Fragments And Fictions: Translated From The French Of Jean Pococurante De Peudemots (1817)

PREFACE. phy can be cllargecl either sitll tediousness or obscurity. As for the rest of the pieces, me can only say, that they are worthy of a person who s t l e hsi mself ille Secretary de Peudemots. They seldoln excccd a few pages, ancl exhibit a certain caprice of fancy, which ought to be tolerated if it amuses. The whole of them are translzted wit11 as much freedom as is consistent with fi delity to the original. CONTENTS . The Bramins Well. ............................... 1 The Pyramids. a Fragment. ................. 13 The Visit of Bedoanar. ......................... 21 One Night in Rome ............................... 79 The Necromancers Noviciate. ................ 103 Confucians or Wise Sayings of Confu cius. ......................................... 123 On the Pride of Sagacity. and the Love Emotion, ..............., .. ............... 1 29