Volume 2 — JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU
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Born 1712
Fled from Geneva March, 1728
Changes religion at Turin April, "
With Madame de Warens, including various intervals, until April, 1740
Goes to Paris with musical schemes 1741
Secretary at Venice Spring, 1743
Paris, first as secretary to M. Francueil, then { 1744
as composer, and copyist { to
{ 1756
The Hermitage April 9, 1756
Montmorency Dec. 15, 1757
Yverdun June 14, 1762
Motiers-Travers July 10, 1762
Isle of St. Peter Sept., 1765
Strasburg Nov., "
Paris December, "
Arrives in England Jan. 13, 1766
Leaves Dover May 22, 1767
Fleury June, "
Trye July, "
Dauphiny Aug., 1768
Paris June, 1770
Death July 2, 1778
PRINCIPAL WRITINGS.
Discourse on the Influence of Learning and Art Published 1750
Discourse on Inequality " 1754
Letter to D'Alembert " 1758
New Heloïsa (began 1757, finished in winter of 1759-60 " 1761
Social Contract " 1762
Emilius " 1762
Letters from the Mountain " 1764
Confessions (written 1766-70) { Pt. I 1781
{ Pt. II 1788
Rêveries (written 1777-78).
Comme dans les étangs assoupis sous les bois, Dans plus d'une âme on voit deux choses à la fois: Le ciel, qui teint les eaux à peine remuées Avec tous ses rayons et toutes ses nueés; Et la vase, fond morne, affreux, sombre et dormant, Où des reptiles noirs fourmillent vaguement. Hugo.