WorkHonoré Gabriel Riqueti de Mirabeau, comte

The letters of this extraordinary man

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Honoré Gabriel Riqueti de Mirabeau, comte

InferredFuller’s words — “" The letters of this extraordinary man are all full of the highest flights of virtuous sentiment, amidst the grossest obscenities and the constant violation of the most…” — point to The letters of this extraordinary man, but she does not give the work’s full title or author here; the identification of the specific work is the editor’s.

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The Life of Sir James Mackintosh

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“The letters of this extraordinary man are all full of the highest flights of virtuous sentiment, amidst the grossest obscenities and the constant violation of the most sacred duties.”

Fuller, Margaret. Papers on Literature and Art. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1846. · p63

Inferred Fuller’s words — “" The letters of this extraordinary man are all full of the highest flights of virtuous sentiment, amidst the grossest obscenities and the constant violation of the most…” — point to The letters of this extraordinary man, but she does not give the work’s full title or author here; the identification of the specific work is the editor’s.

Also printed in Art, Literature, and the Drama (1869), p63; page given is to the 1869 reprint.