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lightened philanthropic. One of his nephews was killed 
at the battle of Aboukir, of whom Bonaparte thus fpeaks 
in his public difpatches: “ We loft a hundred men, among 
whom were the adjutant-general Leturc, the chefs de bri¬ 
gade Duvivier and Cretin, and my aid-de-camp Guibert. 
1 had much friendfhip' for the fourth.” 
GUICCARDI'NI (Francis), an hiftorian of great 
eminence, born of an ancient and noble family at Flo¬ 
rence, in 1482. After purfuing his ftudies at Pifa, Bo- 
logna,,and other univerfities, he was engaged at the age 
of .twenty-three to read leisures upon the inftitutss at 
Florence. His inclination, however, leading him to 
public affairs, he quitted his chair, and in 1512 went as 
ambaflador from the Florentine republic to Ferdinand 
king of Arragon. In 1518, he was deputed to meet pope 
Leo X. at Cortona, where that pontiff was impreffed 
witli fo favourable an opinion of his talents, that he 
created him confiftorial advocate, and committed to him 
the government of Modena and Reggio. In 1521, lie 
was alfo made governor of Parma ; which" city, as well 
as that of Reggio, he fuccefsfully defended againft the 
French. In 1523, pope Clement VII. conferred upon 
him the prefidency of all Romagna, and afterwards no¬ 
minated him lieutenant-general of the papal army; but 
he was not fortunate in protecting his foVereign from 
the imperial arms. From 1531 to 1534, he was governor 
of Bologna, and in that time exerted himfelf confidera- 
bly to reftore the Medici family in Florence. After the 
death of Clement, he refufed the offers of Paul III. to 
engage' him in his fervice, or, as fome aflert, was deprived 
of his government by that pontiff: he returned to his 
native city, where he was made coiinfellor of date to 
duke Alexander. After his deceafe, Guicciardini em¬ 
ployed his influence in procuring thefucceffion of Cofmo ; 
but not thinking himfelf fufficiently confidered by the 
new duke, he retired to his villa of Arcetri, and died 
in May. 1540, in the ’fifty-ninth year of his age. His 
great work, the Hiftory of Italy during his own Time, 
did not appear till many years after his death ; which 
delay is imputed to the freedom of its ftriCtures upon 
leveral perfons then living, and the danger of offending 
many powerful families. It was not till 1561 that the 
firff fixtecn books were publifhed by his nephew Agnola; 
and three years afterwards, the four remaining ones ap¬ 
peared at Venice. But in this and all the fubfequent 
Italian editions various paffages were omitted. An edi¬ 
tion dated at Friburg, 1755, in 4 vols. 4to. from the 
author’s own manufcpipt in the Maggliabecchia library 
at Florence, fupplies all the omiffions ; and is generally 
allowed to be ode of the moll valuable productions of 
that age, and an honour to Italian literature. The au¬ 
thor had likewife a talent for poetry, and fome of his 
verfes are preferved by Crefcembini. 
' GUICCIAFtDI'NI (Louis), nephew of the preceding, 
born at Florence in 1521. He was brought up to let¬ 
ters; and in 1550, on what account is not known, took 
up his refldence in the Low-countries, where, chiefly at 
Antwerp, Jre continued till his death, in 1389. He wrote 
various works in Italian, of which the molt valuable is 
A Defcription oif the Low-countries, Antwerp, 1367 and 
1588,.folio, which is in great effeern for the accuracy of 
its •relations j and no part of Europe at that time con¬ 
tained more objeCts of political and commercial intereft. 
His other works are 2. Commentaries on the Affairs 
of Europe, particularly in the Low-countries, from 
1529 to 1360, Antwerp, 1360. 3 . Detti & Fatti notabile 
de Diverfi Principle &c. Remarkable Words and Actions 
of Princes, &c. 4 . ' Ore di Ricreatione : Hours of Amufe- 
ment; and a collection of the precepts and maxims of 
his illuftrious kinfman. 
GU1CHE (La), a town of France, in the department 
.of tlie Saone and Loire, and chief place of a canton, in 
the diftriCt of Charolles: three leagues and a quarter 
north-north-eaft of Charolles, and three and'a half north- 
weft of Cluny. 
GUI 
GUICQUELI.E AU', a town of France, in the de¬ 
partment of the Finiflerre, and chief place of a canton, 
in the diftriCt of Lefneven : one league weft-north-weft 
of Lefneven. 
GUTDAGE,y. The reward given to, a guide. Ainfw. 
GUI'DANCE, [■ Direction; government.—A prince 
ought not to be under the guidance or influence of either 
faCtion, becaufe he declines from his office of prefiding 
over the whole to be the head of a party. Swift. 
This to the young—but thy experienc’d age 
Wants not the guidance of a former fage. Sewel. 
To GUIDE, v.a. \_guider, Fr.] Tp direCt in a way.— 
When the fpirit of truth is come, he will guide you into 
all truth. Jo. xvi. 13.—Whofoever has a faithful friend 
to guide him in the dark paffages of life, may carry his 
eyes in another man’s head, and yet fee never the worfe. 
South. —To influence.—Upon thefe, or fuch-like fecular 
maxims, when nothing but intereft of this world guides 
men, they many times conclude that the flighted wrongs 
are not to be put up. Kettlewell. —To govern by coun- 
fel; to inftruCh—For thy name’s fake lead me and guide 
me. Pf. xxxi. 3.—To regulate ; to fuperintend.—Wo¬ 
men negleCt that which St. Paul afligns' them as tlieir 
proper bufmefs, the guiding of the houfe. Decay of Piety. 
GUIDE, f. [guide, Fr. from the verb.] One who di¬ 
rects another in his way.—Thou gaveft them a burning 
pillar of fire to be a guide of the unknown journey. Wifd. 
xviii. 3. 
Can knowledge have no bound,.but muff; advance 
So far to make us wifli for ignorance ? 
And rather in the dark to grope our way. 
Than, led by a falfe guide, to err by day ? Denham. 
One who direCts another in his conduct.—They have 
all the fame paftoral guides authorifed and fet apart by 
the appointment of God. Pearfon. 
While yet but young, his father dy’d, 
And left him to an happy guide. Waller. 
Director; regulator.—Who the guide of nature, but 
only the God of nature ? In him we live, move, and 
are.. Hooker. 
Some truths are not by reafon to be tried, 
But we have lure experience for our guide. Dryden. 
GUI'DEL, a .town of France, in the department of 
the Morbihan, and chief place of a canton, in the dif¬ 
triCt of Hennebon : five miles north-weft of l’Orient. 
GUI'DEL, a town of France, in the department of 
the Finifterre, and chief place of a canton, in the dif¬ 
triCt of Quimpelle one league and three quarters fouth 
of Quimperle, and five and a half eaft-fouth-eaft of C011- 
carneau. 
GUI'DELESS, adj. Having no guide; wanting a 
governor or fuperintendant : 
There fierce winds o’er dufky valleys blow, 
Whofe every puff-bears empty fliades away, 
Which guidelefs in thofe dark dominions ftray. Dryden. 
GUI'DER,yi Director; regulator; guide. Obfolete. 
—Our guider come ! to the Roman camp conduct us. 
Shakefpeare. 
GUI'DI (Alexander), an Italian poet of eminence, _ 
born at Pavia in 1630. At an early age he went to the 
court of Rannucio II. duke of Parma, by whom he was 
tiulch favoured and efteemed. At the age of thirty-one 
he publifhed fome lyric poems, and a drama entitled, 
Amalafunta in Italia. He afterwards vifited Rome, and 
frequented the court of the abdicated queen Chriftina, 
who employed him to compofe a piece for mufic to ce¬ 
lebrate the acceflion of James II. of England. This 
was in the form of a dramatic paftoral, entitled, Endy- 
mion, and Ihe deigned to infert fome lines in it of her 
own compofition. His poems in general are full of vi¬ 
gour, and enthufiafm; and he is accounted one of the 
