Description:Excerpt from Fenelon: His Life and WorksThis Prelate was a tall, thin man, well-made, with a large nose, eyes whence fire and wit issued like a torrent, and a countenance such as I have never seen in any other person, and which, though seen but once, could never be forgotten. It combined everything, yet its contrasts did not conflict. It possessed gravity and courtesy, solemnity and gaiety; it was equally expressive of the learned man, the Bishop, and the aristocrat: but what predominated in his face, as indeed in his whole person, was thought, intellect, grace, propriety, and above all nobility. One had to make an effort to cease looking at him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fénelon, His Life and Works. To get started finding Fénelon, His Life and Works, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: Excerpt from Fenelon: His Life and WorksThis Prelate was a tall, thin man, well-made, with a large nose, eyes whence fire and wit issued like a torrent, and a countenance such as I have never seen in any other person, and which, though seen but once, could never be forgotten. It combined everything, yet its contrasts did not conflict. It possessed gravity and courtesy, solemnity and gaiety; it was equally expressive of the learned man, the Bishop, and the aristocrat: but what predominated in his face, as indeed in his whole person, was thought, intellect, grace, propriety, and above all nobility. One had to make an effort to cease looking at him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fénelon, His Life and Works. To get started finding Fénelon, His Life and Works, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.