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... , ' and Adrian Pars ' frontispiece to the ' Index Batavicus , ' 1701 . BIOG . DIV . - SUP . ABBADIE , JAMES , D.D. , Dean of Killaloe , was a native of B His good intentions were only partially successful ; and his BIOGRAPHY. ...
... , ' and Adrian Pars ' frontispiece to the ' Index Batavicus , ' 1701 . BIOG . DIV . - SUP . ABBADIE , JAMES , D.D. , Dean of Killaloe , was a native of B His good intentions were only partially successful ; and his BIOGRAPHY. ...
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... native , in which he was seen to take much interest ; was fond of yachting and shooting ; and rumour attributed to him the qualities of economy , temperance , activity , and firmness , - qualities in which his brother was lamentably ...
... native , in which he was seen to take much interest ; was fond of yachting and shooting ; and rumour attributed to him the qualities of economy , temperance , activity , and firmness , - qualities in which his brother was lamentably ...
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... native rowers and slaves , embarked at Archidona , February 16 , 1639 , and reached Para in ten months , but several ... natives , volunteering him- self and his order for the undertaking . But the times were unpropitious , and nothing ...
... native rowers and slaves , embarked at Archidona , February 16 , 1639 , and reached Para in ten months , but several ... natives , volunteering him- self and his order for the undertaking . But the times were unpropitious , and nothing ...
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... native city , whence he proceeded to St. Mary's College , St. Andrews . After taking his Master's degree , which he did in 1558 , as Patricius Constyne , he appears to have acted as a tutor in the university . In 1560 he passed the ...
... native city , whence he proceeded to St. Mary's College , St. Andrews . After taking his Master's degree , which he did in 1558 , as Patricius Constyne , he appears to have acted as a tutor in the university . In 1560 he passed the ...
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... native town of Busseto , whither he had repaired for the sake of visiting a convent of his order ; and the event was the occasion of a deep and a lively regret not in Parma alone , but in the whole of Italy , and indeed throughout the ...
... native town of Busseto , whither he had repaired for the sake of visiting a convent of his order ; and the event was the occasion of a deep and a lively regret not in Parma alone , but in the whole of Italy , and indeed throughout the ...
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