Characters: or, the manners of the age. With the moral characters of Theophrastus. Translated from the Greek. To which is prefix'd, an account of his life and writings. By Monsieur de La Bruyere. Made English by several hands, the fifth edition. To which is added, an original chapter, of the manner of living with great men. With some of the most eminent characters in the court, army, &c. of Great Britain.

  • La Bruyère, Jean de.
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1709
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Caractères. English

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London : printed for E Curll, E. Sanger, and J. Pemberton, 1709.

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[8], 128, 127-383, [3], xviii, 38, [1], 14 [i.e. 15], [1] p. ,plate ; 80.

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ESTC N15395

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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