The cabinet of portraits, with biographical sketches, by Robert Scott1823 |
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... success of his first dramatic attempt , and , proceeding to Paris , produced five or six other successful pieces , which , if not equal to what he afterwards wrote , were very superior to any that the French nation had previously known ...
... success of his first dramatic attempt , and , proceeding to Paris , produced five or six other successful pieces , which , if not equal to what he afterwards wrote , were very superior to any that the French nation had previously known ...
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... success that it procured his appointment as a Commissioner of Appeals . In 1705 he attended Lord Halifax to Hanover , and the ensuing year was made Under Secretary of State . Some time after this , at the solicitation of some friends ...
... success that it procured his appointment as a Commissioner of Appeals . In 1705 he attended Lord Halifax to Hanover , and the ensuing year was made Under Secretary of State . Some time after this , at the solicitation of some friends ...
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... success . Having married Bridget , the daughter of John Paston , Esq . of Huntingfield , with a portion of thirty thousand pounds , he became allied to several noble families , and preferments flowed in upon him apace . The cities of ...
... success . Having married Bridget , the daughter of John Paston , Esq . of Huntingfield , with a portion of thirty thousand pounds , he became allied to several noble families , and preferments flowed in upon him apace . The cities of ...
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... success , that he was styled the great reviver and restorer of primitive piety . ' Bishop Hinchman , his diocesan , having conceived a great esteem for him , col- lated him to the prebend of Chiswick , in the Cathedral of St. Paul's ...
... success , that he was styled the great reviver and restorer of primitive piety . ' Bishop Hinchman , his diocesan , having conceived a great esteem for him , col- lated him to the prebend of Chiswick , in the Cathedral of St. Paul's ...
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... success , and dedi- cated to the King , who made him a present of 500 % . Some years before his death he grew paralytic , and re- tired to his seat at Llangunnor , near Caermarthen , in Wales , where he died on the 1st of September ...
... success , and dedi- cated to the King , who made him a present of 500 % . Some years before his death he grew paralytic , and re- tired to his seat at Llangunnor , near Caermarthen , in Wales , where he died on the 1st of September ...
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__ Engraved Addison admired afterwards appeared appointed became Bishop Gibson born BUCHANAN Buckinghamshire Cambridge Catherine Hall celebrated character Charles CHAUCER Christian comedy CORNEILLE Corporation and Test Court D.D. BISHOP DARWIN daughter death delivered a course Description died Divinity Doctor of Divinity Doddridge Duke Earl of Dorset early age edition EDWARD elected eminent English entitled ERASMUS DARWIN father genius GEORGE SHAW Georgic GIBBON HARVEY honour House Italy ject John Wesley JOSEPH NOLLEKENS July June Keeper of Natural King James Latin Lausanne lectures Letters Linnæan London Lord Magdalen College married Mary Natural History Nollekens October Oxford Painted Paris Parliament physician poem poet produced published Queen Religion removed residence resigned Robins ROUSSEAU Royal Society Scotland sent Sir Philip Steele succeeded Temple Church Test Acts Thomas à Kempis THOMAS SHERLOCK took tragedy translated verse volume of Sermons West Weston-Favell Wieland WILLIAM BEVERIDGE William Sher writing wrote Zoology