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Page viii
... work , of which he gave six more editions , was henceforth almost the only occupation of his life . He constantly corrected it , and added so many reflexions and portraits that the last edition he saw through the press contained nearly ...
... work , of which he gave six more editions , was henceforth almost the only occupation of his life . He constantly corrected it , and added so many reflexions and portraits that the last edition he saw through the press contained nearly ...
Page ix
... the ninth edition of his work and was busy writing some Dialogues on Quietism when he died suddenly at Versailles of an apoplectic fit on the 10th of May 1696 . If his life is but little known , we can Introduction ix.
... the ninth edition of his work and was busy writing some Dialogues on Quietism when he died suddenly at Versailles of an apoplectic fit on the 10th of May 1696 . If his life is but little known , we can Introduction ix.
Page x
... work itself , in which , though he seldom speaks of him- self deliberately , he constantly betrays his personality in his reflexions . " On me l'a dépeint , " says d'Olivet , " comme un philosophe qui ne songeait qu'à vivre tranquille ...
... work itself , in which , though he seldom speaks of him- self deliberately , he constantly betrays his personality in his reflexions . " On me l'a dépeint , " says d'Olivet , " comme un philosophe qui ne songeait qu'à vivre tranquille ...
Page xi
... work is by no means methodical , and that the place occupied by many of his reflexions and portraits might be changed without any incon- venience . This perfect ease and liberty in the com- position of the work , which would be a ...
... work is by no means methodical , and that the place occupied by many of his reflexions and portraits might be changed without any incon- venience . This perfect ease and liberty in the com- position of the work , which would be a ...
Page 108
... working at the time . Cf. Boileau's Art poétique , i.— Vingt fois sur le métier remettez votre ouvrage , Polissez - le sans cesse et le repolissez . 5. en for dans . 7. toutes faites , ' ready made . ' Cf. p . 61. 29 . 17. convenant de ...
... working at the time . Cf. Boileau's Art poétique , i.— Vingt fois sur le métier remettez votre ouvrage , Polissez - le sans cesse et le repolissez . 5. en for dans . 7. toutes faites , ' ready made . ' Cf. p . 61. 29 . 17. convenant de ...
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account adjective already explained believe Bruyère Bruyère's caractère carrosse CHAPTER choses Church construction croit Démophile denier Diphile dire discours doubt Épidaure Esculape esprit everything expletive extol famous fear femme first Floridors fortune French friends generally gens give good goût great Henry IV Hermagoras homme house indefinite infinitive jour know l'esprit last life LINE literary livre Louis Louis XIV made maison make meaning means Ménalque mérite mind Molière's monde money mood name neither never no doubt notice noun obsolete omission omitted once one's Onuphre Page LINE parle passe people Périandre personne place preposition present pronoun quelquefois redundant referring refers reflexions riche rien s'il sait seemed seen sense seul seventeenth century sorte speak speaking State subjunctive take talent things think thought time town trouve used used instead verb veut visage VIVA VOCE want wish WORDS work writer years yeux ΙΟ