, a counsellor of the presklial of Rheims, was born there in 1709,
, a counsellor of the presklial of Rheims, was born there in 1709, and died at
Paris in 1775. He was well versed in ancient and modern,
literature We have by him, 1. “A collection of Latin
and French poems,
” 1767, 12mo; which are short, and
in an easy and natural style. His epigrams are very much
in the manner of the chevalier de Cailli and he has one
singularity in all his poetieal productions, that he has not
one piece, either in Latin or French, that exceeds twenty
lines. Some of his countrymen have compared them to
those of Catullus, and several writers in the journals have
extolled them as productions of extraordinary merit. But
M. Bignicourt is best known for his 2. “Pensees et reflections philosophiques,
” L‘homme du.
Monde & L’homme de Lettres,
” has, however, its admirers
and its censurers, with respect to the method of writing set
phrases, and giving them as thoughts and maxims.