The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 7Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1811 - Artists |
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Or, Biographical Review. GREECE . ] ARISTIDES . name of Aristides . The illustrious Athenian asked him if the person he was desirous of banishing had done him an injury . " Not in the least , " answered the peasant , " but it mortifies ...
Or, Biographical Review. GREECE . ] ARISTIDES . name of Aristides . The illustrious Athenian asked him if the person he was desirous of banishing had done him an injury . " Not in the least , " answered the peasant , " but it mortifies ...
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Or, Biographical Review . BURKE . Published by Vonor Hood & " harpe Powtry ant Sandraup . EDMUND BURKE . EDMUND BURKE , the illustrious subject of Burke.
Or, Biographical Review . BURKE . Published by Vonor Hood & " harpe Powtry ant Sandraup . EDMUND BURKE . EDMUND BURKE , the illustrious subject of Burke.
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Or, Biographical Review. EDMUND BURKE . EDMUND BURKE , the illustrious subject of this memoir , as a writer and a statesman , was born at Dub- lin , in 1730. His father was a respectable attorney and a protestant . He received his ...
Or, Biographical Review. EDMUND BURKE . EDMUND BURKE , the illustrious subject of this memoir , as a writer and a statesman , was born at Dub- lin , in 1730. His father was a respectable attorney and a protestant . He received his ...
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... illustrious rival , Mr. Pitt . His disgrace was attributed to the famous bill which he attempted to carry for the reformation of the government of India . His opinions too , which some years favoured the cause of the French revo- lution ...
... illustrious rival , Mr. Pitt . His disgrace was attributed to the famous bill which he attempted to carry for the reformation of the government of India . His opinions too , which some years favoured the cause of the French revo- lution ...
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... illustrious birth and distsinguished talents seemed deserving of the sovereign power : but Otho , whose ambition had been wounded by this choice , re- volted against him . We are assured by Tacitus , that two soldiers undertook to place ...
... illustrious birth and distsinguished talents seemed deserving of the sovereign power : but Otho , whose ambition had been wounded by this choice , re- volted against him . We are assured by Tacitus , that two soldiers undertook to place ...
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