The following material is derived from the Frantext database (DETAILS TO COME).
It represents a compilation of the occurrences of the word nation (in their immediate context), divided into ten year periods (1690-1699 to 1770-1779). Only works in the following genre categories have been noted:
- corresponance, pamphlet, traité, essai
- éloquence
- mémoires, récit de voyage
- poésie, roman, théâtre
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Or searched for other words (including authors' names and specific dates) that may occur in the quoted context: