. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. ' 1 I ii ;| h ^ if â .... :4i M-ll' AIM f^V-.' i 164 LA PE'rOUSE's voyage tacle. The burfts of thunder, the howling of the wind, the brilliancy of the lightning, the glancing of the fpray which covered him every moment, thefe objeds, fo terrible to an ordinary man, threw him into a kind of mental intoxication, and he has often told
. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. ' 1 I ii ;| h ^ if â .... :4i M-ll' AIM f^V-.' i 164 LA PE'rOUSE's voyage tacle. The burfts of thunder, the howling of the wind, the brilliancy of the lightning, the glancing of the fpray which covered him every moment, thefe objeds, fo terrible to an ordinary man, threw him into a kind of mental intoxication, and he has often told me fince, that this tiay was the mod exqui- fite of his whole life. Convinced that the friendlhip of an eminent man elevates the foul, excites generous emulation, and becomes an additional ftimulus to one whofe de- light is ftudy, and whofe moft prefTing want is an ob- jedir on which to place his affedlion, Lamanon anxioufly endeavoured to merit the regard of Con- dorcet, fo well known by his talents and his misfor- tunes, who was implacably hunted down by a fedl inimical to order and the laws, for having wilhed to lay the foundation of liberty on the ruins of anar- chy. This academician, who already forefaw what he might one day arrive ai, received him with dif- tindion, and at length admitted him to his moft in- timate friendfhip. During the three fucceflive years that Lamanon fpent at Paris, he followed with care the track of thofe learned focieties, of which he had been elefled a member. He became at this period, together with count dc Gebelin, and fome other philofophcrs and artifts, one of the founders of theMufeum, the greater part of the members of which are now reunited in the open fociety of fciences, letters, and arts at Parii, 9. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original La Pérous
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