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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... sent to destroy the imperial glutton . Vitellius concealed himself un- der the bed of the porter of his palace ; but he was discovered , and dragged na- ked through the streets , with his hands tied behind his back . After suffering the ...
... sent to destroy the imperial glutton . Vitellius concealed himself un- der the bed of the porter of his palace ; but he was discovered , and dragged na- ked through the streets , with his hands tied behind his back . After suffering the ...
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... sent into the provinces . The grand vizier ( vizier azem ) stands high above these . He is the representative of the sultan , conducts the deliberations of the divan , and decides alone . He receives a seal at the time of his ...
... sent into the provinces . The grand vizier ( vizier azem ) stands high above these . He is the representative of the sultan , conducts the deliberations of the divan , and decides alone . He receives a seal at the time of his ...
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... sent him to Italy , about 1773 , to study music . In about three years , he returned to Manheim , the residence of his princely patron . In the year 1780 , and the following years , he travelled in Ger- many , France , Holland , Sweden ...
... sent him to Italy , about 1773 , to study music . In about three years , he returned to Manheim , the residence of his princely patron . In the year 1780 , and the following years , he travelled in Ger- many , France , Holland , Sweden ...
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... sent on a mission to Spain , where he composed some verses in such pure and natural Spanish , that every body ascribed them to Lope de Vega . He also visited Rome and England , and died in 1648. Voiture was one of the first persons in ...
... sent on a mission to Spain , where he composed some verses in such pure and natural Spanish , that every body ascribed them to Lope de Vega . He also visited Rome and England , and died in 1648. Voiture was one of the first persons in ...
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... sent back to his family . His father would re- ceive him into favor again only on condi- tion of his resuming the study of the law . A friend of his father , monsieur Caumar- tin , at length released him from the ne- cessity of pursuing ...
... sent back to his family . His father would re- ceive him into favor again only on condi- tion of his resuming the study of the law . A friend of his father , monsieur Caumar- tin , at length released him from the ne- cessity of pursuing ...
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