The 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 to the Present Time..J. Nichols and Son [and 29 others], 1814 |
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... French poet of the seventeenth century , was abbot of Notre Dame de Cerisy , one of the first members of the French academy , and the most dis- tinguished among the beaux esprits of his time . He died in 1655 , and left several poems ...
... French poet of the seventeenth century , was abbot of Notre Dame de Cerisy , one of the first members of the French academy , and the most dis- tinguished among the beaux esprits of his time . He died in 1655 , and left several poems ...
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... French historian , of an ancient family , was born at Bourdeaux about 1535. He went to court at twenty years of age , and in 1556 and 1557 was secretary to Francis de Noailles , bishop of Acqs , in his embassies to England and Venice ...
... French historian , of an ancient family , was born at Bourdeaux about 1535. He went to court at twenty years of age , and in 1556 and 1557 was secretary to Francis de Noailles , bishop of Acqs , in his embassies to England and Venice ...
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... French history in French . Henry III . shewed his satisfaction with this by the advan- tageous and honourable gratifications he made the author . The reasons which induced de Haillan to conclude his work with Charles VIIth's death were ...
... French history in French . Henry III . shewed his satisfaction with this by the advan- tageous and honourable gratifications he made the author . The reasons which induced de Haillan to conclude his work with Charles VIIth's death were ...
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... French , or English . By such means he became so conspicuous in this new branch of science , that he was chosen to read public lectures on naval matters at Oxford , and was the first who introduced maps , globes , spheres , and other ...
... French , or English . By such means he became so conspicuous in this new branch of science , that he was chosen to read public lectures on naval matters at Oxford , and was the first who introduced maps , globes , spheres , and other ...
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... French adventurers , he procured the publication of it at Paris at his own expence in 1586 ; and in May 1587 , he published an English translation of it , which he dedicated , after the example of the French editor , to sir Walter ...
... French adventurers , he procured the publication of it at Paris at his own expence in 1586 ; and in May 1587 , he published an English translation of it , which he dedicated , after the example of the French editor , to sir Walter ...
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Seite 373 - De veritate; if it be for thy glory, I beseech thee give me some sign from heaven; if not, I shall suppress it.
Seite 373 - ... me, that I took my petition as granted, and that I had the sign I demanded, whereupon also I resolved to print my book. This, how strange soever it may seem, I protest before the eternal God is true, neither am I any way superstitiously deceived herein, since I did not only clearly hear the noise, but in the serenest sky that ever I saw, being without all cloud, did to my thinking see the place from whence it came.
Seite 276 - A Vindication of those who take the Oath of Allegiance to his present majesty.
Seite 27 - Whereupon his grace, for he was a duke, went away not a little dissatisfied, and complained of it to the King, as a rudeness that was not to be endured. But his Majesty...
Seite 99 - This seems to have given him his first hold of the public attention ; for Waller remarked, "that he broke out like the Irish rebellion, threescore thousand strong, when nobody was aware, or in the least suspected it ;" an observation which could have had no propriety, had his poetical abilities been known before.
Seite 31 - They are a treasure, that are not fit for every man's view; nor is every man capable of making use of them : only I would have nothing of these books printed, but entirely preserved together, for the use of the industrious learned members of that society.
Seite 119 - And even with them who were able * * to preserve themselves from his infusions, and discerned those opinions to be fixed in him, with which they could not comply, he always left the character of an ingenious and conscientious person.
Seite 200 - erected a little academy for the education of the gentry of this nation, to advance piety, learning, morality, and other exercises of industry, not usual then in common schools.
Seite 501 - The reason Mr. Jones assigns, was, that he made it an invariable rule, " to do justice to every consonant, knowing that the vowels will be sure to speak for themselves. And thus he became the surest and clearest of speakers : his elocution was perfect, and never disappointed his audience.