The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 151
discovered.The language of his court became polished. He invitedthither the most distinguished females, prelates, and car-*dinals of his kingdom. In all judicial proceedings theLatin tongue was disused, and the native idiom intro-duced. In short, France appeared to throw off theshackles of… … Drawn by Cochin nvd by G Cooke. Zc/iclo/i.AwIzskd hy Vern/>rrBood& Jharpe.ltouhTyjtSoj FRANKLIN Benjamin Franklin was born at Boston, the capi-tal of New England, in the year 1706. Until the ageof fourteen, he followed his fathers trade, which wasthat of a soap manufacturer; but becoming…
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