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, 1836 |
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Page 21
... elected a deputy from the tiers etat of Anjou , when he em- braced the cause of liberty , and frequently appeared with advantage as a public speaker . In 1791 , he published his de- istical work , entitled Les Ruines , ou Mé- ditations ...
... elected a deputy from the tiers etat of Anjou , when he em- braced the cause of liberty , and frequently appeared with advantage as a public speaker . In 1791 , he published his de- istical work , entitled Les Ruines , ou Mé- ditations ...
Page 43
... elected a fellow . In the same year , he gave the public a small volume of Latin poems , with a few critical notes upon Ho- mer . In 1778 , he received deacon's or- ders , and , on leaving college , engaged in a curacy at Stockport , in ...
... elected a fellow . In the same year , he gave the public a small volume of Latin poems , with a few critical notes upon Ho- mer . In 1778 , he received deacon's or- ders , and , on leaving college , engaged in a curacy at Stockport , in ...
Page 53
... elected a mem- ber of the long parliament for Andover , and , having suffered under the severi- ty of the star chamber , acquired a predilection for the Presbyterian disci- pline . He soon became strenuous in his opposition to the court ...
... elected a mem- ber of the long parliament for Andover , and , having suffered under the severi- ty of the star chamber , acquired a predilection for the Presbyterian disci- pline . He soon became strenuous in his opposition to the court ...
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... elected one of the Georgia dele- gation to the national congress , and con- tinued a member of that body , with little intermission , until 1781. In December , 1778 , he was appointed colonel in the mi- litia , and received a wound in ...
... elected one of the Georgia dele- gation to the national congress , and con- tinued a member of that body , with little intermission , until 1781. In December , 1778 , he was appointed colonel in the mi- litia , and received a wound in ...
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... elected archbishop , but died in 1824 , before the papal confirmation arrived from Rome . His works would prove instruc- tive to many Catholics who believe that they abandon their faith if they give up certain things which are ...
... elected archbishop , but died in 1824 , before the papal confirmation arrived from Rome . His works would prove instruc- tive to many Catholics who believe that they abandon their faith if they give up certain things which are ...
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