Lives, Characters and an Address to Posterity - Couverture souple

Burnet, Gilbert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 143264453X ISBN 13 : 9781432644536

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2007

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In presenting to the British public, for the first time, a complete collection of bishop Burnet ssmaller biographical pieces, it seems proper to mention what has been attempted, in it. The life of sir Matthew Hale, with the additions of Richard Baxter; and that of lord Rochester, with an extract from his funeral sermon,.. have, after collating several editions, been carefully reprinted. Some interesting characters, have been given 5originally extracted from Burnet shistory of his own times: the Oxford edition, by Dr. Routh, has been consulted; and a few suppressed passages have been thence supplied. The peculiar merits of Robert Boyle, have, in later times, been more praised, than known: canonized, rather, by the discerning few, than justly estimated, by the unreflecting many. His works, indeed, still occupy a space, though seldom frequented, in the collections of the learned; but, even the truly philosophic delineation of his character, ..
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 143264453X
• ISBN 13: 9781432644536
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 440
• Éditeur: Jebb John
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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