The Story of the University of Edinburgh During Its First Three Hundred Years 1
The Story of the University of Edinburgh During Its First Three Hundred Years 1
Grant, Alexander, Sir, 1826-1884
The book The Story of the University of Edinburgh During Its First Three Hundred Years 1 was written by author Grant, Alexander, Sir, 1826-1884 Here you can read free online of The Story of the University of Edinburgh During Its First Three Hundred Years 1 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Story of the University of Edinburgh During Its First Three Hundred Years 1 a good or bad book?
What reading level is The Story of the University of Edinburgh During Its First Three Hundred Years 1 book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
214), to have dreamt of a revival of learn- ing in his country by means of the importation of Professors from abroad. Early in 1691 he was at Utrecht, and Calamy, who was studying there at the time, records that " one of his principal aims was to pick up some that might be fit and qualified to make masters of in the several Colleges of Scotland, which had been before either too much neglected, or filled with improper persons." 1 And on his return to London shortly 1 Calamy's Historical Account ...of My Own Life, vol. i. p. 172. Sec also Dr. Story's William Carstares (1874), p. 212. 230 THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSITY. [1694. afterwards, Carstares wrote to his brother-in-law, William Dunlop, who was Principal of the College of Glasgow : — " I have spoken to the King about allowing to the Universities some part of the Bishop's rents, and he seems to be much more inclined to do so than to give them to particular men. I shall not fail to push the matter as far as it will go, because it is service to the King and country.
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: