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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Search Results: "wesley

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Wesley, Charles
hymn-writer, born at epworth, educated at eton and oxford; was associated with his more illustrious brother in the establishment of methodism; his hymns are highly devotional, and are to be found in all the hymnologies of the church (1708-1788).
Wesley, John
The founder of Methodism, born at Epworth, in Lincolnshire, son of the rector; was educated at the Charterhouse and at Lincoln College, Oxford, of which
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Brooke, Henry
irish dramatist and novelist, born in co. cavan; author of the "fool of quality," a book commended by john wesley and much lauded by charles kingsley, and the only one of his works that survives; wrote, among other things, a poem called "universal beauty," and a play called "gustavus vasa" (1703-1783).
George II.
King of Great Britain from 1727 to 1760, and Elector of Hanover, born in Hanover, son of preceding; in 1705 he married Caroline of Anspach, and in 1714
Methodists
A body of Christians founded by John Wesley in the interests of personal religion, ecclesiastically governed by a Conference with subordinate district
Oxford University
Oxford is spoken of as a seat of learning as early as the 11th century. Cloistral schools existed before that. Schools of divinity, law, and topography
Southey, Robert
Poet-laureate, born, the son of a linen-draper, at Bristol; was expelled from Westminster School for a satirical article in the school magazine directed
Whitefield, George
Founder of Calvinistic Methodism, born at Gloucester; was an associate of Wesley (q. v .) at Oxford, and afterwards as preacher of Methodism both in
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