Memoirs of the life of Peter Daniel Huet, bishop of Avranches, written by himself, tr. by J. Aikin, Issue 445, Volume 2 |
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... displayed his virtues , and lamented his fate . About this time John Bernier , by a sudden death , closed a life piously and holily spent from his childhood . After resigning the dig- nity of a treasurer of France , he fitted up for ...
... displayed his virtues , and lamented his fate . About this time John Bernier , by a sudden death , closed a life piously and holily spent from his childhood . After resigning the dig- nity of a treasurer of France , he fitted up for ...
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... displayed his powers by his controver- sies with Descartes and Roberval . His son , another distinguished ornament of the parlia ment of Toulouse , was the heir of his virtues , and of his kind sentiments for me . ( 21 ) Among the ...
... displayed his powers by his controver- sies with Descartes and Roberval . His son , another distinguished ornament of the parlia ment of Toulouse , was the heir of his virtues , and of his kind sentiments for me . ( 21 ) Among the ...
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... displayed all the parts in the eyes of each , I accurately compared humours with humours , coats with coats , nerves with nerves ; and where I found differences , either in the clear- ness or obscurity of the humours , in the tenu- ity ...
... displayed all the parts in the eyes of each , I accurately compared humours with humours , coats with coats , nerves with nerves ; and where I found differences , either in the clear- ness or obscurity of the humours , in the tenu- ity ...
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... displayed at large his oriental treasures , and which he meant to have published under the title of " Interpres Orientis . " ( 34 ) I was at Caen when a design was formed of restoring in a better form , and ornamenting with new ...
... displayed at large his oriental treasures , and which he meant to have published under the title of " Interpres Orientis . " ( 34 ) I was at Caen when a design was formed of restoring in a better form , and ornamenting with new ...
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... displayed . Mademoiselle de Scuderi maintained a constant correspon- dence with him , and Tannegui le Fevre dedi- cated to him his Lucretius , and a translation from Plutarch . Pellisson whilst in prison composed memoirs in exculpation ...
... displayed . Mademoiselle de Scuderi maintained a constant correspon- dence with him , and Tannegui le Fevre dedi- cated to him his Lucretius , and a translation from Plutarch . Pellisson whilst in prison composed memoirs in exculpation ...
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Page 329 - Je vis éloigné de la France Sans besoin et sans abondance Content d'un vulgaire destin J'aime la vertu sans rudesse, J'aime le plaisir sans mollesse J'aime la vie et n'en crains pas la fin.
Page 66 - Mais, si sur votre front je puis me voir un jour, La plus humble des fleurs sera la plus superbe.
Page 297 - Having contracted an acquaintance with many of the most eminent literary characters of his time, he...
Page 488 - ... is natural reason enlarged by a new set of discoveries communicated by God immediately; which reason vouches the truth of, by the testimony and proofs it gives that they come from God. So that he that takes away reason to make way for revelation, puts out the light of both...
Page 384 - In former times, as there was a greater propensity, and freer scope, for the performance of actions worthy of remembrance, so every person of distinguished abilities was induced by the consciousness of doing right alone, without regard to favour or interest, to record examples of worth.
Page 108 - Italic ; Et sous des noms Remains faisant notre portrait, Peindre Caton galant, et Brutus dameret.
Page 21 - ... any of the patients should die of an unknown malady, he should give me a summons that we might ascertain the disease and the cause of death by dissection. Nor did we employ our industry on the human body alone, but carried our researches into those of quadrupeds, birds, fishes, serpents, and insects. In this course it is incredible how many new and singular objects, well worthy of remark, came under our observation, all which I carefully recorded. And although we had no lack of careful dissectors,...
Page 142 - Qui ne peut revenir, Tourment de ma pensee, Que n'ai-je en te perdant perdu le souvenir?
Page 176 - I might not be suspected of idle boasting, 1 immediately put it to the proof. I therefore took the fourth part of a common leaf of paper, and on its narrower side wrote a single line in so \small a character that it contained twenty verses of the Iliad...
Page 259 - I cannot but regard it as a very valuable discovery ; and I think the literary tribe are much indebted to those who contributed to familiarize them with the " cups that s 2 cheer, cheer, but not inebriate.