The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings; Or, Biographical Review:: Containing a Brief Account of the Lives of the Most Celebrated Men, in Every Age and Country; and Graphic Imitations of the Finest Specimens of the Arts; Ancient and Modern, with Remarks, Critical and Explanatory ....Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe ... at the Union Printing-Office, 1812 |
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... represented as sitting in a chair in an attitude of pro- found contemplation . He had married Alice , one of the daughters of Benedict Barnham , Esq . and Alderman of London ; but by her he had no issue . ENGLAND . ] BACON . Such were ...
... represented as sitting in a chair in an attitude of pro- found contemplation . He had married Alice , one of the daughters of Benedict Barnham , Esq . and Alderman of London ; but by her he had no issue . ENGLAND . ] BACON . Such were ...
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... the prejudices and opinions of his contemporaries , recommended him to their choice , and principally con- tributed to his unparalleled advancement . Others have represented him as a crafty and designing politician , artfully 4.
... the prejudices and opinions of his contemporaries , recommended him to their choice , and principally con- tributed to his unparalleled advancement . Others have represented him as a crafty and designing politician , artfully 4.
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... represented him as a crafty and designing politician , artfully taking advantage of prejudices he despised , con- trouling , by his superior genius , the instability of fortune , and chalking out for himself the paths that lead to great ...
... represented him as a crafty and designing politician , artfully taking advantage of prejudices he despised , con- trouling , by his superior genius , the instability of fortune , and chalking out for himself the paths that lead to great ...
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... represented . On the contrary , it is truly surprising that he should unite so much violent ambition and enraged fanaticism with such regard to justice and humanity . Even the murder of the king , his most atrocious measure , was to him ...
... represented . On the contrary , it is truly surprising that he should unite so much violent ambition and enraged fanaticism with such regard to justice and humanity . Even the murder of the king , his most atrocious measure , was to him ...
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... represented in the space of a fortnight , was played at Vaux , a house belonging to Fouquet , the celebrated superintendant of the finances , in the presence of the king and court . The scenes of this little comedy are by no means suffi ...
... represented in the space of a fortnight , was played at Vaux , a house belonging to Fouquet , the celebrated superintendant of the finances , in the presence of the king and court . The scenes of this little comedy are by no means suffi ...
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