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Literary
April 14, 1817
Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
Excerpt critiques the idea that Rousseau and revolutionaries destroyed religion and promoted suicide, quoting Chateaubriand on exiled tyrant Dionysius the younger: he should lament in a cave or die, but isn't pitiable with access to poison or dagger.
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OCR Quality
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Full Text
CHATEAUBRIAND.
We have been told that Rousseau and other revolutionary writers, have destroyed all religion and thus have encouraged suicide. Let us hear M. de Chateaubriand. Speaking of Dionysius the younger, when driven from Syracuse, he says: He should have retired into some wild cave, to lament over his past faults, and above all to hide his tears: or rather he might, like the ancients, lie down and die. A man is not to be pitied when he has the druggist or dagger shop at his door, and a few shillings remaining.—Lon. paper.
We have been told that Rousseau and other revolutionary writers, have destroyed all religion and thus have encouraged suicide. Let us hear M. de Chateaubriand. Speaking of Dionysius the younger, when driven from Syracuse, he says: He should have retired into some wild cave, to lament over his past faults, and above all to hide his tears: or rather he might, like the ancients, lie down and die. A man is not to be pitied when he has the druggist or dagger shop at his door, and a few shillings remaining.—Lon. paper.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Death Mortality
Political
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Chateaubriand
Rousseau
Dionysius Younger
Suicide
Tyranny
Exile
Lamentation
What entities or persons were involved?
M. De Chateaubriand
Literary Details
Title
Chateaubriand.
Author
M. De Chateaubriand
Subject
Speaking Of Dionysius The Younger
Key Lines
He Should Have Retired Into Some Wild Cave, To Lament Over His Past Faults, And Above All To Hide His Tears: Or Rather He Might, Like The Ancients, Lie Down And Die.
A Man Is Not To Be Pitied When He Has The Druggist Or Dagger Shop At His Door, And A Few Shillings Remaining.