Memoirs of the Life of Peter Daniel Huet, Bishop of Avranches : 1
Memoirs of the Life of Peter Daniel Huet, Bishop of Avranches : 1
Huet, Pierre-Daniel, 1630-1721
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Scarcely had 1 be- gun to enjoy his desired society before I wa* seized with an acute fever which brought my life into extreme danger. The skill and atten^ tion, however, of my eifcellent physician: Antony Vander Linden, (4) with the comforts and cordials of every kind admini^tefed to mfir by Saumaise, and by other most respettd)^ persons of the city and university who were totafly unknown to me, were so efficacious; that in less than a months I was perfectly re- covered from this very serious ...illness. Among those Digitized by Google \Q2 MfiJVlOIRS OF HVEt. those to whom I was highly obliged was Jame$ Golius^ the first name in Arabic literature, and still more estimable for his candour and sweet* ness of disposition; (5) and Diodati, distin^ guished for the polished elegance of his mind« During my cbnfinement I had a. fellow-lodger in Alexander More, (6) with whom I con- tracted a great intimacy ; for he sat day and night by my bed-side whilst I was at the worst, took his meals with me when I was convales- cent, and recruited my spirits by his pleasantry^ We also frequently tried our powers in ppuring out verses^j and sending them to one another by way of challenge or reply ; in which exer- cise we had the unexpected pleasure of finding our facility sometimes proceed to extempora- neous composition.
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