Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography. A New Ed.; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the 7th Ed. of the German Conversations-lexicon, Volume 13Francis Lieber Bazin and Ellsworth, 1859 |
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... Paris and Louvain . He then visited England , having previously become one of the first fellows of Corpus Christi college , Oxford . He was patronised by Catharine of Arra- gon , and , in 1522 , dedicated his Commen- tary upon St ...
... Paris and Louvain . He then visited England , having previously become one of the first fellows of Corpus Christi college , Oxford . He was patronised by Catharine of Arra- gon , and , in 1522 , dedicated his Commen- tary upon St ...
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... Paris , he became intimately connected with some of the most eminent among his literary contemporaries . On the convocation of the states - general , in 1789 , Volney was elected a deputy from the tiers etat of Anjou , when he em ...
... Paris , he became intimately connected with some of the most eminent among his literary contemporaries . On the convocation of the states - general , in 1789 , Volney was elected a deputy from the tiers etat of Anjou , when he em ...
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... Paris . Now , however , in consequence of the regent , the duke of Orleans , being delighted with the Edi- pus , he was allowed to return . His father himself was so much pleased with the rep- resentation of this play , that he embraced ...
... Paris . Now , however , in consequence of the regent , the duke of Orleans , being delighted with the Edi- pus , he was allowed to return . His father himself was so much pleased with the rep- resentation of this play , that he embraced ...
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... Paris condemned the book to be burnt ; laus , at Luneville . During this time were and an order was issued for the arrest of produced his tragedies Sémiramis , Orestes , the author . He therefore passed some and Rome Sauvée , the ...
... Paris condemned the book to be burnt ; laus , at Luneville . During this time were and an order was issued for the arrest of produced his tragedies Sémiramis , Orestes , the author . He therefore passed some and Rome Sauvée , the ...
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... Paris ; but his Pucelle d'Orléans had excited so much displeasure , that he was not allowed to remain in the capital . He now resided for some years at Colmar , where he wrote the Orphan of China , and bought a coun- try seat in the ...
... Paris ; but his Pucelle d'Orléans had excited so much displeasure , that he was not allowed to remain in the capital . He now resided for some years at Colmar , where he wrote the Orphan of China , and bought a coun- try seat in the ...
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