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Designed by Sandra Strother Hudson

Set in Linotron 202 Galliard

The decorations in this book are enlargements of French typographic ornaments from the eighteenth century.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Main entry under title:

The French Enlightenment in America.

Includes index.

1. United States—Intellectual life—18th century—Addresses, essays, lectures.  2. United States—Civilization—French influences—Addresses, essays, lectures.  3. Enlightenment—Addresses, essays, lectures.  4. France—Intellectual life—18th century—Addresses, essays, lectures.  I. Spurlin, Paul Merrill, 1902–   II. Tide.

E163.F84   1984    973    84-233

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