A New General Biographical Dictionary, Band 4

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B. Fellowes, 1853

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Seite 352 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Seite 169 - The support and assistance I have received from Captain Berry cannot be sufficiently expressed. I was wounded in the head, and obliged to be carried off the deck; but, the service suffered no loss by that event. Captain Berry was fully equal to the important service then going on; and, to him, I must beg leave to refer you, for every information relative to this victory.
Seite 54 - Belon consigna les résultats de son voyage dans un ouvrage fort remarquable, intitulé les Observations de plusieurs singularités et choses mémorables, trouvées en Grèce, Asie, Judée, Egypte, Arabie et autres pays estranges, rédigées en trois livres; Paris (G.
Seite 271 - A curious Herbal, containing FIVE HUNDRED of the most useful plants which are now used in the practice of physic, engraved on folio copperplates, after drawings taken from the life. To which is added a short description of the plants, and their common uses in Physic.
Seite 123 - Literary History of the Middle Ages ; comprehending an Account of the State of Learning from the Close of the Reign of Augustus to its Revival in the Fifteenth Century.
Seite 271 - London by Robert Barker, Printer to the King's most Excellent
Seite 261 - Being at table with his usual fare, some bread, a few prunes, and a measured quantity of milk, diluted with water...
Seite 93 - Bentham, Jeremy. Plan of Parliamentary Reform, in the Form of a Catechism, with Reasons for each Article. With an Introduction, Shewing the Necessity of Radical, and the Inadequacy of Moderate, Reform.
Seite 29 - A Vindication of the Authenticity of the Narratives contained in the first two chapters of the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke...
Seite 261 - ... set it down on his knees, which were joined together, and kept it steady with his hand, in the manner of a person perfectly at ease; and in this attitude expired, without spilling a drop, and without a writhe in his countenance ; as if an experiment had been required, to show to his friends the facility with which he departed.

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