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Sunday, June 2nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9
the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9
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Volney
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French philosopher, born at Craon; travelled in Egypt and Syria; wrote an account of his travels in his "Voyage"; was imprisoned during the Reign of Terror; patronised and promoted to honour by Napoleon, and by the Bourbons on their return; his principal work, "Les Ruines, ou Méditations sur les Révolutions des Empires ," was an embodiment of 18th-century enlightenment (q. v .) (1757-1820).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Volney'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/v/volney.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Volney'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/v/volney.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
