The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 3Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 |
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... became , successively , Prætor , Governor of Pannonia , and Consul . Adrian was , in some measure , indebted for his elevation , to the Empress Plotina , to whom he always evinced the greatest grati- tude ; and whom , after her death ...
... became , successively , Prætor , Governor of Pannonia , and Consul . Adrian was , in some measure , indebted for his elevation , to the Empress Plotina , to whom he always evinced the greatest grati- tude ; and whom , after her death ...
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... became possessed of these let- ters is an historical fact which was not explained to the writer of this memoir , when he visited that celebrated literary establishment ; but it may be presumed that they found their way to France upon ...
... became possessed of these let- ters is an historical fact which was not explained to the writer of this memoir , when he visited that celebrated literary establishment ; but it may be presumed that they found their way to France upon ...
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... became extremely popular with the nation , and she was universally admired and beloved for the sweetness of her temper , and a spirit of munificence that uniformly characterised her . In the last nine months ENGLAND . ] ANNE BOLEYN . of ...
... became extremely popular with the nation , and she was universally admired and beloved for the sweetness of her temper , and a spirit of munificence that uniformly characterised her . In the last nine months ENGLAND . ] ANNE BOLEYN . of ...
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... . The archbishop expatiated on his brilliant qualities , and became fully acquainted with what was going on . The duke commu- nicated the whole to his wife , Louisa de Guzman . " Ac- cept , " said she , " the crown which John of Braganza.
... . The archbishop expatiated on his brilliant qualities , and became fully acquainted with what was going on . The duke commu- nicated the whole to his wife , Louisa de Guzman . " Ac- cept , " said she , " the crown which John of Braganza.
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... became the first painter of his age , actually followed his father's profes- sion . He at first betrayed no desire of advancement , although he felt within himself certain sensations that ex- cited him to aspire to something above his ...
... became the first painter of his age , actually followed his father's profes- sion . He at first betrayed no desire of advancement , although he felt within himself certain sensations that ex- cited him to aspire to something above his ...
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