The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 7Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1811 - Artists |
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... became friends , and their united efforts delivered their country from the Lacedemonian yoke . Epaminondas was elected general of the Thebans in the war which followed that distinguished action . At Leuctra , in Beœtia , he humbled the ...
... became friends , and their united efforts delivered their country from the Lacedemonian yoke . Epaminondas was elected general of the Thebans in the war which followed that distinguished action . At Leuctra , in Beœtia , he humbled the ...
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... became eclipsed by the chivalrous bravery and prevailing ge- nius of Sir Sidney Smyth . The relation of this memorable siege demands too great a length to find a place here . Suffice it to say , that numerous acts of temerity , despair ...
... became eclipsed by the chivalrous bravery and prevailing ge- nius of Sir Sidney Smyth . The relation of this memorable siege demands too great a length to find a place here . Suffice it to say , that numerous acts of temerity , despair ...
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... became a member of the Middle Temple , where he supported himself for a time by writing for the booksellers . In 1756 and 57 he published two works , which gained him considerable reputation ; the first was a pamphlet , entitled , " A ...
... became a member of the Middle Temple , where he supported himself for a time by writing for the booksellers . In 1756 and 57 he published two works , which gained him considerable reputation ; the first was a pamphlet , entitled , " A ...
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... became , in a manner , an absolute stranger to what was trans- acted in his own palace . It is well known that he signed the marriage contract of his wife , Messalina , with Silius , conceiving by this formality that he should avert the ...
... became , in a manner , an absolute stranger to what was trans- acted in his own palace . It is well known that he signed the marriage contract of his wife , Messalina , with Silius , conceiving by this formality that he should avert the ...
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... became so deficient in intellect , as to be indifferent to his dignity and his weaknesses , his duty and his rights . If his wife felt disposed to avenge the scorn of a lover , she found him ever ready to obey her commands . If his ...
... became so deficient in intellect , as to be indifferent to his dignity and his weaknesses , his duty and his rights . If his wife felt disposed to avenge the scorn of a lover , she found him ever ready to obey her commands . If his ...
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