern, made during the same period. Between the invention of printing and the year 1500, more than twenty editions were published in Italy, the earliest in 1472. During the sixteenth century there were forty editions; during the seventeenth, a period, for Italy, of sceptical...
Էջ 306 - His father, one of the French protestants who took refuge in England upon...