The Works of Monsieur de St. Evremond/Volume 1
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THE WORKS OF MONSIEUR DE ST. EVRE MOND, Made English from the French Original: WITH THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR; BY MR. DES MAIZEAUX, F. R. S. To which are added The Memoirs of the Dutchefs of Mazarin,&c. The Second Edition, corrected and enlarged. k marquetel In Three Volumes. VOL. I. LONDON: Printed for J. and J. KNAPTON, J. DARBY, A. BETTES- WORTH, J. ROUND, E. CURL, R. GOSLING, F. FAY- RAM, G. HARRIS, J. PEMBERTON, J. OSBORN and T. LONG MAN, J. HOOKE, C. RIVINGTON, F. CLAY, J. BATLEY, and T. OS BORN. M.DCC.XXVIII.
A TABLE OF THE PIECES CONTAIN D IN THE FIRST VOLUME.
Chapters (not listed in original)
THE Duke of LONGUEVILLE'S Retreat to his Government of Normandy. | p. 1. | |
A Letter to Madam ***. I remember that when I went to the Army, &c. | 13 | |
To the fame; I thought you had utterly forgot me, &c. | 14 | |
A Letter to Madam ***. You are upon the point, &c. | 15 | |
The Character of the Countefs D'OLONNE. | 17 | |
A Letter to the Countefs D'OLONNE, fent with the foregoing Character. | 22 | |
A Letter to Madam ***. How violent foever my Friendship is, &c. | 23 | |
A Letter to Madam ***. As nothing is fo honourable as an antient Friendship, &c. | 25 | |
Man, who is defirous to know all things, knows not himſelf. | 26 | |
Reflections on the Maxim, That we ought to defpife Fortune, and not care for the Court. | 31 | |
A Letter to Count D'OLONNE. You left me yefterday in a Converfation, | &c. 36 | |
A Letter to Monfieur *** You acquaint me you are in Love with a Proteftant Lady, &c. | 40 | |
Of Pleafures. | 42 | |
A Judgment on the Sciences to which a Gentleman may apply himſelf. | 49 | |
Reflections on the different Genius of the Roman People, at the different times of the Republick. | p. 55 | |
Chap. I. Of the fabulous Original of the Romans, and of their Genius under the firft Kings. | ibid. | |
Chap. II. Of the Genius of the Romans in the beginning of the Republick. | 62 | |
Chap. III. Of the firft Wars of the Romans. | 64 | |
Chap. IV. Against the Opinion of LIVY, about the imaginary War in which he engages ALEXANDER against the Romans. | 66 | |
Chap. V. The Genius of the Romans, at the time when PYRRHUS waged war against them. | 72 | |
Chap. VI. Of the firft Carthaginian War. | 79 | |
Chap. VII. Of the fecond Punick War. | 83 | |
Chap. VIII. Of the Genius of the Romans towards the end of the fecond War of Carthage. | 100 | |
Chap. IX, X, XI, XII, XIII. XIV. XV. 111, | 112 | |
Chap. XVI. Of AUGUSTUS, and his Genius. | 113 | |
Chap. XVII. Of TIBERIUS, his Government, and his Genius. | 127 | |
A Judgment upon CESAR and ALEXANDER. | 135 | |
Of the Complacency that Women take in their Beauty. | 149 | |
A Judgment upon SENECA, PLUTARCH, and PETRONIUS. | 153 | |
The Ephefian Matron. | 171 | |
A Conversation between the Mareschal d'Hoquincourt and Father Canaye. | 176 | |
A Conversation between my Lord d'Aubigny and M. de St. Evremond. | 186 | |
The Irish Prophet. A Novel. | 189 | |
A Letter to the Marquis de Crequi. After having lived in the constraint of Courts, &c. | 203 | |
The Idea of a Woman that never was, nor will ever be found. | 208 | |
A Letter to Count DE LIONNE. If I could difcharge all the obligations, &c. | 214 | |
To the fame. If you do me the bonour to write to me, &c. | 218 | |
To the fame. I fhould have great excufes to make to you, &c. | 220 | |
To the fame. You are none of thofe who endeavour, &c. | 221 | |
Obfervations on SALLUST and TACITUS. | 224 | |
A Differtation on RACINE's Tragedy, call'd The Great Alexander. | 232 | |
A Letter to the Count DE LIONNE. I know not yet what fuccefs your endeavours, &c. | 244 | |
To the fame. If it were true, as you tell me, &c. | 246 |
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