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The "Characters" of Jean de La Bruyère

Note 599 — XII. OF OPINIONS.

Henri Van Laun translation

The original has entêtement, “infatuation,” “obstinacy,” which sometimes meant “enthusiasm,” as in Molièreʼs Femmes Savantes, act iii. scene 2, “Jʼaime la poésie avec entêtement.”

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