On the Lycée (1792) [ Practices ]
… divinity that hedges in a king." I am not, however, always occupied by these vast political discussions, but spend a part of every day at the Lycée, a charming institution, where learning seems stripped of its thorns and decorated with … cultivate science and the belles letters, amidst the pleasures and attractions of society; while in England, where the art of being happy is certainly far less understood than in France, when we wish to acquire knowledge, we shut ourselves … agreeable impression. The Lycée was formed in 1785, under the auspices of Monsieur the king's brother, and Monsieur d'Artois, and was soon resorted to not only by men of letters, but by the most fashionable persons of both sexes. Lectures …
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