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... born in 1815 , and edu- Wriothesley , ' London , 1625 ; a copy of which cated at King's College , London , and Trinity is in the Grenville Library . The poem is College , Cambridge . He took the degree reprinted in Malone's ' Shakspeare ...
... born in 1815 , and edu- Wriothesley , ' London , 1625 ; a copy of which cated at King's College , London , and Trinity is in the Grenville Library . The poem is College , Cambridge . He took the degree reprinted in Malone's ' Shakspeare ...
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... born 28 May 1660 , and after studying under Thomas Flatman , the miniature painter and poet , assisted his mother in draperies and backgrounds . He painted portraits both in oil and in water - colours , and some few in crayons , but ...
... born 28 May 1660 , and after studying under Thomas Flatman , the miniature painter and poet , assisted his mother in draperies and backgrounds . He painted portraits both in oil and in water - colours , and some few in crayons , but ...
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... born at Landrake , in Cornwall , 1 Jan. 1784. He was a chorister at Westminster Abbey under Dr. Arnold until his voice broke , when he served as a midshipman on board the RĂ©volutionnaire , a 44 - gun frigate which had been taken from ...
... born at Landrake , in Cornwall , 1 Jan. 1784. He was a chorister at Westminster Abbey under Dr. Arnold until his voice broke , when he served as a midshipman on board the RĂ©volutionnaire , a 44 - gun frigate which had been taken from ...
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... born near Rochester about 1532 , and was educated at Oxford . He is said to have become a fellow of St. John's College in 1558 and of Exeter College on 30 June 1566. He graduated B.A. 29 March 1561 , and M.A. 13 Feb. 1564-5 . Before the ...
... born near Rochester about 1532 , and was educated at Oxford . He is said to have become a fellow of St. John's College in 1558 and of Exeter College on 30 June 1566. He graduated B.A. 29 March 1561 , and M.A. 13 Feb. 1564-5 . Before the ...
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... born in 1740 at Louth in eager collector of the contents of the bone- Lincolnshire , and was adopted and edu- caves of the neighbourhood , at Hutton , Blea- cated by his uncle , the Rev. Samuel Beat- don , and Sandford . He was a ...
... born in 1740 at Louth in eager collector of the contents of the bone- Lincolnshire , and was adopted and edu- caves of the neighbourhood , at Hutton , Blea- cated by his uncle , the Rev. Samuel Beat- don , and Sandford . He was a ...
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