The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius eBook

Jean Lévesque de Burigny
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 445 pages of information about The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius.

The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius eBook

Jean Lévesque de Burigny
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 445 pages of information about The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius.
    ibid
  Smalz’s bad behaviour to him, 204
  Is in great danger of his life, 207
  His compliments to the king and queen on the birth of the Dauphin, 210
  His esteem for the duke of Weymar, 215
  Labours to obtain the elector Palatine’s liberty, and succeeds, 218
  He negotiates the exchange of marshal Horn for John de Vert, 225
  The share he has in the renewal of the alliance between France and
    Sweden, 228
  His small regret for the death of cardinal Richelieu, 230
  Visits not cardinal Mazarine, 231
  His audience of the queen mother, ibid
  The regency of Sweden are instigated against him, 232
  The distaste he takes to his embassy, ibid
  Desires be recalled, which request is readily granted, 233, 234
    The gracious letter queen Christina writes to him on that subject,
      234
  His departure for Stockholm, 235
  Honours he receives by the way, 236
  His reception in Sweden, 237
  He asks leave to retire, ibid
  His departure from Stockholm, ibid
  Anecdote concerning his last audience of the queen, 238
  Conjectures to which his departure gave rise, 238
  His arrival at Rostock, and his death, 239
  Reports spread in relation to it, 241
  His epitaph by himself, 244
  His portrait, ibid
  His embassy did not interrupt his literary labours, 244
  He again cultivates Poetry, 245
  His notes on Tacitus, 246
  On Statius, ibid
  On Lucan, ibid
  His Anthologia, 247
  His prodigious readiness at writing, 251
  His history of the antiquity of the Goths, 252
  The account he gives of this work to the high chancellor, ibid. 
  His annals of the Low Countries, 256
  His treatise of the truth of the christian religion, 259
  Is accused, on account of this book, of Socinianism, 260
  His defence, ibid
  His Florum sparsio ad jus Justinianeum, 263
  His Commentary on the scriptures, 264
  His esteem for father Petau, 266
  His writings on Antichrist, 269
  The many enemies they stir up against him, 270
  His treatise of faith and good works, 273
  His Via ad pacem ecclesiasticam, ibid
  Expects his reward from posterity, ibid
  His writings against Rivetus, 274
  His other theological works, ibid
  His treatise of the origin of the Americans, 275
  His history of the siege of Grolla, 277. 
  His Introduction to the laws of Holland, ibid
  His other writings, ibid
  His translation of the Supplicantes of Euripides, 278
  Manuscripts he left at his death, ib. et seq. 
  His Letters, and their praise, 279
  Why censured, and for what esteemed, 280, 281
  His circumspection with regard to the news he wrote to the high
    Chancellor, 281
  His sentiments in relation to the Jesuists, 282, 288
  His veneration for antiquity, ibid
  Leans towards the Roman Catholics, 284
  His elogium of pope Urbin VIII., ibid
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