Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . here was ample time to have authorized anothe]expedition, though there is a total absence of any positive notice on the subjectRamusio, without mentioning either place or date, states that in his last voyagehaving landed with some companions, he was killed by the savages in presenceof his crew, still on shipboard. In a modern narrativ
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . here was ample time to have authorized anothe]expedition, though there is a total absence of any positive notice on the subjectRamusio, without mentioning either place or date, states that in his last voyagehaving landed with some companions, he was killed by the savages in presenceof his crew, still on shipboard. In a modern narrative, which, from its fulgenealogical details, appears to have been furnished by his relatives, Coro<nelli, an eminent Venetian hydrographer, is quoted, expressing his belief thaithe catastrophe took place off Cape Breton, in 1525. In the portrait froir•which our sketch is taken, the inscription positively bears Died in 1525.*It was engraved in 1767, after a picture by Zocchi, in the possession of thefamily whose opinion is thus decidedly expressed. Yet Tiraboschi has drawrattention to a letter of Annibal Caro, apparently directed to him when living aiFlorence, in 1537. There seems a mystery round his fate, which can not beunravelled. PHILIP PHILIP MELANCTHON. AMONG the worthy names that shine so conspicuously in the light of theReformation of the fifteenth century, we can trace corresponding prototypes inthe band of Christs immediate followers. While in Luther we find the strongand bold characteristics of Peter, and in Zwingle the deep, spiritual, catholicmind of Paul, it may with still more force be said that PHILIP MELANCTHONwas moved by that divine love which animated the heart of John, breathingfriendship, peace, and good will to all. Philip Melancthon, Luthers coadjutor, was born February 16,1497, at Bretten,in the palatinate of the Rhine. His fathers name was Schwartserdt, whichsignifies black earth ; but the word was changed, according to the affectationo
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