The characters, or, The manners of the age by Monsieur de la Bruyere ... made English by several hands ; with the characters of Theophrastus, translated from the Greek, and a prefatory discourse to them, by Monsieur de la Bruyere ; to which is added, a key to his Characters.
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- The characters, or, The manners of the age by Monsieur de la Bruyere ... made English by several hands ; with the characters of Theophrastus, translated from the Greek, and a prefatory discourse to them, by Monsieur de la Bruyere ; to which is added, a key to his Characters.
- Author
- La Bruyère, Jean de, 1645-1696.
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- London :: Printed for John Bullord and sold by Matt. Gilliflower ... Ben. Tooke ... Christopher Bateman ... and Richard Parker ...,
- 1699.
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"The characters, or, The manners of the age by Monsieur de la Bruyere ... made English by several hands ; with the characters of Theophrastus, translated from the Greek, and a prefatory discourse to them, by Monsieur de la Bruyere ; to which is added, a key to his Characters." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47658.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024.
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THE CONTENTS OF Monsieur de la Bruyere's CHARACTERS.
- OF Polite Learning
- Page 6
- Of Personal Merit
- 34
- Of Women
- 52
- Of the Heart
- 81
- Of Society and Conversation
- 96
- Of the Goods of Fortune
- 123
- Of the City
- 148
- Of the Court
- 164
- Of the Great
- 197
- Of the Sovereign or Commonwealth
- 219
- Of Man
- 243
- Of Iudgment
- 301
- Of the Fashion
- 341
- Of Certain Customs
- 366
- Of the Pulpit
- 396
- Of the Wits of the Age
- 413