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... appointed extraordinary pro- fessor of philosophy , relinquished the study of divinity , for which he had been originally edu- cated . At this place , the very centre of war , he wrote his treatise On Dying for our Country . " The year ...
... appointed extraordinary pro- fessor of philosophy , relinquished the study of divinity , for which he had been originally edu- cated . At this place , the very centre of war , he wrote his treatise On Dying for our Country . " The year ...
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... appointed physician to James II . He compiled " The Martial Achievements of the Scots Nation , and of such Scotsmen as have sigualised themselves by the Sword , ” in 2 vols . fol . 1711 and 1715 ; " The Cam- paigns in Scotland in 1548 ...
... appointed physician to James II . He compiled " The Martial Achievements of the Scots Nation , and of such Scotsmen as have sigualised themselves by the Sword , ” in 2 vols . fol . 1711 and 1715 ; " The Cam- paigns in Scotland in 1548 ...
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... appointed lord - lieutenant of Ireland , Mr Addison attended him as secretary , and was made keeper of the records of Birmingham tower , with an increased salary of £ 300 per annum . During the absence of his friend in Ireland , Steele ...
... appointed lord - lieutenant of Ireland , Mr Addison attended him as secretary , and was made keeper of the records of Birmingham tower , with an increased salary of £ 300 per annum . During the absence of his friend in Ireland , Steele ...
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... appointed archbishop of Mechlin , anob . although from this time his residence was at the R Rome , where he was usually called the Car- town , dinal of England . It is said , that towards the tury . close of his life he repented of the ...
... appointed archbishop of Mechlin , anob . although from this time his residence was at the R Rome , where he was usually called the Car- town , dinal of England . It is said , that towards the tury . close of his life he repented of the ...
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... appointed to command it . At this period however an occurrence took place which strongly illustrates the mixed cha- racter of this Athenian . On one night all the Hermæ , or half - statues of Mercury , in Athens , were defaced and ...
... appointed to command it . At this period however an occurrence took place which strongly illustrates the mixed cha- racter of this Athenian . On one night all the Hermæ , or half - statues of Mercury , in Athens , were defaced and ...
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