General Biography: Or, Lives, Critical and Historical, of the Most Eminent Persons of All Ages, Countries, Conditions, and Professions, Arranged According to Alphabetical Order, Volumen8G. G. and J. Robinson, 1813 |
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... poet of that name ; and he was also for a long me a considerable contributor to the " Me- moires de Trevoux . " Moreri . Nouv . Dict . Hist.-M. PELL , JOHN , a divine of the Church of Eng- land and eminent mathematician in the 17th ...
... poet of that name ; and he was also for a long me a considerable contributor to the " Me- moires de Trevoux . " Moreri . Nouv . Dict . Hist.-M. PELL , JOHN , a divine of the Church of Eng- land and eminent mathematician in the 17th ...
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... poet was related . Pereira has written without any appropriate learning . Except the names of the idols and the bonzes there is no allusion to any rite or custom of the country . There are , however , some curious passages in the poem ...
... poet was related . Pereira has written without any appropriate learning . Except the names of the idols and the bonzes there is no allusion to any rite or custom of the country . There are , however , some curious passages in the poem ...
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... poet laureat and imperial counsellor . He appears in 1456 to have been in the service of Pope Callixtus III . as his secretary and a count of the Lateran palace . In 1458 he was nominated by Pius II . Archbishop of Siponto , which is ...
... poet laureat and imperial counsellor . He appears in 1456 to have been in the service of Pope Callixtus III . as his secretary and a count of the Lateran palace . In 1458 he was nominated by Pius II . Archbishop of Siponto , which is ...
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... poet , in an epigram , in which he pretended not to have had him in his view , because , though an ignorant physician , he was not a skilful archi- tect . But this double injustice was too gross for the public feeling ; and Boileau ...
... poet , in an epigram , in which he pretended not to have had him in his view , because , though an ignorant physician , he was not a skilful archi- tect . But this double injustice was too gross for the public feeling ; and Boileau ...
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... poets ; and afterwards cultivated an acquain- tance with the Hebrew language , and became such a proficient in it , that he could read it with facility , without the points , and was able to deliver lectures upon it before the ...
... poets ; and afterwards cultivated an acquain- tance with the Hebrew language , and became such a proficient in it , that he could read it with facility , without the points , and was able to deliver lectures upon it before the ...
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Página 35 - That all persons living in this province who confess and acknowledge the one almighty and eternal God to be the creator, upholder, and ruler of the world...
Página 73 - ... wherein were all manner of four-footed beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him; Rise, Peter, kill and eat. But Peter said ; Not so, Lord ; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. And the voice spake unto him again the second time ; What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
Página 35 - THAT all Persons living in this Province, who confess and acknowledge the One Almighty and Eternal GOD, to be the Creator, Upholder and Ruler of the World, and that hold themselves obliged in Conscience to live peaceably and justly in civil Society, shall in no ways be molested or prejudiced for their religious Persuasion or Practice in Matters of Faith and Worship, nor shall they be compelled at any Time to frequent or maintain any religious Worship, Place or Ministry whatever.
Página 72 - And now I say unto. you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone : for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: 39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Página 72 - But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed ; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes : and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
Página 31 - ... we do declare a Liberty to Tender Consciences and that no man shall be disquieted or called in question for differences of opinion in matters of religion which do not disturb the peace of the kingdom...
Página 71 - But Peter and John answered and said unto them; Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Página 35 - I choose to solve the controversy with this small distinction, and it belongs to all three: any government is free to the people under it (whatever be the frame) where the laws rule and the people are a party to those laws, and more than this is tyranny, oligarchy, or confusion.
Página 490 - And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him ; and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke ; my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Página 195 - But his invectives were terrible, and uttered with such energy of diction and such dignity of action and countenance, that he intimidated those who were the most willing and the best able to encounter him. Their arms fell out of their hands, and they shrunk under the ascendant which his genius gained over theirs.