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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 20 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 37568 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Paris 11 Madam 7 time 6 Geneva 6 France 5 Warrens 4 french 4 Theresa 4 Madame 4 Diderot 3 great 3 good 3 Sir 3 Saint 3 Rue 3 Louis 3 King 3 England 3 Charles 2 second 2 man 2 letter 2 illustration 2 cadet 2 Voltaire 2 Victor 2 St. 2 Rousseau 2 Racine 2 ROXANE 2 RAGUENEAU 2 Place 2 Napoleon 2 Mr. 2 Montmorency 2 MARQUIS 2 Luxembourg 2 Lambert 2 Jean 2 Hôtel 2 Hugo 2 Hermitage 2 Henri 2 Grimm 2 Germain 2 GUICHE 2 Dupin 2 DUENNA 2 Count 2 Church Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 1516 man 1434 time 1145 day 983 year 913 house 813 life 776 friend 727 work 717 letter 669 nothing 653 heart 547 name 532 person 529 place 522 word 482 country 481 manner 479 part 471 moment 465 hand 454 street 445 thing 407 one 405 poet 401 way 398 woman 395 death 387 mind 387 eye 386 idea 384 people 371 book 363 world 363 side 346 court 341 end 339 head 333 love 328 author 318 wall 317 father 305 night 300 son 297 reason 297 pleasure 294 order 294 century 293 age 288 other 287 effect Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 6009 _ 1628 de 1256 CYRANO 928 M. 781 Paris 769 Madam 743 Rue 716 Hugo 683 ROXANE 593 Saint 478 France 392 CHRISTIAN 390 la 359 Voltaire 357 Victor 345 du 332 Cyrano 311 Louis 298 GUICHE 296 Madame 289 I. 243 Roxane 238 le 228 LE 227 BRET 218 Hôtel 215 Christian 212 La 202 Le 195 Bonaparte 182 King 182 . 175 Warrens 171 DE 170 Sir 170 Mr. 169 et 165 French 165 England 164 des 163 Luxembourg 162 Geneva 155 Racine 154 Charles 142 RAGUENEAU 135 II 135 Diderot 134 Molière 129 Europe 127 Place Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; 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"How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4951 not 2076 so 1700 more 1340 great 1179 only 1067 very 1053 never 1008 other 1000 most 986 first 962 well 851 much 836 good 832 now 819 then 811 little 802 up 751 same 742 as 722 long 702 still 685 even 667 old 647 own 635 there 628 here 610 such 597 too 596 out 563 many 531 ever 512 new 496 last 453 young 427 least 427 few 424 far 407 less 406 just 406 always 378 however 372 once 368 yet 358 almost 354 soon 334 whole 333 thus 323 french 320 no 310 away Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 386 least 163 great 150 good 100 most 42 high 33 fine 29 early 25 eld 23 strong 22 bad 21 late 12 young 11 slight 10 small 10 simple 10 old 10 noble 10 near 9 low 9 grand 9 bright 8 happy 8 deep 7 warm 6 pure 6 large 6 full 6 dear 5 new 5 l 5 j 5 fair 5 Most 4 wide 4 true 4 strange 4 proud 4 long 4 close 4 c'' 4 black 3 wild 3 vile 3 rich 3 rare 3 pleasant 3 manif 3 lovely 3 lively 3 grave Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 900 most 41 least 22 well 1 soon 1 long 1 lest 1 l''est 1 highest 1 hard 1 goethe 1 bitterest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 _ was _ 5 hugo was not 4 _ looking up 4 _ taking off 4 _ writing _ 4 heart was full 4 nothing is more 3 _ coming out 3 country did not 3 man is not 2 _ coming down 2 _ giving orders 2 _ had _ 2 _ is _ 2 _ is certainly 2 _ is simply 2 _ is still 2 _ looking around 2 _ takes up 2 country was so 2 heart has never 2 heart was already 2 heart was more 2 heart was not 2 house is empty 2 house is unaltered 2 hugo had not 2 hugo was again 2 hugo was more 2 hugo was now 2 life was too 2 nothing is so 2 time was very 2 time went on 2 words are choice 2 words are fair 2 work did not 2 work is not 2 work was not 1 _ are _ 1 _ are excellent 1 _ are gay 1 _ are intentionally 1 _ are worthy 1 _ be stupid 1 _ becoming serious 1 _ bringing in 1 _ come in 1 _ comes down 1 _ coming in Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 country did not at 1 friend did not long 1 heart is not so 1 house having no interest 1 house is not very 1 house received no damage 1 houses were not more 1 hugo is no more 1 hugo is not only 1 hugo was no exception 1 hugo was no favourite 1 hugo was not quite 1 hugo were not undistinguished 1 letters be not yet 1 letters begin no longer 1 letters did no great 1 letters was not likely 1 life had not yet 1 life was not worth 1 man is not ardently 1 man is not only 1 man is not subject 1 man was not vain 1 man were no longer 1 men were not also 1 moment was not yet 1 name was not sauttern 1 time is not indebted 1 time was not yet 1 words find no such 1 work brought no profit 1 work did not consequently 1 work is not at 1 work was not over A rudimentary bibliography -------------------------- id = 41914 author = Martin, Benjamin Ellis title = The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume 1 (of 2) date = keywords = Boileau; Charles; Church; Comédie; Corneille; Fontaine; France; Germain; Henri; Hôtel; Jacques; Jean; King; Louis; Louvre; Madame; Molière; Paris; Place; Pont; Quai; Racine; Rue; Rues; Saint; Théâtre; Voltaire; french; illustration summary = escorting the little ten-year-old Henry IV., the new King of England, Saint-André-des-Arts, and was done away with in the cutting of Rue Saint-André-des-Arts, and the very ancient walls in the rear court of Saint-Germain comes down to the quay, and where the old wall came down the end of this latter street, where Rue Saint-Honoré passes in front Meung, its site now marked by a tablet in the wall of the house No. 218 Rue Saint-Jacques. narrow lane in the marshes, named later Rue des Marais-Saint-Germain, timbered house on the eastern corner of Rues Saint-Honoré and des house owned by his father, on the old corner of Rue de la Réale, and side of the street, about half way up between Rue des Écoles and Place named Rue des Marais-Saint-Germain, having begun life as a country Molière comes from his rooms in Rue Saint-Honoré, or from his theatre; large house, No. 61 Rue Saint-André-des-Arts. id = 42367 author = Martin, Charlotte M. title = The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume 2 (of 2) date = keywords = Antoine; Balzac; Bastille; Boulevard; Charles; Church; Châteaubriand; Duc; Dumas; France; François; Germain; Henri; Hugo; Hôtel; Jean; King; Louis; Madame; Marais; Paris; Paul; Philippe; Place; Rue; Saint; Tournelles; Victor; illustration summary = carried away by new Boulevard Saint-Germain, and with it the _hôtel_ with his mother, in a small apartment on the fourth floor of No. 19--now 37--Rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs. the shabby houses just west of Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas, in Rue des was put to school in the same street, and later in Rue Saint-Louis, des Marais-Saint-Germain, now Rue Visconti; named for the famous Raphael de Valentin lived in the _hôtel-garni_ Saint-Quentin, Rue des he lived in a great mansion, No. 40 Rue Saint-Lazare, in other rooms Not far from this house of death, in Rue Saint-Antoine too, was a warrants, and he places the house in Rue des Tournelles, while it was year 1813, in a roomy old building of the time of Louis XV., in Rue du piece of it, holding an old house, that fronted on Rue Saint-Antoine, grounds of the Hôtel Saint-Paul and the cutting of streets through id = 1254 author = Rostand, Edmond title = Cyrano de Bergerac date = keywords = BRET; CHRISTIAN; CYRANO; DUENNA; GUICHE; LIGNIERE; MARQUIS; POET; RAGUENEAU; ROXANE; Sir; cadet; carbon; second; voice summary = CHRISTIAN (raising his head, sees Roxane, and catches Ligniere by the arm): A marquis (watching De Guiche, who comes down from Roxane''s box, and crosses CYRANO (writing a little way off:--he is heard murmuring a word from time to Cyrano, Ragueneau, poets, Carbon de Castel-Jaloux, the cadets, a crowd, then DE GUICHE (looking at the cadets, ranged behind Cyrano): The CADET (in a low voice, to Cyrano, showing him the beavers): Cyrano, Le Bret, the cadets, who are eating and drinking at the tables right Cyrano, Le Bret, the cadets, Christian de Neuvillette. ALL THE CADETS (entering, and seeing Cyrano and Christian embracing): Cyrano, Christian, Roxane. Scene 3.X. Cyrano, Christian, Roxane, the friar, Ragueneau. Scene 4.I. Christian, Carbon de Castel-Jaloux, Le Bret, the cadets, then Cyrano. ''Tis Cyrano coming back! ROXANE (to Christian, just as Cyrano is drawing him apart): CYRANO (letting go Roxane''s hand and exclaiming): CYRANO (to De Guiche--pointing to Roxane): id = 41949 author = Rostand, Edmond title = Cyrano de Bergerac: An Heroic Comedy in Five Acts date = keywords = BRET; CARBON; CHRISTIAN; CYRANO; DUENNA; French; GUICHE; LIGNIÈRE; MARQUIS; RAGUENEAU; ROXANE; SCENE; SISTER; Sir; cadet; second summary = Thus "Cyrano" presented to the French a play (_As Cyrano is about going, enter, by the wide door in the rear, (_He closes the door, comes down toward Roxane, takes off his hat, CYRANO, ROXANE, _and, a moment_, THE DUENNA. CYRANO, RAGUENEAU, THE POETS, CARBON OF HAUGHTY-HALL, THE CADET (_aside to Cyrano, pointing to the hats_). CYRANO, LE BRET, THE CADETS, _who have taken seats at the CYRANO, LE BRET, THE CADETS, CHRISTIAN DE NEUVILLETTE. CHRISTIAN (_taking Cyrano''s hands_). CYRANO (_looking at Christian_). CYRANO, CHRISTIAN, THE GASCONS, THE MUSKETEER, LISE. RAGUENEAU, THE DUENNA, _later_ ROXANE, CYRANO, _and two pages_. CYRANO (_speaking in a low tone as Christian CYRANO, CHRISTIAN, ROXANE. CYRANO, CHRISTIAN, ROXANE, THE MONK, RAGUENEAU. ROXANE (_to Cyrano, who is drawing away Christian CHRISTIAN, CYRANO: _in the rear_, ROXANE _speaking ROXANE, CYRANO, _later_ LE BRET, CARBON OF HAUGHTY-HALL, CYRANO (_dropping Roxane''s hand_). CYRANO (_to Guiche, pointing to Roxane_). CYRANO (_aside, pointing to Roxane_) id = 3901 author = Rousseau, Jean-Jacques title = The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 01 date = keywords = Bernard; Geneva; Lambercier; Miss; Mr.; Rousseau; Vulson; father; good; time summary = father, having bestowed great pains on her education. loved my father, and conjured him to return; his inclination seconding and I conceived a passion for rural life, which time has not been able to As Miss Lambercier felt a mother''s affection, she sometimes exerted a time, for Miss Lambercier, who doubtless had some reason to imagine this passions than what Miss Lambercier had innocently given me an idea of; In a word, my uncle wrote for our return, and we left Mr. and Miss Lambercier without feeling any regret at the separation. with my uncle, passing my time with very little improvement, and paying My uncle, like my father, was a man of pleasure, but had not learned, since being, at such an early age, the absolute masters of our time, passed my whole life with Miss Vulson, without forming a wish to quit id = 3902 author = Rousseau, Jean-Jacques title = The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 02 date = keywords = Annecy; Basile; Geneva; Madam; Pontverre; Warrens; good summary = sole object of my contemplation; having obtained my liberty, I thought believe that priests, who gave such excellent dinners, might be as good I came to Annecy just six years after this event; Madam de Warrens was natural good sense, her excellent heart retained its purity; her amiable Madam de Warrens wished to hear the particulars of my little history--all Madam Sabran, his wife, was a tolerable, good sort of woman; more much religion; in the world he appeared a man of pleasure, in his family Madam de Warrens: I was embarrassed, agitated, feared to look, and hardly this time, I am inclined to believe I thought right; she certainly had From the first day Madam Basile had taken me under her protection, she the delightful remembrance of Madam Basile; and in a short time I so far Madam de Vercellis not only possessed a good understanding, but a strong I thought you a good id = 3903 author = Rousseau, Jean-Jacques title = The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 03 date = keywords = Count; Gauvon; Madam; Maitre; Warrens; time summary = table, having one day said something which I did not consider obliging, astonishment, for the first time, the maitre d'' hotel waiting at table, full of lively sallies, which at his time of life appeared extremely I should meet with from Madam de Warrens; for I looked on her house as my The first glance of Madam de Warrens banished all my fears--my heart attentive to something else, I heard Madam de Warrens say, "They may talk Madam de Warrens inhabited an old house, but large enough to have a it returns to my remembrance; I recollect the place, the time, the obliged to speak continually without time for recollection. The good bishop, who that day was visiting Madam de Warrens, did not I spoke of him with transport to Madam de Warrens, Le Maitre had no wish but to return to Madam de Warrens; the tenderness and truth id = 3904 author = Rousseau, Jean-Jacques title = The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 04 date = keywords = Galley; Lausanne; Madam; Mademoiselle; Paris; Warrens; time summary = The only means I had to obtain news of Madam de Warrens was to remain at agreeable; good-natured, free from malice, having no fault to my those lovely days that are no longer to be enjoyed at my age, and which appeared, the house remaining as close all the time as if it had been --mother, a good woman, a little coaxingly put on an appearance of wishing It is a long time since I mentioned Madam de Warrens, but it should not Though in so long a time I had received no news from Madam de Warrens, I determined; and I, who saw a long journey to perform with Paris at the Chasattes, to see Mademoiselle du Chatelet, a friend of Madam de Warrens, her, but also by her means, and near her, an agreeable situation, having charmed all hearts, said: "This, sir, is the poor young man I mentioned; id = 3905 author = Rousseau, Jean-Jacques title = The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 05 date = keywords = Anet; Chambery; Count; Geneva; Madam; Menthon; Warrens; time summary = time I was at liberty was passed with my dear Madam de Warrens, and not time, a box on the ear, applied by Madam de Warrens. the study of music more agreeable to me at that time, was, being able to proposed to Madam de Warrens having a little concert once a month, to This little concert, given by Madam de Warrens, the new convert, who most lively concern, and whose idea, attached to that of my happy days, However this might be, Madam de Warrens conceived it necessary to guard Thinking to render young minds attentive to reason by proposing some All those who know Madam de Warrens (a great The intimacy in which I lived with Madam de Warrens, having placed me alive by our manner of living at Madam de Warrens, which was too It will be said my time was well employed, and not a little of it passed id = 3906 author = Rousseau, Jean-Jacques title = The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 06 date = keywords = Larnage; Madam; Monsieur; Warrens; good; great; time summary = At this moment began the short happiness of my life, those peaceful and use of wine, and lived in every respect like a man in perfect health, had no time to lose; for having learned but little before the age of never thought of; this was, spending a great deal of time profitably. hour or two passed in discourse, I went to my study till dinner; day, and was frequently accompanied by Madam de Warrens. Geneva furnished the means; Madam de Warrens, far from dissuading, in so short a time; but Madam de Larnage (less attended to than her young unregarded; for Madam de Larnage took so little care to conceal her charming interval I passed with her, I have reason to think her heart was (which would give Madam de Larnage time to prepare for my reception in The time now drew near for my departure; every letter Madam de Larnage id = 3907 author = Rousseau, Jean-Jacques title = The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 07 date = keywords = Abbe; Blond; Dupin; Francueil; Madam; Montaigu; Paris; Theresa; Venice; time summary = him at Paris; I did so several times; although this great acquaintance, I this time saw Paris in as favorable a point of view as it had appeared keys, rests, octaves, measure, time, and length of note; things on which to learn music by means of the ordinary characters, time would be gained From this time I thought I might depend on the services of Madam the Madam Dupin thought my visits too frequent, and begged me to discontinue to pass eight other days like them had Madam Dupin given me herself for the same time that, notwithstanding his being an ambassador, nobody went Living is very cheap in Venice; we gave a little money to the mother, and At least, a little time after his return he sent the best possible use of her time, and I was the only person at the table id = 3908 author = Rousseau, Jean-Jacques title = The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 08 date = keywords = Diderot; Dupin; Geneva; Grimm; Madam; Paris; Theresa; man; time summary = At my return to Paris, I learned the agreeable news that Diderot was night, and this method, which for a long time I observed, preserved me Theresa''s father was a good old man, very mild in his disposition, and poor young creature appeared to be of a good disposition, mild and little and Madam de Chenonceaux, having a great opinion of her own merit, and, goodness to wait a considerable time before he disposed of my place. obliged to wait a long time for the little he gave me, and to take it his relation, very familiar with Grimm, nor from any other person, man performed at Paris, and in this interval I had sufficient time to compose paid, she had not for a long time received the least advantage, my offers Much about the same time I received a visit I little expected, although id = 3909 author = Rousseau, Jean-Jacques title = The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 09 date = keywords = Chevrette; Diderot; Grimm; Hermitage; Lambert; Madam; Paris; Saint; Theresa; letter summary = attachment I had to Madam D''Epinay preventing me, in a great measure, Paris, Madam le Vasseur had long been in the habit of going to see Grimm all; on the other, Diderot, Grimm, D'' Holbach and Madam d''Epinay, who living with a person who knows how to think is particularly felt. Diderot never dated his letters--Madam d''Epinay letters from Madam d''Houdetot as soon as he has read them. letter from the son of Madam d''Epinay which, if I know you well, must naturally her sentiments to Madam d''Epinay. answer I wish to return to a letter still more severe from Diderot, and One day, little thinking of what was to happen, Madam d''Epinay sent for My friend, you are satisfied with Madam d''Epinay, you either of Grimm or Madam d''Epinay, as it will presently appear. received from Madam d''Epinay the following answer to my preceding letter: id = 3910 author = Rousseau, Jean-Jacques title = The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 10 date = keywords = Diderot; Hermitage; Lambert; Luxembourg; Madam; Montmorency; Paris summary = The following is the letter he wrote to me when he returned the copy I person had my affairs permitted me to remain any time in your This letter made my heart beat violently; after having for a year past manner in which persons of honor separate when it is no longer agreeable one day thanked me for having thought him a good-natured man. named Madam Rousseau, and had taken at Montmorency a little apartment to no longer received D''Alembert, Marmontel, nor a single man of letters, intimate with Madam de Luxembourg, came several times to see me, and we Madam de Luxembourg, who knew I had written this letter, spoke to me of letter, desiring I would beg of Madam de Luxembourg to solicit his Luxembourg wrote me the following letter the day after her departure: do it with having in my heart made an ill return for his goodness, but id = 3911 author = Rousseau, Jean-Jacques title = The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 11 date = keywords = Emilius; Luxembourg; Madam; Malesherbes; Montmorency; Paris summary = of Madam de Luxembourg who never showed me the least attention, I thought My having so few friends in the society of Madam de Luxembourg would not Madam de Luxembourg carried her goodness so far as to have a desire to of opinion he often carried her presents from Madam de Luxembourg; time frequently thought of that of Madam de Luxembourg; but never, except Having waited a long time without hearing speak of Emilius, after I had given it to Madam de Luxembourg, I at last heard the agreement was made Even at the time I was most in favor with Madam de Luxembourg, I always his good work, and several times went to Duchesne to know in what state myself up, said: "Do not be alarmed; I come from Madam de Luxembourg, for a moment, thought of retracting; but the marechal came in, and Madam id = 3912 author = Rousseau, Jean-Jacques title = The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 12 date = keywords = Berne; France; Geneva; Madam; Motiers; Neuchatel; St.; Theresa; letter summary = my heart I suffer a groan to escape me, I have the appearance of a man received a great return for this reception, in the services rendered him The people of Neuchatel, whose manners are trivial, know not how to When they saw a sedate man of simple manners appear amongst them, they account of his extreme leanness of body, years having already left him heart loses its natural warmth, that of this good old man grew warm by house where I stopped, named Sandoz, having to solicit at Berlin a favor widow a second time, she came with her son to live in the country of her talents of its author, came from the Attorney-General Tronchin, a man of that I had since that time incessantly thought of the means of making it As soon as the news or my having received an order to quit my asylum was id = 37635 author = Smith, George Barnett title = Victor Hugo: His Life and Work date = keywords = Academy; Chamber; Charles; Empire; England; France; General; God; Government; Hernani; Hugo; King; Les; Louis; Madame; Napoleon; Paris; Republic; Rue; St.; Victor; french; great; man; poet; work summary = biographical work written by the poet''s wife shows that Madame Hugo had into life; and it was practically Victor Hugo who rose and said, ''Loose The literary friends of Victor Hugo attended in great the dramatic work and influence of Victor Hugo. In the year 1831 Victor Hugo published a work which, if he had written Victor Hugo wrote at this time his admirable descriptive work _Le Victor Hugo in politics, but rejected his new literary ideas. Notwithstanding his advanced political views in later life, Victor Hugo, islanders, not (as he himself said) because he was Victor Hugo the poet, of those whom Victor Hugo looks upon as the principal poets of In 1874 appeared the last of Victor Hugo''s great romances, in this year between Victor Hugo and our own greatly-honoured poet, Lord of Victor Hugo; the former had work of an originative character to do in id = 16245 author = Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) title = Ten Years'' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son. date = keywords = Alexander; Austria; Bonaparte; Coppet; England; Europe; France; Geneva; Germany; Moscow; Napoleon; Paris; Petersburg; Russia; Russians; Switzerland; chapter; french summary = Bonaparte''s power, by the state of France, and the progress of such a man ought to have formed his opinion of the government which respectable persons.--Public opinion, it is said, will prevent this, persons or things of the present day, that you discover the in return sent them next day presents of elegant and good books for England and France, came to put the crown to Bonaparte''s good against the life of a French general, at a moment when he was far said Bonaparte, "a house which has long reigned in a country always But Bonaparte only wished to teach the French one thing, my last days in France, with some friends, whose recollection lives A few days after we had visited these places, the French government and as was said by a man of wit, their manner of governing in Appearance of the Country.--Character of the Russians. Appearance of the Country.--Character of the Russians. id = 12478 author = Strachey, Lytton title = Books and Characters, French & English date = keywords = Bailey; Berlin; Beyle; Blake; Browne; Deffand; Diderot; Don; Dr.; England; France; Frederick; Gosse; Gusman; Johnson; Lady; Lord; Macdonald; Madame; Maupertuis; Mr.; Mrs.; Paris; Racine; Rousseau; Shakespeare; Sir; Voltaire; Walpole; Zamore; beddoe; english; french; great; life summary = its widest sense--forms the subject of the principal part of Mr. Bailey''s essay; it is upon this count that the real force of Mr. Bailey''s impeachment depends; and, indeed, it is obvious that no poet reason or another, the end of a man''s life seems naturally to afford the The visit of Voltaire to England marks a turning-point in the history of days of January 1726 Voltaire, who was thirty-one years of age, occupied A letter, written by Voltaire to his friend Madame de Bernières while he Voltaire''s life in England, that some writers have been led to adopt a Voltaire was too busy a man to give over-much time to his plays. ''It is not a little bewildering,'' says Mr. Sampson, the present editor, ''to find one great poet and critic all the known facts concerning the life and writings of a man whom he