. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. ?ft: -)•. j^^l e o o o o o g^ii^pmaaiiiyij)jiiii{iii;ii>iiiy^^iii>- OOOOQOOO O Gi 0 0 o Biographical Sketch of the Swedish Seer. A LEAR
. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. ?ft: -)•. j^^l e o o o o o g^ii^pmaaiiiyij)jiiii{iii;ii>iiiy^^iii>- OOOOQOOO O Gi 0 0 o Biographical Sketch of the Swedish Seer. A LEARNED man and a prophet chosen toiLVeal liglit from heaven, Emanuel Sweden-liorgmay justly be classed with those who arerecognized by a large number of followers ashaving received spiritual instruction superiorto what is given most mortals on earth toknow. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Jan-uary 29, 1688; his father, Bishop of Skarn,in West Gothland, being Jesper Swedborg,hich name, bythe ennobling of ^^^^the family, was changed to Swedenborg, in 1719-Carefully educated in the Lutheran church, he was remarkable, as a child, for spiritual susceptibility, the claim being that angels spoke through him. Completing his studies at Upsal. he spent the following two years in travel througb Holland, England and France, afterwards settling in Griefswald. in Pomerania, and engaged in scientific pursuit. He subsequently established and published in Swed
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