Other Men's Minds, Or, Seven Thousand Choice Extracts on History, Science, Philosophy, Religion, Etc: Selected from the Standard Authorship of Ancient and Modern Times, and Classified in Alphabetical OrderEstes and Lauriat, 1888 - 640 pages |
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Page 1771
... honour of addressing a man of literary and scientific attainments induced me to shelter it under your patronage . In the several vocations in which Providence has called you to officiate , you have proved yourself the warm and ...
... honour of addressing a man of literary and scientific attainments induced me to shelter it under your patronage . In the several vocations in which Providence has called you to officiate , you have proved yourself the warm and ...
Page 1772
... honour that your patronage is so generally sought for , not only by private ministers , but even by whole universities ; in the vouchsafing whereof you have daily as many prayers as the earth hath saints . I am bold also to present my ...
... honour that your patronage is so generally sought for , not only by private ministers , but even by whole universities ; in the vouchsafing whereof you have daily as many prayers as the earth hath saints . I am bold also to present my ...
Page 1790
... honour of being his birth- place . " He is supposed to have lived about the eighth century B.C. HONE , WILLIAM . A celebrated satirical writer : author of " The Every Day Bock , " etc. Born 1779 ; died 1842 . HOOD , THOMAS . A famous ...
... honour of being his birth- place . " He is supposed to have lived about the eighth century B.C. HONE , WILLIAM . A celebrated satirical writer : author of " The Every Day Bock , " etc. Born 1779 ; died 1842 . HOOD , THOMAS . A famous ...
Page 1796
... honour to his age and his species . " Born 1658 ; died 1743 . PIESSE , G. W. S. PINDAR . Said to be " the great lyric poet of Greece . " Born 520 B.C .; died 442 B.C. PITMAN , ISAAC . The well - known promoter of the phonetic system of ...
... honour to his age and his species . " Born 1658 ; died 1743 . PIESSE , G. W. S. PINDAR . Said to be " the great lyric poet of Greece . " Born 520 B.C .; died 442 B.C. PITMAN , ISAAC . The well - known promoter of the phonetic system of ...
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... honour , and think he was Zoroaster , as before their great teacher . In India , too , Abraham is honoured by some sects as their distinguished ancestor . The people of Egypt , Chaldea , and Damascus acknowledge their obligations to ...
... honour , and think he was Zoroaster , as before their great teacher . In India , too , Abraham is honoured by some sects as their distinguished ancestor . The people of Egypt , Chaldea , and Damascus acknowledge their obligations to ...
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