Deliciae Literariae: A New Volume of Table-talkSimpkin, Marshall, 1840 - 273 pages |
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... Bishop Patrick Forbes , did tolerate him , " says a contemporary , " and his want of learning to maintain his opinions , made him con- temptible to the learned doctors of Aberdeen , who took no notice of him . " 2 The populace were less ...
... Bishop Patrick Forbes , did tolerate him , " says a contemporary , " and his want of learning to maintain his opinions , made him con- temptible to the learned doctors of Aberdeen , who took no notice of him . " 2 The populace were less ...
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... the flames , Mr An- drew comforted the Marischal , by assuring him , that the smoke of the ruined village was 66 a sweet - smell- 1 Bishop Guthry's Memoirs , p . 157 . His ing savour in the nostrils of the Lord . CANT . 23.
... the flames , Mr An- drew comforted the Marischal , by assuring him , that the smoke of the ruined village was 66 a sweet - smell- 1 Bishop Guthry's Memoirs , p . 157 . His ing savour in the nostrils of the Lord . CANT . 23.
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... Bishop ! 4 It is said that his father dreaded some calamity like this . " One day , " 1 Wodrow's Analecta , vol . iii . p . 265. MS . 2 Collection of Epitaphs in Scotland , p . 133. Glasgow , 1834 . 3 Diary of Alexander Jaffray , with ...
... Bishop ! 4 It is said that his father dreaded some calamity like this . " One day , " 1 Wodrow's Analecta , vol . iii . p . 265. MS . 2 Collection of Epitaphs in Scotland , p . 133. Glasgow , 1834 . 3 Diary of Alexander Jaffray , with ...
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... bishop in the seventeenth century.3 An old woman earnestly besought him to visit her sick cow ; the 1 Biog . Univ . t . xxxiii . p . 45. Menckenii de Charla- taneria Eruditorum Declamat . Duae , p . 128. edit . Am- stel . 1716 . 2 ...
... bishop in the seventeenth century.3 An old woman earnestly besought him to visit her sick cow ; the 1 Biog . Univ . t . xxxiii . p . 45. Menckenii de Charla- taneria Eruditorum Declamat . Duae , p . 128. edit . Am- stel . 1716 . 2 ...
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... bishop was seized with a fit of laughter , which broke the quinsy and saved his life . An old English dramatist alludes to a third in- stance : " I am come to tell you Your brother hath intended you some sport : A great physitian , when ...
... bishop was seized with a fit of laughter , which broke the quinsy and saved his life . An old English dramatist alludes to a third in- stance : " I am come to tell you Your brother hath intended you some sport : A great physitian , when ...
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