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to him, and benumbs all his faculties". Boswell observed "That the literature of this country is much indebted to Birch’s activity and diligence must certainly be acknowledged. We have seen that Johnson honoured him with a Greek Epigram; and his correspondence with him, during many years, proves that
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He was noted as a keen fisherman during the course of his lifetime, and devised an unusual method of disguising his intentions. Dressed as a tree, he stood by the side of a stream in an outfit designed to make his arms seem like branches and the rod and line a spray of blossom. Any movement, he
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Memoirs of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth from the Year 1581 till her Death. In which the secret intrigues of her Court, And the conduct of her favourite, Robert Earl of Essex, both at Home and Aboard are particularly
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Memoirs of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth from the Year 1581 till her Death. In which the secret intrigues of her Court, And the conduct of her favourite, Robert Earl of Essex, both at Home and Aboard are particularly
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and first Earl of Hardwicke, and his subsequent preferments were largely due to this friendship. He held successively a number of benefices in different counties, and finally in London.
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wrote: "Tom Birch is as brisk as a bee in conversation; but no sooner does he take a pen in his hand, than it becomes a
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Historical view of Negotiations between the Courts of England, France and Brussels 1592-1617
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questioned his "parts, taste and judgment." He corresponded with prominent men of his time.
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A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton
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The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain, in 108 copper plates, engraved by
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Among the papers left at his death were some which were published in 1848 as the
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for bringing over a body of Irish rebels (published by Millar in London, 1756);
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Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of Countries, etc.
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argued, would be taken by a fish to be the consequences of a mild breeze.
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Birch often collaborated with the greatly successful London bookseller,
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He was the son of Joseph Birch, a coffee-mill maker, and was born at
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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Recently discovered by American researcher Alan Houston at the
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Works by or about Thomas Birch in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One
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A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain
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Illustrations of the Literary History of the 18th Century
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in 1730 and priest in 1731. As a strong supporter of the
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He preferred study to business but, as his parents were
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led by Braddock in their march to defeat the French at
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A Plan for Improving the Condition of the Free Blacks
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