Simon-Jérôme Bourlet, abbé de Vauxcelles (11 August 1733, Versailles – 18 March 1802, Paris) was an 18th-century French priest and journalist during the

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Born in

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, he was a preacher of the king, canon of

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, reader for the

Comte d'Artois Charles X (born Charles Philippe, Count of Artois; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Loui ...

, curator of the

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(1787), abbot of

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. He preached successfully and worked, among others, at the ''

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'', and the ''

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''. Like others, he was a victim of the repressive policies of the

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against journalists, and a decree dated 17 January (28 Nivose) ordered his deportation to

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. We have some eulogies and some funeral orations by him, but he is best known for his edition of the ''Lettres de Mme de Sévigné'', Paris, 1801, 10 volumes in-12°. He participated in the proofreading relatively to the

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and

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of the fifth edition of the ''

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'' (1798). A resident member of the Société des observateurs de l'homme, de Vauxelles also translate
''Dialogues on Medals'' (''De l'allégorie, ou Traités sur cette matière''
by

Joseph Addison Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was the eldest son of The Reverend Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard S ...

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* ''Oraison funèbre de Louis XV ..- A Paris : chez Saugrain'', 1774 ibliothèque de la SHAS, Senlis

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