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The case quoted in Combe's Physiology of a young man of great talents and profound knowledge of chemistry, who had in view some new discovery of importance.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 Various
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In regard to vacant sees, Combe's policy was to demand canonical institution for the candidate of his choice without previously consulting Rome.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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I have read Combe's 'Phrenology,' but not the 'Constitution of Man.'
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About this time Gall and Spurzheim published their works on phrenology, followed by Combe's "Constitution of Man," his "Moral Philosophy," and many other liberal works, all so rational and opposed to the old theologies that they produced a profound impression on my brother-in-law's mind.
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I have read Combe's 'Phrenology,' but not the 'Constitution of Man.'
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Kenyon, Frederic G 1898
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He made himself well acquainted with Scott, Whittier, and other poets, while Combe's "Constitution of Man," taught him the supremacy of law and order in nature, as well as the possibility of attaining happiness here on earth by obedience to natural laws.
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Combe's heir William no sooner succeeded to his father's lands than he, with a neighbouring owner, Arthur
A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Sidney Lee 1892
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Shakespeare consequently joined with his fellow-owner Greene in obtaining from Combe's agent Replingham in October 1614 a deed indemnifying both against any injury they might suffer from the enclosure.
A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Sidney Lee 1892
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Happily Combe's efforts failed, and the common lands remain unenclosed.
A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Sidney Lee 1892
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The legend that Shakespeare alienated him by composing some doggerel on his practice of lending money at ten or twelve per cent. seems apocryphal, although it is quoted by Aubrey and accepted by Rowe. {269b} Combe's death involved Shakespeare more conspicuously than before in civic affairs.
A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Sidney Lee 1892
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