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Ducis, Jean

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A French dramatist, born at Versailles; took Shakespeare for his model; declined Napoleon's patronage, thinking it better, as he said, to wear rags than wear chains (1733-1816).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Ducis, Jean'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​d/ducis-jean.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.