Antoine-LeÃÂOeÃÂonard Thomas
Ode a M. Moreau de SeãâoeãâChelles, Ministre D&Apos;Etat ControãâoeãâLeur GeãâoeãâNeãâoeãâRal Des Finances
-, -, 1759. Disbound. A very scarce collection by the eighteenth century poet Antoine Léonard Thomas. Published in French. A very scarce collection of poetry by the eighteenth century poet and literary critic Antoine Léonard Thomas. Published in French. Thomas is best known for his elegiac poems that earned him election into the to Académie Française, and this disbound volume contains an ode for the French official and politician Jean Moreau de Séchelles . The second poem in the collection describes the Battle of Jumonville Glen, in which the French Canadian military officer Joseph Coulon de Villiers was killed by forces led by George Washington. In the final poem, Thomas reflects on the temperament and duties of society. No publisher or place of publication stated. Undated. Dated using WorldCat from a copy held at Municipal Library of Lyon. Disbound. Externally, generally smart. A little grubby to the outer pages, with the spine predominantly in tact. Internally, firmly bound. Aside from the outer two pages, pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
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Keywords: Antoine-LeÃOeÂonard Thomas Ode a M. Moreau de SeÃOeÂchelles, Ministre d'Etat ControÃOeÂleur GeÃOeÂneÃOeÂral des Finances French Poetry Jumonville Ode a M. Moreau de SeÃOeÂchelles, Ministre d'Etat ControÃOeÂleur