A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Present Period ...W. Strahan, 1784 |
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... philosopher , preferved by Laertius , Plutarch , and other writers . He ufed to fay , that " the vine produced three forts of grapes , " the first of pleasure , the fecond of drunkenness , the third " of repentance . " Struck with the ...
... philosopher , preferved by Laertius , Plutarch , and other writers . He ufed to fay , that " the vine produced three forts of grapes , " the first of pleasure , the fecond of drunkenness , the third " of repentance . " Struck with the ...
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... philosophers , and governors of provinces , in order to excite him to perfe cute the Chriftians , which he rejected with indignation ; and interpofed his authority to their protection , by writing a letter to the common affembly of Afia ...
... philosophers , and governors of provinces , in order to excite him to perfe cute the Chriftians , which he rejected with indignation ; and interpofed his authority to their protection , by writing a letter to the common affembly of Afia ...
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... philosopher , and many learned men wrote commen- taries on his writings : amongst these were Alfarabius , Alga- zel , Avicenna , and Averroes . They taught his doctrine in Africa , and afterwards at Cordova in Spain . The Spaniards ...
... philosopher , and many learned men wrote commen- taries on his writings : amongst these were Alfarabius , Alga- zel , Avicenna , and Averroes . They taught his doctrine in Africa , and afterwards at Cordova in Spain . The Spaniards ...
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... philosopher 94 the orator 95 ¯schylus 96 ¯sop 99 — the historian lot —— Clodius 102 Action 103 ¯tius 104 Afer, Domitius ib. Agard, Arthur, io5 Agathias J 07 Agrippa, I Ainsworth, Henry □ Robert Henry Cornelius 108 11+ 116 Akenside ...
... philosopher 94 the orator 95 ¯schylus 96 ¯sop 99 — the historian lot —— Clodius 102 Action 103 ¯tius 104 Afer, Domitius ib. Agard, Arthur, io5 Agathias J 07 Agrippa, I Ainsworth, Henry □ Robert Henry Cornelius 108 11+ 116 Akenside ...
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