The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 7Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1811 - Artists |
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... rank of captain , and employed in different expeditions . In 1793 , Toulon being in the possession of the English , he was appointed to the command of a brigade by the director Barras ; and the courage and ability he displayed during ...
... rank of captain , and employed in different expeditions . In 1793 , Toulon being in the possession of the English , he was appointed to the command of a brigade by the director Barras ; and the courage and ability he displayed during ...
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... rank of those of the gods , and the heroes of his country ; cor- rupting the manners by his example , outraging the laws of nature , by sharing the bed of his three sisters , attempting to create a famine in Rome , by the mono- poly of ...
... rank of those of the gods , and the heroes of his country ; cor- rupting the manners by his example , outraging the laws of nature , by sharing the bed of his three sisters , attempting to create a famine in Rome , by the mono- poly of ...
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... rank of consul . The reign of Caligula presents few events relative to foreign affairs . The treaty with Artabanes , the Par- thian king , and the restitution made to Antiochus of the kingdom of Amaganes , are the most important . The ...
... rank of consul . The reign of Caligula presents few events relative to foreign affairs . The treaty with Artabanes , the Par- thian king , and the restitution made to Antiochus of the kingdom of Amaganes , are the most important . The ...
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... rank , as an actress in regal characters . A particular intrigue , and the refusal to perform with her colleague Dubois , notwithstanding the re- peated clamour of the pit , caused her to be sent to Fort L'Eveque . To be released from ...
... rank , as an actress in regal characters . A particular intrigue , and the refusal to perform with her colleague Dubois , notwithstanding the re- peated clamour of the pit , caused her to be sent to Fort L'Eveque . To be released from ...
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... rank of Cæsar . His ambition appeared with his good for- tune . We behold him , during the absence of his father , taking to himself the supreme authority , by distributing the first offices of the state ; a measure for which he was ...
... rank of Cæsar . His ambition appeared with his good for- tune . We behold him , during the absence of his father , taking to himself the supreme authority , by distributing the first offices of the state ; a measure for which he was ...
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