Dictionary of National Biography, Volum 16Leslie Stephen Macmillan, 1888 |
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Pàgina 5
... present at Culloden 16 April 1746 , and on 21 May fol- lowing Draper was appointed adjutant of one of the battalions of the Duke of Cumberland's own regiment , 1st foot guards , in which at first he held no other rank ( ib . xx . 249 ) ...
... present at Culloden 16 April 1746 , and on 21 May fol- lowing Draper was appointed adjutant of one of the battalions of the Duke of Cumberland's own regiment , 1st foot guards , in which at first he held no other rank ( ib . xx . 249 ) ...
Pàgina 13
... present writer in 1883 . 6 was favourably received by James I , who took a great interest in his experiments , and gave him an annuity and , apparently , lodgings in Eltham Palace . Drebbel here perfected an ingenious machine for ...
... present writer in 1883 . 6 was favourably received by James I , who took a great interest in his experiments , and gave him an annuity and , apparently , lodgings in Eltham Palace . Drebbel here perfected an ingenious machine for ...
Pàgina 14
... present at the time -possibly a magic lantern - and other in- genious arrangements for light or reflection of light . He is also stated to have discovered the art of dyeing scarlet , which he communi- cated to his son - in - law , Dr ...
... present at the time -possibly a magic lantern - and other in- genious arrangements for light or reflection of light . He is also stated to have discovered the art of dyeing scarlet , which he communi- cated to his son - in - law , Dr ...
Pàgina 22
... present State and their Monuments of Anti- quity ' ( London , 1754 , fol . ) , was son of George Drummond of Newton , and younger brother of George Drummond , lord provost of Edin- burgh [ q . v . ] Of his early years there is no ...
... present State and their Monuments of Anti- quity ' ( London , 1754 , fol . ) , was son of George Drummond of Newton , and younger brother of George Drummond , lord provost of Edin- burgh [ q . v . ] Of his early years there is no ...
Pàgina 24
... present writer visited it , it was a lodging - house for navvies , and as Dunferm- line was so near it can only have been oc- casionally , if ever , occupied by the queen , perhaps for bathing . Besides James , afterwards king , the ...
... present writer visited it , it was a lodging - house for navvies , and as Dunferm- line was so near it can only have been oc- casionally , if ever , occupied by the queen , perhaps for bathing . Besides James , afterwards king , the ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 63 - But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be ; Within that circle none durst walk but he.
Pàgina 122 - Council is of opinion that the great object of the British Government ought to be the promotion of European literature and science among the natives of India, and that all the funds appropriated for the purpose of education would be best employed on English education alone.
Pàgina 210 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
Pàgina 66 - The Hind and the Panther transversed to the story of the Country Mouse and the City Mouse,' printed in 1687, in 4to, in answer to Dryden's ' Hind and Panther,
Pàgina 12 - Reasons of Faith ; or, the Order of the Christian Argument Developed and Explained. By the Rev. GS DREW, MA Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Fcp. 8vo.
Pàgina 209 - Dunning and myself,' added he, ' we were generous, for we gave the girl who waited on us a penny a piece ; but Kenyon, who always knew the value of money, sometimes rewarded her with a halfpenny, and sometimes with a promise.
Pàgina 339 - Bounty (that is, the governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy).
Pàgina 22 - Ixiv. 467) to copies of proposals for carrying on certain public works in the city of Edinburgh...
Pàgina 81 - Some account of the Alien Priories, and of such Lands as they are known to have possessed in England and Wales,
Pàgina 194 - Bibliotheca theologica,' NY, 1883 : upon ethics in Fr. Jodl's 'Geschichte der Ethik,' Stuttg., 1882-89: and upon psychology in LN Wilson's 'Bibliography of child-study,' Worcester, Mass., 1898-1901, and especially in 'The index catalogue of the library of the SurgeonGeneral's Office,