Biographia Scotica; or, Scottish biographical dictionaryJ. Stark, 1805 - 400 páginas |
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... ment on the 19th of February 1760 ; and continued in this corps till the 24th of April , when he obtained a company in the 3d regiment of horse . In this last regiment he rose to the rank of major and lieutenant - session of the island ...
... ment on the 19th of February 1760 ; and continued in this corps till the 24th of April , when he obtained a company in the 3d regiment of horse . In this last regiment he rose to the rank of major and lieutenant - session of the island ...
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... ment , from the opportunities it afforded him of appearing in public and criminal cases . Mr. Abercromby now rose with great rapidity in his profession , and was among the best em- ployed barristers of his standing in Scotland . The ...
... ment , from the opportunities it afforded him of appearing in public and criminal cases . Mr. Abercromby now rose with great rapidity in his profession , and was among the best em- ployed barristers of his standing in Scotland . The ...
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... ment was not confined to the Here he received the rudiments decoration of buildings , but has of his education ; and he after- been diffused into almost every wards studied philosophy , and branch of manufacture . At the took his degree ...
... ment was not confined to the Here he received the rudiments decoration of buildings , but has of his education ; and he after- been diffused into almost every wards studied philosophy , and branch of manufacture . At the took his degree ...
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... ment was that of a private tutor . His celebrated work , " An In- quiry into the Nature of the Human Soul , " was first publish- ed in 4to , and has been several times reprinted . Bishop War- BAXTER ( WILLIAM ) , an eminent critic and ...
... ment was that of a private tutor . His celebrated work , " An In- quiry into the Nature of the Human Soul , " was first publish- ed in 4to , and has been several times reprinted . Bishop War- BAXTER ( WILLIAM ) , an eminent critic and ...
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... ment an annual pension of 200l . Hume . The opinions of this Among his brethren at home writer , and his conclusions on he was highly respected ; and the subjects of his research , were whenever he visited London , characterised by a ...
... ment an annual pension of 200l . Hume . The opinions of this Among his brethren at home writer , and his conclusions on he was highly respected ; and the subjects of his research , were whenever he visited London , characterised by a ...
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