Word: diderot
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...room for his ilbrary, "from which I formed an indifferent opinion of his taste and judgment." In France, Rush saw Louis XV, who "had a good eye, and an intelligent countenance, and hence he was said to be "the most sensible looking fool in Europe.' " The great Encyclopedist, Diderot, entertained Rush in his library, and the Marquis of Mirabeau invited him to a "coterie" at his home...