Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics, and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-lexicon, Volume 13Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth Desilver, Thomas, & Company, 1835 |
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... land - holder , in 1790 , and had just finished his studies for the bar , in the capital , when the revo- lution broke out ( 1810 ) . He immediately espoused the cause of his native land against the Spaniards , and entered the service ...
... land - holder , in 1790 , and had just finished his studies for the bar , in the capital , when the revo- lution broke out ( 1810 ) . He immediately espoused the cause of his native land against the Spaniards , and entered the service ...
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... land , Spain , and ( as Gerber says ) even in Africa and Greece . In 1786 , he was ap- pointed chapel - master to the king of Swe- den . In 1790 , he was in London , where his performance on the organ was heard with great pleasure . He ...
... land , Spain , and ( as Gerber says ) even in Africa and Greece . In 1786 , he was ap- pointed chapel - master to the king of Swe- den . In 1790 , he was in London , where his performance on the organ was heard with great pleasure . He ...
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... land - holder , in 1790 , and had just finished his studies for the bar , in the capital , when the revo- lution broke out ( 1810 ) . He immediately espoused the cause of his native land against the Spaniards , and entered the service ...
... land - holder , in 1790 , and had just finished his studies for the bar , in the capital , when the revo- lution broke out ( 1810 ) . He immediately espoused the cause of his native land against the Spaniards , and entered the service ...
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... land , Spain , and ( as Gerber says ) even in Africa and Greece . In 1786 , he was ap- pointed chapel - master to the king of Swe- den . In 1790 , he was in London , where his performance on the organ was heard with great pleasure . He ...
... land , Spain , and ( as Gerber says ) even in Africa and Greece . In 1786 , he was ap- pointed chapel - master to the king of Swe- den . In 1790 , he was in London , where his performance on the organ was heard with great pleasure . He ...
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... land , who applied to Voltaire for assistance , he gave 3000 livres , and invited him to settle in Ferney . In company , Voltaire was agreeable , polite , and a complete courtier . The activity of his temperament was so great that he ...
... land , who applied to Voltaire for assistance , he gave 3000 livres , and invited him to settle in Ferney . In company , Voltaire was agreeable , polite , and a complete courtier . The activity of his temperament was so great that he ...
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