. General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order . distinguishedhimself by his learning and judgment. TheAcademy of Inscriptions chose him for one ofits members in 1759, and the French Academy,in 1761. He was respected as much for hismoral character as his literary talents. Hismanners were grave, without austerity; was instructive, and abounding inknowledge drawn from the best sources of an-tiquity. He died at Paris in 1780; and hisdeath was suppose
. General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order . distinguishedhimself by his learning and judgment. TheAcademy of Inscriptions chose him for one ofits members in 1759, and the French Academy,in 1761. He was respected as much for hismoral character as his literary talents. Hismanners were grave, without austerity; was instructive, and abounding inknowledge drawn from the best sources of an-tiquity. He died at Paris in 1780; and hisdeath was supposed to have been acceleratedby chagrin for the want of success of the ele-mentary works which, by order of the govern-ment, he drew up for the use of the militaryschool. The principal of his publications arcthe following, all written in French. ATranslation of the Works of Horace ; 2 This is accounted faithful, but defi-cient in spirit. The Morals of Epictetus,extracted froni his own writings -, : a valuable performance, discovering afund of sound and unostentatious erudition. A Course of the Belles Lettres; 5 vols. izmo. 1760. To this work are joined his.
Size: 1210px × 2065px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1810, booksubjectbiography, bookyear18
