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Huguenots in England (1800) [ People ]
… when Thomas Watkin, a stationer, in London, brought it in a short time into great repute and perfection; and it is a merit attributable to him, that the preservation of this important, most useful, and necessary of all arts has given rise …
Religion | France
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An Imam in Paris (1826-1831) [ Practices ]
… from his waist The priest gives him to drink the rose of his cheek and the Muslims have become his captives To his merit, if it had not been for the nimbleness of his body my islam would not have digressed before his cruel beatbenness …
Fashion | Dress | France
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Letter to Thomas Gray (1766) [ ]
… them; is a humourist, very supercilious, and wrapped up in admiration of his ow n country, as the only judge of his merit. His air and look are cold and forbidding; but ask him to sing, or praise his works, his eyes and smiles open and …
Correspondence | Women | France | Eloquence
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Royal Academy of Arts [ Institutions ]
… professional organization. The hierarchical distinctions between various categories of members, despite equality of merit, and the powers given to the Council, conducting academic affairs, showed that its internal structuring was … was supposed to characterize the exhibition since it was meant to show the works of ‘all Artists of distinguished merit’ and not just Academicians ( Hutchison 248). Exhibiting art also involved defining its potential public. …
Academies | Art | Conflict | Dining | Exhibitions | France
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Pierre-Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos [ Art and Literature / Association ]
… of Cecilia for the model of sociability that he stigmatised: we must also say that her Work […] has eminently the merit of portraying manners and customs; that it is full of fine and profound observations; that in general, the … on this point. The following comment reveals the differences between the two: ‘truth be told, we do not know what merit they will find in it in England, but we believe we can assure her that her efforts will not be in vain in France’ …
Correspondence | Cosmopolitanism | Fiction | France | Freemasonry | Republic of Letters
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Marie Du Deffand [ Art and Literature ]
… August 8, 1773, she attempted to placate her correspondent with the following nuances: ‘I am blind to Shakespeare’s merits; but as I hold your judgement in high regard, I must therefore conclude that the fault lies with the translators.’ …
Correspondence | France | Friendship | Salons
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Masonic brotherhood [ Rituals & Ceremonies / Associational culture ]
Brotherhood | Colonies | Cosmopolitanism | Discrimination | Ecumenism | France | Freemasonry | Women
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