The General Biographical Dictionary, Količina 24 |
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... gave in council faithful advice : learned he was also , says that antiquary , " and endowed with many excellent parte and gifts of nature ; courteous , pleasant , and delighting in music ; highly in the king's favour , and well PACE .
... gave in council faithful advice : learned he was also , says that antiquary , " and endowed with many excellent parte and gifts of nature ; courteous , pleasant , and delighting in music ; highly in the king's favour , and well PACE .
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... gave to the public his . " Treatise of Fortification . " It was allowed by all who understood the science , that nothing superior had then appeared on that subject ; and , whatever improvements have been made since , they have been ...
... gave to the public his . " Treatise of Fortification . " It was allowed by all who understood the science , that nothing superior had then appeared on that subject ; and , whatever improvements have been made since , they have been ...
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... gave several marks of the extraordinary esteem which he had for his merit . His character is that of an universal genius ; and , having turned himself entirely to the art of war , and particularly to the branch of fortification , he ...
... gave several marks of the extraordinary esteem which he had for his merit . His character is that of an universal genius ; and , having turned himself entirely to the art of war , and particularly to the branch of fortification , he ...
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... gave him , as we have mentioned , 500l . currency ; and New- York gave him an estate of more than three hundred acres , in high cultivation , which was perhaps the more agreeable to him , as it was the confiscated property of a royalist ...
... gave him , as we have mentioned , 500l . currency ; and New- York gave him an estate of more than three hundred acres , in high cultivation , which was perhaps the more agreeable to him , as it was the confiscated property of a royalist ...
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... gave his vote for a declaration of war against Great Britain . His adopted country , however , was not very grateful for his services , for when Robespierre gained the ascendancy , he sent Paine , with that mad enthusiast Anacharsis ...
... gave his vote for a declaration of war against Great Britain . His adopted country , however , was not very grateful for his services , for when Robespierre gained the ascendancy , he sent Paine , with that mad enthusiast Anacharsis ...
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