The Annual Biography and Obituary, 14. kötetLongman., 1830 |
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21. oldal
... distinguished by his literary taste and talent . Mr. Farren grew , unhappily , too fond of gay society : he dissipated by irregular habits the little fortune which his wife had brought him , failed in his profession , became a ...
... distinguished by his literary taste and talent . Mr. Farren grew , unhappily , too fond of gay society : he dissipated by irregular habits the little fortune which his wife had brought him , failed in his profession , became a ...
26. oldal
... distinguished lady ; but I can safely say that in her own line she has never been equalled , nor approached . " At length , by the death of his first Countess , March 14 . 1797 , the obstacle to Lord Derby's wishes was removed ; and ...
... distinguished lady ; but I can safely say that in her own line she has never been equalled , nor approached . " At length , by the death of his first Countess , March 14 . 1797 , the obstacle to Lord Derby's wishes was removed ; and ...
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... distinguished the present age , are chiefly to be attributed to the substitution of the analytical for the synthetical system of philosophising ; and , in the next place , to the profound judgment and indefatigable ardour with which the ...
... distinguished the present age , are chiefly to be attributed to the substitution of the analytical for the synthetical system of philosophising ; and , in the next place , to the profound judgment and indefatigable ardour with which the ...
41. oldal
... distinguished him in after - life . That he was a boy of decision and courage , may be inferred from the fact of his having , upon receiving a bite from a dog , taken his pocket knife , and , without the least hesitation , cut out the ...
... distinguished him in after - life . That he was a boy of decision and courage , may be inferred from the fact of his having , upon receiving a bite from a dog , taken his pocket knife , and , without the least hesitation , cut out the ...
44. oldal
... distinguished and popular president of the Royal Society . The manner in which this happened furnishes an additional instance of the power of mere accident in alter- ing our destinies . Mr. Gilbert's attention was , from some trivial ...
... distinguished and popular president of the Royal Society . The manner in which this happened furnishes an additional instance of the power of mere accident in alter- ing our destinies . Mr. Gilbert's attention was , from some trivial ...
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