, born in the Hainaut, lived some time with the abbé des Fontaines,
, born in the Hainaut, lived
some time with the abbé des Fontaines, who formed his
taste. He entered afterwards into the light -horse-guards,
and was killed in the buttle of Dettingen, in 1743, at the
age of 3 I He was a man of genius and imagination. His
writings are 1. “Memoirs of madame de Barneveldt,
” a
romance, 2 vols. 12mo. 2. “An abridgment of the history of France and of the Roman history,
” by question
and answer, 2 vols. 12mo. which was recommended as
useful to young persons. It used to be, and sometimes yet
is, attributed to the abbe des Fontaines, who only revised it,
but overlooked several inaccuracies in the dates and
negligences in the style. 3. The three first volumes, and
half of the fourth, of the “History of Paris,
” in 5 vols.
12mo. 4. The eight first volumes of the “Lives of the
illustrious men of France,
” in 12mo. The ninth and the
tenth were published in