This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1782 Excerpt: ...admired. He bequeathed the bulk of his fortune, about 12000I. to build and endow an hospital for lunaticks and ideots, to be called St. Patrick's and is erected near Dr. Stephens's hospital, in the neighbourhood of Kilmainham. Sydenham, Dr. Tho. died Dec. 29, 1689, aged 65. Synge, archbishop, of Tuam, born 1659, died, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1782 Excerpt: ...admired. He bequeathed the bulk of his fortune, about 12000I. to build and endow an hospital for lunaticks and ideots, to be called St. Patrick's and is erected near Dr. Stephens's hospital, in the neighbourhood of Kilmainham. Sydenham, Dr. Tho. died Dec. 29, 1689, aged 65. Synge, archbishop, of Tuam, born 1659, died, July 24, 1741. Sys1gambis, the mother of Darius, on hearing ing of the death of Alexander, starved herself to death, 324 before Christ. '"TACITUS, lived in 97. Tamerlane, conqueror os Asia, born at Keck, 1336; died 1405. Tar-water full recommended by bishop Berkley, 1744. Tasso, died 1595, aged 51. Taylor, John, the water-poet, died 1654, aged 74. Tea first brought into Europe, by the Dutch East India company, a quantity of it brought from Holland by Lords Arlington and Ossory, 1666.--It from this time became universal and sold for 3I. per Ib. Tedworth, Drummer of, transported 166r. Temple, Sir William, died Jan. 1699, aged Terence died 159 before Christ, aged 64. Terpander, the musician, lived about 706 before Christ. Tertullian, died 196, aged 85. Teucer, first king of Troy, 1502 bef. Xt. Thales, the philosopher, born 640; died 572 bef. Xt. Thames, River, at London almost dry, 1592. ebbed and flowed twice in three hours, 1656. Thamyris, the poet, flourished 1104 before Christ. Thebes, Thebes, rebuilt by Cassander, 3; 5 before Christ, 20 years after it had been destroyed. Themistocles the Athenian general, died 449 bef. Xt. aged 65. Theobald, Lewis, wrote in George I's reign. Theocritus flourished 285 before Xt. Theodore king of Cors1ca, abdicated his kingdom in 1737, settled himself in England, where he was confined for debt in the King's B: nch Prison, from whence he was released by an act of insolvency and registered his kingdom for th...
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