Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, a New Edition; 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 Lea & Blanchard, 1851 |
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... ments . He made attempts to establish in that island the cultivation of the sugar- cane , indigo , and other tropical ... ment from taking place . In the senate , he coöperated with Lanjuinais , Cabanis , Destutt de Tracy , Collaud ...
... ments . He made attempts to establish in that island the cultivation of the sugar- cane , indigo , and other tropical ... ment from taking place . In the senate , he coöperated with Lanjuinais , Cabanis , Destutt de Tracy , Collaud ...
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... ment ( 3 vols . , 1797 ) ; Reflections on the present Condition of the Female Sex , with Hints for its Improvement ( 1798 ) ; the Juvenile Traveller ( 1801 ) ; a Familiar Tour through the British Empire ( 1804 ) ; Domestic Recreation ...
... ment ( 3 vols . , 1797 ) ; Reflections on the present Condition of the Female Sex , with Hints for its Improvement ( 1798 ) ; the Juvenile Traveller ( 1801 ) ; a Familiar Tour through the British Empire ( 1804 ) ; Domestic Recreation ...
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... ment had recourse for purchasing troops in the American war . WALDENSES . This Christian sect , celebrated as the precursor of the refor- mation , appears , from old manuscripts in the university of Cambridge , to have ex- isted as ...
... ment had recourse for purchasing troops in the American war . WALDENSES . This Christian sect , celebrated as the precursor of the refor- mation , appears , from old manuscripts in the university of Cambridge , to have ex- isted as ...
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... ment , was born in 1597 , and was a con- nexion of the poet . He studied at Ox- ford and Paris , and began his military career in the service of the confederate princes against the emperor , where he ac- quired the reputation of a good ...
... ment , was born in 1597 , and was a con- nexion of the poet . He studied at Ox- ford and Paris , and began his military career in the service of the confederate princes against the emperor , where he ac- quired the reputation of a good ...
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... ment , and joined Hampden , who was his uncle , in his opposition to ship - money . He continued to vote with the ... ments of the reign . In 1665 , he was emboldened to request the provostship of Eton college , which was given him ; but ...
... ment , and joined Hampden , who was his uncle , in his opposition to ship - money . He continued to vote with the ... ments of the reign . In 1665 , he was emboldened to request the provostship of Eton college , which was given him ; but ...
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