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After a proemial flourish , which calls for no remarks , we have this exciting statement " Young Davenant , who was born Feb. 1605 , very early betrayed a poetical bias , and one of his first attempts , when he was only ten years old ...
After a proemial flourish , which calls for no remarks , we have this exciting statement " Young Davenant , who was born Feb. 1605 , very early betrayed a poetical bias , and one of his first attempts , when he was only ten years old ...
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66 My informant , however , born in 1812 , often heard her speak of it , up to 1834 , when she died ; and he had more knowledge of it than the other grandchildren , for he was the oldest grandchild , and was often in the company of his ...
66 My informant , however , born in 1812 , often heard her speak of it , up to 1834 , when she died ; and he had more knowledge of it than the other grandchildren , for he was the oldest grandchild , and was often in the company of his ...
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Stern Claud , Grey Paisley's haughty lord , " as Sir Walter Scott calls him , would therefore be born in Blackness Castle , parish of Carriden , Linlithgowshire . The statute of 1685 , cap . 21 , restoring forfeited lands , included ...
Stern Claud , Grey Paisley's haughty lord , " as Sir Walter Scott calls him , would therefore be born in Blackness Castle , parish of Carriden , Linlithgowshire . The statute of 1685 , cap . 21 , restoring forfeited lands , included ...
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John Wirings , or Wierix , or Wierx , was born at Amsterdam in 1550. He was the author of many engravings , the best of which are the Redemption ; several portraits , those of Philip II . , King of Spain ; Henry III . , King of France ...
John Wirings , or Wierix , or Wierx , was born at Amsterdam in 1550. He was the author of many engravings , the best of which are the Redemption ; several portraits , those of Philip II . , King of Spain ; Henry III . , King of France ...
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James Smyth , born 1613 , died 1673 , was minister of the parish of Innerleithen , in Tweedale , and afterwards of the neighbouring parish of Eddlestone , where he died and was buried . In 1643 , when at Innerleithen , he married ...
James Smyth , born 1613 , died 1673 , was minister of the parish of Innerleithen , in Tweedale , and afterwards of the neighbouring parish of Eddlestone , where he died and was buried . In 1643 , when at Innerleithen , he married ...
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