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... retired to Naples , and by his address acquired the good graces of the Kings Ferdinand and Alphonso , until the latter was driven out by Charles VIII of France . He then retired to Corfu , and finally to Venice , where , by his singular ...
... retired to Naples , and by his address acquired the good graces of the Kings Ferdinand and Alphonso , until the latter was driven out by Charles VIII of France . He then retired to Corfu , and finally to Venice , where , by his singular ...
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... retirement of that emi- nent character , was elected his successor in preference to Mr Jefferson . At the conclusion of his presidency Mr Adams retired from pub- ic life , with the character of an able , active , in- dependent , and ...
... retirement of that emi- nent character , was elected his successor in preference to Mr Jefferson . At the conclusion of his presidency Mr Adams retired from pub- ic life , with the character of an able , active , in- dependent , and ...
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... retired to Ireland . His writings exhibited much learn- ing and acuteness , and excited the attention of Hall , bishop of Exeter , who entered the lists against him . A singular story is told of the manner of his death , which took ...
... retired to Ireland . His writings exhibited much learn- ing and acuteness , and excited the attention of Hall , bishop of Exeter , who entered the lists against him . A singular story is told of the manner of his death , which took ...
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... retired to Genoa , where he was ar- rested by order of the Pope for his intrigues with the Turks ; and proceeding to Rome , a formal inquiry was made into his conduct by the sacred college , the result of which was an order to retire ...
... retired to Genoa , where he was ar- rested by order of the Pope for his intrigues with the Turks ; and proceeding to Rome , a formal inquiry was made into his conduct by the sacred college , the result of which was an order to retire ...
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... retirement . He is the author of several astronomical treatises written in the Latin language , and he ... retired in 1678 , but survived his resignation only two years . A treatise on the privileges of the university , of ...
... retirement . He is the author of several astronomical treatises written in the Latin language , and he ... retired in 1678 , but survived his resignation only two years . A treatise on the privileges of the university , of ...
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