Saint-evremond: Reflections On The Various Geniuses Of The Roman People

Opuscules in octavo published in Dijon in 1795 (year IV) containing an essay entitled "reflections on the various geniuses of the Roman people". Charles  Marquetel de SaintDenis (1613 - 1703), lord of Saint Evremond was a valiant soldier, coupled with a fine mind that can be classified among the libertines. Linked to high personalities, Turenne, Crequi, Gramont, he distinguished himself on many battlefields, like Rocroi. But a mocking pamphlet against the Prince of Condé, who had returned to favor, lost him. In 1661, for obscure reasons, he preferred to leave France for England where he settled permanently. He even had a social life there, a regular at the literary salons of London. He was pensioned by the King, and ended up coming under the protection of Hortence Mancini, who was also installed at the court of England. He would end his days there despite the royal pardon. The work presented, in the tradition of memory of antiquity so present in the great century, deals with the great figures or the political morals of ancient Rome. The edition is elegant, in good condition, the fine laid paper immaculate. 184 pages, an engraved portrait as a frontispiece.