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... distinguished alike for his great conversational powers and general infor- mation . Early in 1816 , he was thrown from his horse , and , his health declining , he went to Paris , and thence proceeded to Italy . He died at Rome , of ...
... distinguished alike for his great conversational powers and general infor- mation . Early in 1816 , he was thrown from his horse , and , his health declining , he went to Paris , and thence proceeded to Italy . He died at Rome , of ...
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... distinguished Dutch poet , was born at Vliessingen ( Flushing ) , November 12 , 1757 , and died March 11 , 1786. His parents were very poor , and he was indebted for his educa- tion to the patronage of a clergyman , and other persons ...
... distinguished Dutch poet , was born at Vliessingen ( Flushing ) , November 12 , 1757 , and died March 11 , 1786. His parents were very poor , and he was indebted for his educa- tion to the patronage of a clergyman , and other persons ...
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... distinguished as a portrait - painter , and also as a medailleur . Along with his brother , he was commissioned to decorate the council - chamber of the Venetian senate . Mohammed II . , having by accident seen some of his works ...
... distinguished as a portrait - painter , and also as a medailleur . Along with his brother , he was commissioned to decorate the council - chamber of the Venetian senate . Mohammed II . , having by accident seen some of his works ...
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... distinguished by a peculiar grace and charm of his own , arising from a most perfect symmetry in drawing and composition , an exquisite naïveté in conception , and a tender , harmonious , yet truthful colouring . He married a daughter ...
... distinguished by a peculiar grace and charm of his own , arising from a most perfect symmetry in drawing and composition , an exquisite naïveté in conception , and a tender , harmonious , yet truthful colouring . He married a daughter ...
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... distinguished himself as a reformer of the clergy , and interdicted , at the synod of Pavia , both clerical marriage and concubinage . He died in 1024. - BENEDICT IX . , a nephew of the preceding , was elected pope at the age of 18 , in ...
... distinguished himself as a reformer of the clergy , and interdicted , at the synod of Pavia , both clerical marriage and concubinage . He died in 1024. - BENEDICT IX . , a nephew of the preceding , was elected pope at the age of 18 , in ...
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Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 2 Affichage du livre entier - 1886 |
Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 2 Affichage du livre entier - 1870 |
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