Memoirs of Count Grammont, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: Anthony Hamilton
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265207451
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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Excerpt from Memoirs of Count Grammont, Vol. 1 of 3 Ta], and died at St. Germains, the 213t of April, 17 20, aged seventy-four years, deservedly regretted by all 'who knew him. Though naturally serious, he had at times a disposition to gaiety, and in his less severe moments, did not lose sight of decency and morality. Voltaire praises his writings, which he says have all the humour without the burlesque of Scarron By a let ter from him to Mr. Pope, printed in that gentleman's works, we learn that our author had translated the art OF criticism into French. It does not however appear to have been pub lished. 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.