ESPRIT FLECHIER
\ɛspɹˈɪt flˈɛt͡ʃɪə], \ɛspɹˈɪt flˈɛtʃɪə], \ɛ_s_p_ɹ_ˈɪ_t f_l_ˈɛ_tʃ_ɪ__ə]\
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A notable French pulpit orator and writer; born at Pernes, in the Venaissin, June 10, 1632; died at Montpellier, Feb. 16, 1710. His funeral orations, especially those on Montausier and Turenne, are models of elegiac oratory. He wrote a "History of Theodosius the Great" (1679); "Panegyrics of Saints" (1690); "History of Cardinal Ximenes" (1693).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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