The New Universal Biographical Dictionary, and American Remembrancer of Departed Merit: Containing Complete and Impartial Accounts of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation, But More Particularly of Those who Have Signalized Themselves in America. In Four Volumes. Embellished with a Number of Portraits of the Most Distinguished Characters, Engraved from Original Drawings, 3-4. kötetJohnson & Stryker, at the Literary Printing-Office No. 29 Gold-Street, 1802 |
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10. oldal
... formed by the nobility for erecting a kind of academy at the Hay- market , with a view to secure to themselves a con- stant supply of operas to be composed by Handel and performed under his direction . About two hun- dred and fifty ...
... formed by the nobility for erecting a kind of academy at the Hay- market , with a view to secure to themselves a con- stant supply of operas to be composed by Handel and performed under his direction . About two hun- dred and fifty ...
12. oldal
... formed , at which he was present , and he died on the 14th of the same month . He was buried in West- minster Abbey , where by his own order and at his own expence , a monument was erected to his . memory . With regard to the character ...
... formed , at which he was present , and he died on the 14th of the same month . He was buried in West- minster Abbey , where by his own order and at his own expence , a monument was erected to his . memory . With regard to the character ...
16. oldal
... formed , that one of their body should make a journey into Persia . On this occa- sion , Mr. Hanway offered his service , and was ac- cepted . He set out on the 10th of September , and after experiencing a variety of hazards in that ...
... formed , that one of their body should make a journey into Persia . On this occa- sion , Mr. Hanway offered his service , and was ac- cepted . He set out on the 10th of September , and after experiencing a variety of hazards in that ...
19. oldal
... formed a plan , which was matured and made perfect by the assiduity of Mr. Hanway , for providing the navy with sailors , by furnishing poor children with neces saries to equip them for the service of their country . The success and ...
... formed a plan , which was matured and made perfect by the assiduity of Mr. Hanway , for providing the navy with sailors , by furnishing poor children with neces saries to equip them for the service of their country . The success and ...
51. oldal
... formation , on the various articles of husbandry , which can any where be obtained . In the year 1773 , Lord Kames favoured the world with " Sketches of the History of Man , " in 2 vols . 4to . This work consists of a great variety of ...
... formation , on the various articles of husbandry , which can any where be obtained . In the year 1773 , Lord Kames favoured the world with " Sketches of the History of Man , " in 2 vols . 4to . This work consists of a great variety of ...
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