The Life of Richard Porson, M. A.: Professor of Greek in the University of Cambridge from 1792 to 1808 |
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... Church . In consequence is obliged to resign his Fellowship . Meets with Travis's " Letters to Gibbon on 1 John v . 7. ” — Porson's " Letters to Travis " in the " Gentleman's Magazine . " . View of the Controversy . - Editions of the ...
... Church . In consequence is obliged to resign his Fellowship . Meets with Travis's " Letters to Gibbon on 1 John v . 7. ” — Porson's " Letters to Travis " in the " Gentleman's Magazine . " . View of the Controversy . - Editions of the ...
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... Church . Is tried in the Vice - Chancellor's Court , Dr. Kipling being Prosecutor . Frend's Disingenuousness . Character of Dr. Kipling as a Scholar . His Publication of the " Codex Beza . " Verses on his bad Latin . Event of Frend's ...
... Church . Is tried in the Vice - Chancellor's Court , Dr. Kipling being Prosecutor . Frend's Disingenuousness . Character of Dr. Kipling as a Scholar . His Publication of the " Codex Beza . " Verses on his bad Latin . Event of Frend's ...
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... church . * 66 Shortly after , in the same Review , appeared a brief notice of George Isaac Huntingford's " Apology for his Monostrophics . " It is well known that Huntingford published , when he had just ceased to be an under- graduate ...
... church . * 66 Shortly after , in the same Review , appeared a brief notice of George Isaac Huntingford's " Apology for his Monostrophics . " It is well known that Huntingford published , when he had just ceased to be an under- graduate ...
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... to his known abilities and worthy of his acumen . And this irresolute resolution is all that I am able to resolve upon at present . " R. PORSON . " 1789. ] DECLINES TO ENTER THE CHURCH . 55 55 54 [ CH . IV . LIFE OF RICHARD PORSON .
... to his known abilities and worthy of his acumen . And this irresolute resolution is all that I am able to resolve upon at present . " R. PORSON . " 1789. ] DECLINES TO ENTER THE CHURCH . 55 55 54 [ CH . IV . LIFE OF RICHARD PORSON .
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... CHURCH . 55 55 CHAP . V. PORSON RESOLVES NOT TO ENTER THE CHURCH . - OBLIGED - MEETS IN CONSEQUENCE IS WITH TRAVIS'S 66 ΤΟ RESIGN HIS FELLOWSHIP . 66 - 99 LETTERS TO 66 LETTERS TO GIBBON ON 1 JOHN V. 7. " — PORSON'S TRAVIS " IN THE ...
... CHURCH . 55 55 CHAP . V. PORSON RESOLVES NOT TO ENTER THE CHURCH . - OBLIGED - MEETS IN CONSEQUENCE IS WITH TRAVIS'S 66 ΤΟ RESIGN HIS FELLOWSHIP . 66 - 99 LETTERS TO 66 LETTERS TO GIBBON ON 1 JOHN V. 7. " — PORSON'S TRAVIS " IN THE ...
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