Dictionary of National Biography, Količina 2Smith Elder, 1885 |
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afterwards Anselm Anthony Anthony à Wood appeared appointed April Arbuthnot archbishop Armstrong Arthur Arundell Ascham Ashton Atkyns Austin Babington Backwell Bacon Baillie Baron became bishop born British British Museum brother buried Cambridge Charles church College command Cornwall court daughter death died Dublin Duke Eadmer Earl Edinburgh edition Edward England English Epist Essays Essex father favour Francis Gent George Gray's Inn Henry Henry VIII Hist History honour House of Lords Ireland James July June king king's Lady Lanfranc letter London Lord lord chancellor manuscript March marriage married Memoirs ment Mountnorris Novum Organum Oxford Papers parliament physician poem pope printed published queen received resigned returned Richard Robert Roger Bacon Royal Scotland sent Sept sermons Sir John Society tion took translated Trinity College volume Westminster wife William writing wrote
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Stran 260 - I possibly join them on to the little bit (two inches wide) of ivory on which I work with so fine a brush, as produces little effect after much labour ? You will hear from uncle Henry how well Anna is.
Stran 439 - Mulgrave chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, with a seat in the cabinet, instead of Lord Pelham.
Stran 161 - An Argument, proving, that according to the Covenant of Eternal Life, revealed in the Scriptures, Man may be translated from hence into that Eternal Life, without passing through Death, although the Human Nature of Christ himself could not be thus translated till he had passed through Death ; 1703.
Stran 348 - I do again confess, that in the points charged upon me, although they should be taken as myself have declared them, there is a great deal of corruption and neglect, for which I am heartily and penitently sorry, and submit myself to the judgment, grace, and mercy of the court.
Stran 236 - Some natural tears he dropped, but wiped them soon : The world was all before him, where to choose His place of rest, and Providence his guide.
Stran 95 - With him was sometimes join'd, in silent walk, (Profoundly silent, for they never spoke) One* shyer still, who quite detested talk : Oft, stung by spleen, at once away he broke, To groves of pine, and broad o'ershadowing oak ; There, inly thrill'd, he wander'd all alone, And on himself his pensive fury wroke, Ne ever utter'd word, save when first shone The glittering star of eve — ' Thank heaven ! the , day is done.
Stran 354 - The Idols of the Cave take their rise in the peculiar constitution, mental or bodily, of each individual; and also in education, habit, and accident. Of this kind there is a great number and variety ; but I will instance those the pointing out of which contains the most important caution, and which have most effect in disturbing the clearness of the understanding.
Stran 206 - You have now done your work, and may go to play, — unless you will fall out among yourselves.
Stran 347 - I know I have clean hands and a clean heart ; and I hope a clean house for friends or servants. But Job himself, or whosoever was the justest judge, by such hunting for matters against him as hath been used against me, may for a time seem foul, specially in a time when greatness is the mark and accusation is the game.
Stran 72 - Vestiges of Old London, a series of Etchings from Original Drawings illustrative of the Monuments and Architecture of London in the first, fourth, twelfth, and six succeeding centuries, with Descriptions and Historical Notices,