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La Henriade
Excerpt from La Henriade: Divers Autres Poemes, Et Toutes les Pi'ces Relatives a l'Epop'e
Outre tant de pieces nouvelles, nous pouvons affurerqu'il n'en efi prefque aucune ancienne qui ne foit rem plie d'additiona confid'rables On y trouvera fur tout be1ncoup de litt'rature ife italienne - aucun auteur Francais n'a tant valoir le m'rite etranger que monheur de Voltaire; on peut dire qu'on ne con naiflait avant lui aucun poete Anglais en France il eft le premier qui ait parl' de Milton de Dryden de Eulter, de Pope, qui en ait traduit des morceaux, comme il ell le premier qui ait d've10p' en France les principes de Newton, qui ait rendu juflice au fage. Eocke.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Outre tant de pieces nouvelles, nous pouvons affurerqu'il n'en efi prefque aucune ancienne qui ne foit rem plie d'additiona confid'rables On y trouvera fur tout be1ncoup de litt'rature ife italienne - aucun auteur Francais n'a tant valoir le m'rite etranger que monheur de Voltaire; on peut dire qu'on ne con naiflait avant lui aucun poete Anglais en France il eft le premier qui ait parl' de Milton de Dryden de Eulter, de Pope, qui en ait traduit des morceaux, comme il ell le premier qui ait d've10p' en France les principes de Newton, qui ait rendu juflice au fage. Eocke.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
460 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1723
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February 5, 2023
Definitely worth the read.. had to study french wars of religion to get what he was talking about, but I enjoyed that. Recommended.
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