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Biographia Navalis: Or, Impartial Memoirs of the Lives and Characters of ... - Page 54
by John Charnock - 1794
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The Life of Edward, Earl of Clarendon: Containing, I. An Account ..., Volume 2

Clarendon, Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1760 - 568 pages
...of Ships to receive the Ifland of Bombayne from Portugal, was in this Battle likewife flain. He was a Man of wonderful Parts in all Kinds of Learning, which He took more Delight in than his Title ; and having no great Eftate defcended to him, He brought down his Mind to his Fortune, and...
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The life of Edward earl of Clarendon, written by himself

Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.) - 1761 - 576 pages
...of Ships to receive the Ifland of Bombayne from Portugal, was in this Battle likewife flain. He was a Man of wonderful Parts in all Kinds of Learning, which He took more Delight in than his Title ; and having no great Eftate defcended to him, He brought down his Mind to his Fortune, and...
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The Life of Edward, Earl of Clarendon ...

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1798 - 366 pages
...of Ships to receive the Ifland of Bombayne from Portugal, was in this Battle likewife flain. He was a Man of wonderful Parts in all Kinds of Learning, which He took more" Delight in than his Title ; and having no great Eflate defcended to him, H'- brought down his Mind ta his Fortune,...
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The Life of Edward, Earl of Clarendon: In which is Included a ..., Volume 2

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1827 - 520 pages
...of ships to receive the island of Bombayne from Portugal, was in this battle likewise slain. He was a man of wonderful parts in all kinds of learning, which he took more delight in than his title ; and having no great estate descended to him, he brought down his mind to his fortune, and...
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The Life of Edward, Earl of Clarendon: In which is Included a ..., Volume 2

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1827 - 588 pages
...island of Bombayne from Portugal, was in this battle likewise slain. He was a man of wonderful pails in all kinds of learning, which he took more delight in than his title ; and having no great estate descended to him, he brought down his mind to his fortune, and...
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A General History of New England, from the Discovery to MDCLXXX., Volume 2

William Hubbard - 1848 - 852 pages
...of ships, to receive ihe Island of Bombayne from Portusal, was in this baltle likewise slain. He was a man of wonderful parts in all kinds of learning, which he look more delight in than his title; and having no great estate descended to him he brought down his...
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The English in Western India: Being the Early History of the Factory at ...

Philip Anderson - 1854 - 218 pages
...his uncle, the tourtb Earl, with whom the peerage became extinct. Burke's ' Extinct Peerage. He was a man of wonderful parts in all kinds of learning, which he took more delight m than his title ; and having no great estate descended to him, he brought down his mind to his fortune,...
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The Life of John Milton: Narrated in Connexion with the Political ..., Volume 3

David Masson - 1873 - 754 pages
...entitle him, at his death in 1665, to this notice in a summary of his character by Clarendon : " He was a man of wonderful parts in " all kinds of learning, which he took more delight in than " his title." l For the present, however, it is with the good ladies his aunts, the surviving daughters...
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The Life of John Milton: 1643-1649

David Masson - 1859 - 758 pages
...entitle him, at his death in 1665, to this notice in a summary of his character by Clarendon : " He was a man of wonderful parts in " all kinds of learning, which he took more delight in than "his title."1 For the present, however, it is with the good ladies his aunts, the surviving daughters...
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