The Life of Thomas Burgess, D.D.: F.R.S., F.A.S., &c. &c. &c., Late Lord Bishop of SalisburyLongman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1840 - 557 pages |
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... honoured with the friendship of the departed Prelate , and intrusted by him with the disposition of his papers and correspondence . His aim being to interest general readers , various particulars , familiar to scholars , are ...
... honoured with the friendship of the departed Prelate , and intrusted by him with the disposition of his papers and correspondence . His aim being to interest general readers , various particulars , familiar to scholars , are ...
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... honoured with the friendship of the departed Prelate , and intrusted by him with the disposition of his papers and correspondence . His aim being to interest general readers , various particulars , familiar to scholars , are ...
... honoured with the friendship of the departed Prelate , and intrusted by him with the disposition of his papers and correspondence . His aim being to interest general readers , various particulars , familiar to scholars , are ...
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... honours ? " Such thoughts are natural to every youthful aspirant after fame . The time came , when , without losing this admir- ation for superior talents , his reverence was re- served for those who consecrate them to the glory of God ...
... honours ? " Such thoughts are natural to every youthful aspirant after fame . The time came , when , without losing this admir- ation for superior talents , his reverence was re- served for those who consecrate them to the glory of God ...
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... honour will still belong to Mr. Burgess of having been the most zealous , able , and successful promoter of Greek learning at Oxford , towards the close of the eighteenth century . * Mr. Burgess took his degree of B. A. on Dec. 17. 1778 ...
... honour will still belong to Mr. Burgess of having been the most zealous , able , and successful promoter of Greek learning at Oxford , towards the close of the eighteenth century . * Mr. Burgess took his degree of B. A. on Dec. 17. 1778 ...
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... honours . Amid such a scene , the manly exercises of knighthood recur to the imagination in their full pomp and solemnity ... honour , courtesy , and wit , the mansions of our ancient nobility . " The history of monasteries , and other ...
... honours . Amid such a scene , the manly exercises of knighthood recur to the imagination in their full pomp and solemnity ... honour , courtesy , and wit , the mansions of our ancient nobility . " The history of monasteries , and other ...
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Abergwilly acquaintance addressed affectionate ancient attention authority Barrington Bishop Burgess Bishop of Durham Bishop of Salisbury Bishop of St blessed CHAP chaplain character Christ Christian Church Church of England clergy College critical Cyprian David's Dawes DEAR LORD DEAR SIR delighted Digamma diocese Diocese of Salisbury Divine doctrine Durham duties edition eminent expressed faithful Father favour feelings following letter give Gospel Greek Greek language habits happy heart Holy Homer honour hope interest Irenæus Jesus kind labour Lampeter language late Latin learned literary living LORD MONBODDO Lordship manner ment mind Mongewell object obliged occasion opinion Oxford parish particular passage pleasure principles question racter readers religion religious respect Rome Rural Deans scholar Scriptures sermon Servant sincerely Society spirit Terentianus Maurus testimony thing THOMAS BURGESS thou tion treatise Tyrwhitt various venerable verse Villoison Welbeck Street wish writing
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