The Life of Erasmus, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

John Jortin

 
9781331569312: The Life of Erasmus, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

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Le Clerc, whilst he was concerned in pubhshing an Edition of the Works of Erasmus at Leyden, drew up his Life, in French, collected principally from his Letters, and inserted it in the Bibliotheque Choisie, and had the pleasure to find that it was favourably received by the Public. It is so performed, in the main, that I could not hope to do it in a better manner, and was not inclined to do it in another manner. It is therefore taken, as a ground-work to build upon, and is translated, not superstitiously and closely, but with much freedom, and with more attention to things than to words. I found his way of thinking and judging, for the most part, correspondent with mine; and I have seldom had occasion to declare a dissent from him. But at the same time continual additions are made, not only with relation to the history of those days, but to the life of Erasmus, especially where Le Clerc grew more remiss, either wearied with the task, or called off from these to other labours. At first it was intended to distinguish his property from the rest; but it soon appeared that the Vol.
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