A New Biographical Dictionary, of 3000 Cotemporary Public Characters, British and Foreign, of All Ranks and Professions, Volume 2G. B. Whittaker, 1825 |
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Page 122
... talents . In history and eloquence he made rapid pro- gress . His earliest production was a tragedy called " Tieste , " which he wrote at the age of nineteen.- Noble in his sentiments , Foscolo was early an ardent friend of liberty ...
... talents . In history and eloquence he made rapid pro- gress . His earliest production was a tragedy called " Tieste , " which he wrote at the age of nineteen.- Noble in his sentiments , Foscolo was early an ardent friend of liberty ...
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... talent and courage in various instances during the Italian campaign of 1800. The re- publican notions of Fournier seem , however , to have drawn him into a plot against the life of Napoleon , for in 1805 he was arrested , first confined ...
... talent and courage in various instances during the Italian campaign of 1800. The re- publican notions of Fournier seem , however , to have drawn him into a plot against the life of Napoleon , for in 1805 he was arrested , first confined ...
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... talents , and respected the spirit , of Fournier , more than once invited him to the Tuileries ; but Four- nier answered , " If Bonaparte should send an armed force to tear me out of my house , I shall be forced to see him , but I will ...
... talents , and respected the spirit , of Fournier , more than once invited him to the Tuileries ; but Four- nier answered , " If Bonaparte should send an armed force to tear me out of my house , I shall be forced to see him , but I will ...
Page 130
... talents and reputation , whose activity and ambition , gave union , consistency , and energy , to her military operations . Placing himself at the head of the army in 1800 , Bonaparte crossed the Alps ; and , in the plains of Lombardy ...
... talents and reputation , whose activity and ambition , gave union , consistency , and energy , to her military operations . Placing himself at the head of the army in 1800 , Bonaparte crossed the Alps ; and , in the plains of Lombardy ...
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... talents of his grandfather , more was expected than this work is found to contain ; and , from the manner in which it has been published , strong suspicions are en- tertained that many letters and papers have been sup- pressed which ...
... talents of his grandfather , more was expected than this work is found to contain ; and , from the manner in which it has been published , strong suspicions are en- tertained that many letters and papers have been sup- pressed which ...
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