The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland: In Two Volumes, Volume 1Harper, 1851 - 576 pages |
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... born at Harpham in Northumberland , near the middle of the seventh century . The evidence of genius which he early evinced , attracting the attention of the Archbishop of Canterbury , he was instructed in the learned languages by that ...
... born at Harpham in Northumberland , near the middle of the seventh century . The evidence of genius which he early evinced , attracting the attention of the Archbishop of Canterbury , he was instructed in the learned languages by that ...
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... descended from an ancient and honorable family , and was born at Ilchester , in Somersetshire , 1214 , four years before the amiable but weak Henry the Third ascended the throne . His 34 [ LECT . I. ROGER BACON . ROGER BACON.
... descended from an ancient and honorable family , and was born at Ilchester , in Somersetshire , 1214 , four years before the amiable but weak Henry the Third ascended the throne . His 34 [ LECT . I. ROGER BACON . ROGER BACON.
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... born at Wickliffe , in Yorkshire , 1324. He early entered Queen's College , Oxford , but soon after removed to Merton College in the same university , because the scholastic theology which at that time prevailed in the latter ...
... born at Wickliffe , in Yorkshire , 1324. He early entered Queen's College , Oxford , but soon after removed to Merton College in the same university , because the scholastic theology which at that time prevailed in the latter ...
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... born in the city of London , 1328 , one year after that eminent monarch Edward the Third ascended the English throne . He entered the university of Cambridge in the sixteenth year of his age , and during that part of his collegiate ...
... born in the city of London , 1328 , one year after that eminent monarch Edward the Third ascended the English throne . He entered the university of Cambridge in the sixteenth year of his age , and during that part of his collegiate ...
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... born of an illustrious family at Stitenham , in Yorkshire , 1320. He was educated at Merton College , Oxford , and at the time at which he was graduated , his eminence as a scholar was extensively known . Being designated by his parents ...
... born of an illustrious family at Stitenham , in Yorkshire , 1320. He was educated at Merton College , Oxford , and at the time at which he was graduated , his eminence as a scholar was extensively known . Being designated by his parents ...
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