. A dictionary of biography; comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations, and professions ... d bore a part inthe ephemeral insurrection of the Nether-lands against the Emperor Joseph; afterwhich lie visited America on an abortivecommercial speculation; and next becamea Swedenborgian preacher in that his return to Europe, he resorted tohis pen for subsistence, and wrote variousmilitary works. Of these, tlie most cele-brated is. Principles of Modern War, inwhich he proposes a new stratagetical sys-tem, that has excited much History of the Campaign of 1
. A dictionary of biography; comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations, and professions ... d bore a part inthe ephemeral insurrection of the Nether-lands against the Emperor Joseph; afterwhich lie visited America on an abortivecommercial speculation; and next becamea Swedenborgian preacher in that his return to Europe, he resorted tohis pen for subsistence, and wrote variousmilitary works. Of these, tlie most cele-brated is. Principles of Modern War, inwhich he proposes a new stratagetical sys-tem, that has excited much History of the Campaign of 1805having given ofience to Russia, he was incarcerated, and he died in prison, at Riga,in July, 1807. BUNYAN, John, the author of thePilgrims Progress, an admirable allegory,which enjoys an miexampled but deservedpopularity, was of humble birth, being theson of a travelling tinker, and was born,in 1628, at Elstow, in Bedfordshire. Forsome time he followed his fathers occupa-tion, and led a wandering dissipated life, 118 RO mfter whirli he MT\eil in tlie pnrliamentarmy, and was at tlie siege of Religion having now made an imprrssionon his mini., lie joined the anabaptists, and,nhoiit 1655, l)oranie a teacher among themat Bedford. Siibse(|neiit to the restoration,his preai-hin;, l)roiight him witlirn thegiipeof the hiw, and he was for nearly thirteenyears iinninrcd in Bedford gaol, where heKup|)orted himself and his family by tagginglares. His leisure hours were spent inwriting the Pilgrims Progress, and otherworks, similar in kind, but irdcrior inmerit. He was at last relea.«ed, throughthe intcrp(»sition of Bishop Barlow of Lin-coln, and he resumed his ministry at Bed-ford. His diath took place at London,in 1688. His works form two folio vo-lumes. Buiiyan had a taliUt for (iiiaker visited him in Bedford ^aol,anddeclared that, by order of the Lorn, he hadsought for him in half the prisons of Eng-land. If the Lord had sent you, re-plied Bnnyan, you need n
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