Cyclopaedia of Biography; Embracing a Series of Original Memoires of the Most Distinguished Persons of All Times (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 edition. Excerpt: ...linguist, 1774-1840. MANNOZZI, G., an Ital. painter, 1590-1636. MANRIQUE, A., a Span. prelate, 1577-1649. MANRIQUE, S, a Span. mission, 17th cent. MANSART, Fnaxcrs, a celebrated French architect of Italian origin, 1598-1666. His nephew and pupil, J ULES HARDOUI S, called MAusAnT, architect of Versailles, &c., 1645-1708. MANSFELD, PETER ERNEST, count of, an Austrian statesman and soldier overnor of the Low Countries after the death of t e duke of Patma, 1517-1604. His natural son, Emu-: s'r, also count of Mansfeld, and an enemy of the Austrian empire, called the Attilaof Christendom, 1585-1626. MANSFIELD, WILLIAM MURRAY, earl of, was born in Perthshire on the 2d of March, 1705. He was the fourth son of Viscount Stormont, and the vehement jacobitism of his family, some members of it being deeply involved in the rebellion of 1745, not only cast difficulties in the way of his early career, but was often successfully employed in debate by Chatham and his other opponents. He studied at Westminster and Christ s Church, Oxford. He was called to the bar in 1731. He wrote in his youth some poetry justly forgotten, but perhaps common tastes and pursuits may have been the foundation of that intimacy with Pope, which seems to have had a material influence on his prospects. Though no poet, he was essentially a man of enius. He cast entire away the conventionalities of a Scottish jacobite, and entered the arena of English politics and professional ambition, with a ta ent and energy which gave him the full advantage of his aristocratic rank and signal personal graces. A new class of businessthat of appeals from the Court of Session in Scotland, to t ie House of Lords, fell largely into his hands; and Pope has noticed him in a line more..