A new general biographical dictionary, projected and partly arranged by H.J. Rose, Volume 61848 - 1857 pages |
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... minister . He formed a close intimacy with Ecolam- padius , and also with Bucer , with whom he was associated as deputy to most of the diets of the empire , assembled for the purpose of composing religious differences , and to all the ...
... minister . He formed a close intimacy with Ecolam- padius , and also with Bucer , with whom he was associated as deputy to most of the diets of the empire , assembled for the purpose of composing religious differences , and to all the ...
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... minister of the Socinian persuasion , born at Leeds in 1732. He was educated under the care of his father , a minister in that town , whom he lost in his six- teenth year . He was placed at the aca- demy of Dr. Aikin , at Kilworth , in ...
... minister of the Socinian persuasion , born at Leeds in 1732. He was educated under the care of his father , a minister in that town , whom he lost in his six- teenth year . He was placed at the aca- demy of Dr. Aikin , at Kilworth , in ...
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... minister , the prince of Kaunitz . In 1792 he was created car- dinal . In 1800 he was made bishop of Tessy ; and on hearing of the famine which distressed the people , he set out in the middle of the winter , spent the whole revenue of ...
... minister , the prince of Kaunitz . In 1792 he was created car- dinal . In 1800 he was made bishop of Tessy ; and on hearing of the famine which distressed the people , he set out in the middle of the winter , spent the whole revenue of ...
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... minister , the rise of Cara - Mustapha was rapid ; he became successively pasha of Silistria , governor of Diarbekr , capitan- pasha , and vizir of the cupola ; and served with distinction at the famous siege of Candia . He subsequently ...
... minister , the rise of Cara - Mustapha was rapid ; he became successively pasha of Silistria , governor of Diarbekr , capitan- pasha , and vizir of the cupola ; and served with distinction at the famous siege of Candia . He subsequently ...
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... minister ; " and he certainly appears to more advantage in his domestic adminis- tration than as a military commander . His judicious regulations greatly improved the internal police of the empire , and he founded many mosques ...
... minister ; " and he certainly appears to more advantage in his domestic adminis- tration than as a military commander . His judicious regulations greatly improved the internal police of the empire , and he founded many mosques ...
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Page 409 - The church hath power to decree rites and ceremonies, and authority in controversies of faith...
Page 411 - The latter part of his life cannot be remembered but with pity and sadness. He languished some years under that depression of mind which enchains the faculties without destroying them, and leaves reason the knowledge of right without the power of pursuing it. These clouds which he perceived gathering on his intellects, he endeavoured to disperse by travel, and passed into France : but found himself constrained to yield to his malady, and returned.
Page 380 - I could get any evening light but that of the fire, and only my turn even of that. To buy a pen or a sheet of paper, I was compelled to forego some portion of food, though in a state of...
Page 92 - May, 1700, and was buried in Westminster abbey, where a monument was erected to his memory by John, duke of Buckingham.
Page 441 - Naples, he negotiated the armistice which separated that general from Napoleon. In 1818, he was returned for Hull on Whig principles ; but at the next election, in 1820, lost his seat, and some years elapsed before he re-entered parliament.
Page 393 - That the liberties, franchises, privileges and jurisdictions of Parliament are the ancient and undoubted birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England...
Page 367 - I have been bullied by an usurper ; I have been neglected by a court ; but I will not be dictated to by a subject : your man shan't stand. " ANNE Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery.
Page 36 - L'Orient, that when you have finished your military career in this world, you may be buried in one of your trophies. But that that period may be far distant, is the earnest wish of your sincere friend, Benjamin Hallowell.
Page 207 - He covers his defects with a daring, fiery spirit that animates his translation ; which is something like what one might imagine Homer himself to have writ before he arrived at years of discretion.
Page 286 - The Religion of Protestants a safe Way to Salvation ; or, an Answer to a Book* entitled ' Mercy and Truth ; or. Charity maintained by Catholics,' which pretends to prove the contrary.