A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 4: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons, in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; From the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Presen - pocketboek

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French academy. In 1717, he obtained a grant in reverfion of ten thoufand crowns upon his place of keeper Of the books of the king's clofet; and when this poi't was united to that of library keeper to the king in 1720, he was not only con tinued in the privileges of his place during life, but the fur vivance of it was granted to his wife; a favour, of which there had never been an infiance before. But her death hap pening firi't, rendered this grant, fo honourable to her, in effeétual. Great as mr. Dacier's grief was for the lofs of an help-mate fo like himfelf, it did not prevent him from fecking out another; and he had actually been married a fecond time, if death had not prevented him. He died upon the 18th Of September 1722, of an ulcer in the throat; which he did not think at all dangerous, fince that very evening he was prefent at the academy. He was feventy-one years of age; {hort of Frature, and of a long and meagre vifage. He was a great promoter Ofvirtue and learning and if he was fomewhat partial to antiquity, yet he is to be excufed, becaufe he had particularly ftudied thofe writers among the pagans, who had applied themfelves with molt fuccefs to the knowledge and regulation of the human mind. Confidered in this light, mr. Dacier is an author highly to be valued for he chofe none but ufeful fubjeéis devoted his labours to works only of importance; and enriched the French lan guage with thofe remains Of wife antiquity, which are moft advantageous to the morals of mankind.

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