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Title: The Ridpath library of universal literature : a biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings ...
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: Literature
Publisher: New York : The Fifth avenue library society
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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year. In 1811 hewent to Italy, where he spent two years. Hisfamily had suffered for their adherence to theRoyalist cause, and when Napoleon was sent toElba, Lamartine returned to France and enteredthe service of Louis XVIII. On the return ofNapoleon he took refuge in Switzerland. In1818-19 he travelled in Savoy, Switzerland, andItaly, writing poetry, of which his first volume,Meditations Poetiques, was published in 1820. Henow entered the diplomatic service. In 1823 hemarried an English lady of fortune, and the sameyear published Nouvelles Meditations. After the accession of Louis Philippe he trav-elled with his family in Turkey, Egypt, and Syria.During his absence he was elected to the Chamberof Deputies, and took his place about the begin-ning of 1834. He was re-elected in 1837. In 1841he opposed Thierss project of fortifying the cap-ital. In 1843 ne advocated the extension of thefranchise, and the foundation of a constitutionalmonarchy. The Revolution of February, 1848, gave him a
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LAMARTINE. ALPHOXSE MARIE LOUIS DE LAMARTINE 201 foremost place among the men of France. He wasmade Minister of Foreign Affairs, was elected forthe Constitutional Assembly in ten departments,and was chosen one of the five members of theExecutive Committee. For four months he heldthe reins of government, but in June his influencesuccumbed to that of Cavaignac. The remainder of his life was spent in literarylabor. His private fortune was gone, and theGovernment in 1867 granted him $100,000. Ini860 he supervised an edition of his works in forty-one volumes. Among them are Harmonies Pottiques et R/ligieuses (1830); Souvenirs, Impressions,Pensees et Paysagcs pendant tin Voyage en Orient(1835); Jocelyn, Journal trouv/ chez un Cure de Vil-lage (1836); La Chute dun Ange (1838); Recueille-ments Poetiques (1839) ; Histoire des Girondins (1847);History of the Revolution of 1848, and Histories ofTurkey and Russia. The entire list of his writings-in prose and verse, is very long. THE CEDARS OF LEB

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