The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 7Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1811 - Artists |
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... . Upon his return to Thebes he was arraigned for retaining the command beyond the time limited . He defended himself , by desiring that he might be put to death , and that they would engrave upon his tomb that he lost his life for giving.
... . Upon his return to Thebes he was arraigned for retaining the command beyond the time limited . He defended himself , by desiring that he might be put to death , and that they would engrave upon his tomb that he lost his life for giving.
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... death . He ordered his shield to be brought to him , assured himself of the success of the battle , and re- plied to those who lamented that he should die with- out leaving any posterity , you are mistaken , I leave behind me two ...
... death . He ordered his shield to be brought to him , assured himself of the success of the battle , and re- plied to those who lamented that he should die with- out leaving any posterity , you are mistaken , I leave behind me two ...
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... death of this great man is uncertain . According to the concurrent testimony of historians , he died in indigence ; it is even pretended that the charges of his funeral were defrayed by the republic , and Plutarch assures us that his ...
... death of this great man is uncertain . According to the concurrent testimony of historians , he died in indigence ; it is even pretended that the charges of his funeral were defrayed by the republic , and Plutarch assures us that his ...
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... death , which happened July 8 , 1797. After the dis- aster at Quiberon , Mr. Burke founded , in the neigh- bourhood of his retreat at Beaconsfield , an establish- ment for the education of French children , whose fathers lost their ...
... death , which happened July 8 , 1797. After the dis- aster at Quiberon , Mr. Burke founded , in the neigh- bourhood of his retreat at Beaconsfield , an establish- ment for the education of French children , whose fathers lost their ...
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... death the most respectable personages , with a view of enriching himself by their fortunes , he had the presumption to raise his horse , Incitatus , to the rank of consul . The reign of Caligula presents few events relative to foreign ...
... death the most respectable personages , with a view of enriching himself by their fortunes , he had the presumption to raise his horse , Incitatus , to the rank of consul . The reign of Caligula presents few events relative to foreign ...
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