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... profession was peculiarly rapid and easy . On his return from Italy , in the year 1762 , he was appointed architect to the king ; an office which he held for six years , when he resigned it to become a member for Kinrosshire in the ...
... profession was peculiarly rapid and easy . On his return from Italy , in the year 1762 , he was appointed architect to the king ; an office which he held for six years , when he resigned it to become a member for Kinrosshire in the ...
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... profession very early . According to the testimony of Ben Jonson and the other dramatists of the age , he was the first actor of the day , and of course played leading characters in the plays of Shakespeare and Jonson ; although , in ...
... profession very early . According to the testimony of Ben Jonson and the other dramatists of the age , he was the first actor of the day , and of course played leading characters in the plays of Shakespeare and Jonson ; although , in ...
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... profession of arms , and was enrolled among the Protectores Do- mestici , " or household guards , consisting chiefly of young men of family . He served in the East , in Gaul , and in the Persian expe- dition of Julian . In the year 374 ...
... profession of arms , and was enrolled among the Protectores Do- mestici , " or household guards , consisting chiefly of young men of family . He served in the East , in Gaul , and in the Persian expe- dition of Julian . In the year 374 ...
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... profession , was haughty , violent and dogmatical ; qualities which raised hinı many enemies amongst his brethren , and led to contests by no means de- ficient in virulence on either side . His works , all on subjects connected with the ...
... profession , was haughty , violent and dogmatical ; qualities which raised hinı many enemies amongst his brethren , and led to contests by no means de- ficient in virulence on either side . His works , all on subjects connected with the ...
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... profession he attained to great eminence about the middle of the 16th century , being consulted by the government on all matters of importance , and obtaining for a while a principal share in the administration of public affairs ...
... profession he attained to great eminence about the middle of the 16th century , being consulted by the government on all matters of importance , and obtaining for a while a principal share in the administration of public affairs ...
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