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witness_n against_o he_o be_v not_o so_o faithful_a as_o i_o and_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o advice_n be_v like_o heroic_a poet_n who_o upon_o a_o small_a foundation_n of_o truth_n build_v a_o prodigious_a structure_n of_o lie_n how_o many_o wicked_a mind_n be_v there_o that_o wish_v a_o eternity_n of_o the_o war_n that_o be_v only_o fit_a to_o break_v friendship_n to_o hinder_v reconcilement_n and_o to_o cherish_v and_o improve_v the_o seed_n of_o hatred_n but_o the_o business_n must_v be_v further_o clear_v and_o our_o judgement_n suspend_v till_o then_o i_o know_v not_o what_o to_o say_v concern_v monsieur_n conrart_n but_o only_o that_o old_a word_n which_o i_o have_v repeat_v so_o often_o i_o shall_v live_v and_o die_v in_o my_o ingratitude_n he_o be_v excessiu_o oblige_v and_o unless_o i_o have_v your_o assistance_n to_o acquit_v i_o from_o so_o many_o engagement_n i_o confess_v i_o be_o insolent_a and_o i_o yield_v he_o up_o my_o word_n which_o be_v the_o only_a good_n of_o a_o poor_a rhetorician_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 1_o may_n 1641._o let._n xiii_o sir_n you_o remember_v what_o the_o crow_n say_v of_o old_a upon_o the_o capitol_n est_fw-la bene_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la dicere_fw-la dixit_fw-la erit_fw-la she_o be_v in_o the_o same_o note_n at_o this_o day_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o hope_v well_o for_o the_o future_a let_v we_o judge_v favourable_o of_o our_o affair_n in_o germany_n and_o not_o imagine_v that_o the_o fortune_n of_o our_o army_n be_v dead_a with_o its_o first_o general_n at_o least_o let_v we_o content_v ourselves_o with_o present_a loss_n and_o the_o misery_n that_o arrive_v every_o hour_n calamity_n come_v fast_o enough_o without_o be_v anticipate_v by_o our_o fear_n as_o it_o also_o continue_v to_o long_a although_o we_o take_v no_o pain_n to_o preserve_v it_o in_o our_o memory_n i_o expect_v the_o book_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr chambre_fw-fr with_o much_o zeal_n and_o devotion_n since_o we_o be_v now_o enter_v upon_o the_o holy_a week_n without_o doubt_n he_o have_v make_v some_o new_a discovery_n touch_v the_o passion_n for_o he_o long_v since_o design_v they_o a_o argument_n for_o his_o pen_n and_o tell_v i_o he_o will_v treat_v of_o they_o as_o a_o physician_n and_o in_o another_o way_n than_o that_o of_o aristotle_n he_o have_v a_o wit_n pierce_v and_o confident_a and_o a_o style_n not_o unpleasing_a when_o i_o be_v at_o paris_n he_o give_v i_o a_o view_n of_o a_o great_a store_n of_o his_o exeellent_a merchandise_n so_o that_o to_o do_v well_o he_o needs_o understand_v no_o more_o then_o to_o make_v a_o good_a choice_n wherein_o the_o goodness_n of_o his_o judgement_n will_v secure_v he_o from_o error_n but_o i_o beseech_v you_o who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o french_a verity_n that_o do_v i_o the_o favour_n to_o send_v i_o his_o book_n the_o same_o day_n i_o receive_v they_o they_o be_v take_v from_o i_o by_o a_o friend_n so_o that_o have_v not_o yet_o read_v they_o i_o can_v tell_v you_o my_o opinion_n of_o their_o worth_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v please_v to_o let_v he_o know_v that_o i_o be_o oblige_v to_o he_o for_o his_o present_n and_o give_v he_o all_o the_o thanks_o i_o be_o able_a i_o be_o more_o trouble_v for_o the_o health_n of_o our_o dear_a monsieur_n the_o abbot_n of_o bois-robert_n then_o for_o my_o pension_n if_o by_o your_o credit_n and_o he_o it_o happen_v to_o be_v pay_v this_o little_a succour_n will_v come_v convenient_o to_o repair_v some_o breach_n of_o the_o last_o year_n but_o i_o ought_v to_o thank_v none_o but_o you_o and_o he_o for_o it_o since_o you_o will_v procure_v i_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o so_o much_o in_o my_o thought_n as_o to_o ask_v it_o i_o be_v former_o you_o by_o abundance_n of_o title_n but_o i_o shall_v moreover_o be_v now_o so_o by_o that_o of_o your_o most_o humble_a pensioner_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 12_o may_n 1641._o let._n fourteen_o sir_n since_o i_o every_o day_n receive_v new_a testimony_n of_o your_o affection_n i_o be_o oblige_v to_o express_v my_o acknowledgement_n as_o often_o do_v i_o not_o ready_o embrace_v they_o i_o shall_v be_v a_o enemy_n of_o my_o own_o happiness_n your_o tender_a inclination_n be_v the_o fountain_n from_o whence_o i_o continual_o draw_v comfort_n to_o my_o misery_n but_o the_o condition_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr feuguiere_n render_v he_o incapable_a of_o receive_v any_o i_o do_v not_o write_v you_o such_o word_n as_o that_o i_o consent_v with_o the_o people_n in_o that_o which_o concern_v his_o reputation_n for_o i_o can_v never_o favour_v the_o injustice_n that_o have_v be_v do_v he_o by_o some_o person_n misinform_v yet_o i_o be_o glad_a that_o i_o have_v give_v occasion_n for_o a_o apology_n of_o a_o dozen_o line_n you_o defend_v his_o life_n more_o vigorous_o than_o i_o relate_v you_o his_o death_n and_o have_v most_o judicious_o allege_v the_o example_n of_o many_o illustrious_a unfortunate_a person_n it_o be_v infinite_a pleasure_n to_o see_v how_o rough_o you_o deal_v with_o the_o beast_n of_o many_o head_n and_o interest_n almost_o all_o person_n of_o honesty_n on_o your_o side_n against_o she_o every_o drop_n of_o blood_n that_o remain_v in_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o old_a jesuit_n be_v clear_a and_o sprightly_a and_o even_o his_o decline_a be_v full_a of_o lustre_n and_o glory_n but_o be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o the_o name_n you_o know_v of_o shall_v be_v as_o essential_a in_o verse_n as_o those_o of_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o testament_n and_o that_o it_o must_v be_v thrust_v into_o all_o composition_n whether_o good_a or_o bad_a and_o to_o the_o purpose_n or_o otherwise_o i_o be_o confident_a he_o will_v be_v the_o first_o that_o will_v deride_v these_o extravagance_n and_o as_o he_o deserve_v infinite_a commendation_n so_o he_o desire_v that_o the_o praise_n bestow_v on_o he_o be_v not_o ridiculous_a and_o impertinent_a i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n letter_n xv._o sir_n i_o have_v read_v your_o letter_n of_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o of_o the_o last_o month_n not_o only_o with_o joy_n but_o profit_n and_o have_v already_o provide_v those_o prospective_n of_o your_o invention_n which_o i_o intend_v to_o use_v upon_o opportunity_n of_o time_n and_o place_n it_o be_v indeed_o sometime_o good_a to_o be_v a_o creature_n less_o reasonable_a and_o too_o curious_a providence_n give_v we_o trouble_v by_o add_v the_o evil_n of_o our_o imagination_n to_o those_o which_o real_o afflict_v we_o but_o under_o your_o pardon_n sir_n i_o do_v not_o believe_v you_o one_o of_o those_o that_o use_v to_o be_v sick_a by_o anticipation_n and_o to_o what_o end_n be_v your_o philosophical_a reason_n which_o correct_v common_a apprehension_n unless_o it_o enable_v you_o to_o contemn_v all_o that_o which_o other_o fear_v hope_v admire_v etc._n etc._n i_o have_v at_o last_o receive_v the_o excellent_a book_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr chambre_fw-fr and_o be_o now_o about_o the_o middle_n of_o it_o i_o can_v wish_v it_o be_v as_o great_a a_o volume_n as_o calepin_n to_o give_v i_o a_o more_o durable_a contentment_n i_o protest_v to_o you_o i_o never_o read_v any_o thing_n with_o great_a pleasure_n or_o that_o affect_a i_o more_o sensible_o some_o other_o have_v heretofore_o furnish_v we_o with_o piece_n of_o brokage_n and_o disguise_v translation_n but_o he_o present_v we_o with_o a_o true_a and_o perfect_a original_a and_o if_o all_o the_o part_n of_o philosophy_n be_v make_v french_a in_o this_o manner_n non_fw-la esset_fw-la cur_n graeciae_fw-la suos_fw-la platone_n xenophontes_n &_o theophrastos_fw-la invideremus_fw-la i_o know_v not_o how_o i_o come_v to_o omit_v aristotle_n here_o who_o acuteness_n i_o also_o observe_v in_o it_o and_o his_o methodical_a style_n so_o necessary_a to_o the_o inquiry_n and_o clear_n of_o truth_n in_o my_o opinion_n the_o latin_a of_o celsus_n be_v not_o more_o graceful_a than_o his_o french_a imò_fw-la verò_fw-la tersam_fw-la &_o elegantem_fw-la dictionem_fw-la ipsae_fw-la gratiae_fw-la videntur_fw-la mihi_fw-la iis_fw-la manibus_fw-la formâsse_fw-la quibus_fw-la ut_fw-la vos_fw-la vos_fw-la poetae_fw-la vultis_fw-la domine_fw-la veneri_fw-la ministrant_fw-la as_o for_o myself_o i_o will_v willing_o say_v something_o to_o our_o heroesse_n upon_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o bruti_fw-la scaevolae_fw-la camilli_n fabritii_n scipiones_n catone_n caesares_fw-la &_o mecaenate_n but_o this_o require_v more_o cheerfulness_n than_o i_o be_o owner_n of_o and_o unless_o you_o entreat_v your_o god_n of_o spirit_n and_o light_n to_o dispel_v those_o cloud_n and_o sadness_n that_o oppress_v my_o soul_n all_o that_o be_v there_o will_v languish_v with_o more_o night_n and_o darkness_n then_o be_v imaginable_a in_o cave_n and_o dungeon_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 15_o
mean_v eloquent_a vrania_n be_v worth_a at_o least_o as_o much_o as_o those_o that_o one_o antipater_n a_o sidonian_a write_v on_o the_o death_n of_o the_o learned_a sappho_n you_o shall_v be_v the_o absolute_a and_o sovereign_a judge_n of_o they_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o send_v you_o the_o greek_a original_a of_o the_o post_n of_o sidon_n with_o the_o latin_a version_n of_o doctor_n concern_v which_o you_o must_v also_o pronounce_v the_o unrepealable_a sentence_n i_o be_o withal_o my_o soul_n sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n aug._n 9_o 1644._o letter_n xiiii_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr fermin_n counsellor_n to_o the_o king_n controller_n of_o the_o king_n revenue_n in_o the_o generality_n of_o lymoges_n etc._n etc._n sir_n your_o leave_v this_o country_n have_v leave_v a_o sting_n in_o my_o heart_n that_o continual_o goad_n i_o with_o a_o longing_n for_o your_o return_n our_o last_o conversation_n when_o i_o be_v your_o perpetual_a auditor_n imprint_v in_o my_o brain_n such_o last_a and_o acceptable_a idea_n that_o i_o have_v since_o do_v nothing_o else_o but_o bless_v the_o hour_n wherein_o you_o give_v they_o i_o and_o envy_v my_o dear_a friend_n who_o engross_v you_o to_o themselves_o whole_a day_n together_o they_o be_v happy_a if_o they_o can_v but_o be_v sensible_a of_o their_o good_a fortune_n if_o they_o do_v but_o know_v that_o a_o commissioner_n place_n be_v the_o least_o gain_n they_o can_v make_v by_o you_o i_o understand_v very_o well_o the_o advantage_n of_o such_o a_o neighbourhood_n and_o though_o i_o love_v nothing_o like_o quiet_a and_o all_o kind_n of_o noise_n be_v troublesome_a to_o i_o yet_o i_o protest_v the_o sound_n of_o your_o word_n have_v with_o much_o delight_n wean_v i_o fâ—om_o the_o love_n of_o silence_n and_o solitude_n since_o you_o do_v not_o despise_v the_o fruit_n that_o grow_v in_o this_o wildernosse_n i_o send_v you_o by_o mounseur_fw-fr what_o iâ—_n have_v bring_v forth_o in_o this_o season_n of_o drought_n it_o may_v be_v the_o 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to_o come_v down_o the_o hill_n into_o the_o valley_n and_o wade_v over_o a_o little_a rivulet_n for_o my_o sake_n who_o will_v cross_v a_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n nay_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o main_a ocean_n to_o give_v you_o a_o testimony_n that_o i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n july_n 15._o 1636._o letter_n xv._o to_o monsieur_n the_o marquesse_n of_o montausier_n governor_n and_o lieutenant_n general_n for_o the_o king_n in_o alsatia_n etc._n etc._n sir_n you_o will_v know_v by_o mounseur_fw-fr chaplain_n with_o what_o respect_n i_o receive_v the_o honour_n you_o do_v i_o by_o retain_v i_o in_o your_o remembrance_n but_o you_o must_v understand_v from_o myself_o how_o great_a a_o obligation_n i_o resent_v in_o the_o handsome_a way_n whereby_o you_o be_v please_v to_o express_v it_o you_o comfort_v i_o sir_n and_o that_o most_o glorious_o for_o all_o the_o time_n and_o paper_n which_o hitherto_o i_o think_v lose_v for_o now_o though_o i_o have_v take_v pain_n only_o 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of_o you_o and_o what_o do_v you_o conceive_v mounseur_fw-fr chaplain_n and_o i_o promise_v ourselves_o from_o your_o destiny_n thing_n so_o high_a and_o extraordinary_a that_o not_o to_o say_v more_o they_o daunt_v his_o verse_n and_o my_o prose_n and_o drive_v i_o almost_o to_o the_o shift_n and_o of_o a_o bare_a protestation_n which_o i_o make_v in_o this_o place_n that_o i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n nou._n 25._o 1638._o letter_n xvi_o to_o my_o lord_n the_o archbishop_n of_o corinth_n coadintour_n of_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o paris_n my_o lord_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o you_o accept_v the_o small_a present_a i_o send_v you_o too_o much_o to_o thank_v i_o for_o such_o inconsiderable_a trifle_n i_o expect_v not_o this_o second_o favour_n and_o believe_v the_o good_a fortune_n of_o my_o book_n have_v attain_v its_o hige_a at_o the_o courteous_a reception_n you_o give_v it_o but_o you_o have_v do_v more_o you_o have_v with_o speech_n of_o commendation_n consecrate_v a_o 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want_n of_o those_o wholesome_a and_o delightful_a lesson_n those_o golden_a torrent_n that_o issue_n from_o your_o mouth_n with_o which_o you_o enrich_v your_o people_n among_o the_o least_o tolerable_a calamity_n of_o my_o exile_n it_o can_v but_o be_v a_o torment_a misfortune_n to_o be_v none_o of_o the_o world_n in_o a_o season_n when_o the_o world_n be_v so_o lovely_a a_o prospect_n and_o it_o be_v no_o little_a act_n of_o moderation_n to_o be_v content_v with_o the_o silence_n of_o a_o hermitage_n now_o when_o there_o be_v another_o son_n of_o thunder_n in_o the_o church_n now_o you_o handle_v all_o divine_a thing_n withal_o the_o vigour_n and_o dignity_n humane_a eloquence_n be_v capable_a of_o at_o least_o my_o lord_n if_o i_o may_v not_o be_v permit_v to_o enjoy_v it_o i_o be_o not_o prohibit_v to_o love_n and_o long_a after_o it_o i_o shall_v with_o delight_n behold_v the_o progress_n of_o your_o renown_n in_o the_o letter_n i_o expect_v from_o mounseur_fw-fr chaplain_n i_o will_v devour_v the_o story_n of_o your_o advent_n and_o lent_n that_o be_v the_o acclamation_n and_o applause_n of_o paris_n in_o the_o relation_n i_o desire_v from_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr menage_n it_o may_v be_v he_o may_v have_v so_o much_o charity_n as_o to_o allow_v i_o a_o large_a share_n of_o his_o happiness_n and_o to_o cheer_v up_o my_o solitude_n send_v i_o some_o short_a note_n of_o those_o good_a and_o lovely_a thing_n his_o memory_n will_v lay_v up_o so_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v altogether_o absent_a or_o at_o least_o i_o shall_v not_o lose_v all_o that_o be_v get_v in_o my_o absence_n with_o this_o think_v i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o moderate_v the_o great_a discontent_n in_o that_o i_o can_v be_v your_o most_o devout_a and_o attentive_a auditor_n as_o i_o be_o my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n dec._n 1._o 1644._o letter_n xvii_o to_o monsieur_n the_o precedent_n maynard_n counsellor_n to_o the_o king_n sir_n the_o man_n so_o much_o speak_v of_o to_o i_o be_v in_o this_o 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greek_a father_n which_o be_v preach_v at_o st._n john_n en_fw-fr greve_n yea_o for_o a_o father_n of_o the_o first_o classis_fw-la in_o both_o church_n there_o need_v nothing_o for_o this_o but_o to_o put_v antioch_n in_o stead_n of_o paris_n and_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o french_a i_o see_v no_o other_o course_n to_o draw_v he_o into_o a_o better_a conceit_n of_o our_o ecclesiastical_a rhetoric_n he_o must_v be_v cheat_v for_o his_o own_o good_a and_o without_o doubt_n he_o will_v admire_v that_o as_o a_o homily_n which_o he_o will_v not_o abide_v if_o he_o be_v tell_v it_o be_v a_o sermon_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n jun._n 5._o 1645._o letter_n xviii_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr menage_n sir_n i_o be_o not_o afraid_a to_o lose_v brave_a gomez_n savour_n for_o my_o epigram_n of_o the_o hoarse_a nightingale_n he_o be_v not_o backward_o in_o take_v offence_n for_o he_o be_v only_o ambitious_a of_o military_a virtue_n and_o 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y_z etc._n etc._n dec._n 20._o 1645._o letter_n xix_o to_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n of_o lisieux_n sir_n i_o have_v do_v what_o you_o command_v i_o you_o will_v receive_v by_o monsieur_n your_o secretary_n the_o paper_n of_o that_o gentleman_n that_o write_v so_o excellent_o and_o yet_o can_v spell_v that_o so_o happy_o make_v use_v of_o the_o high_a figure_n of_o rhetoric_n and_o yet_o never_o learn_v so_o much_o as_o the_o element_n of_o grammar_n he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o use_n of_o comma_n and_o point_n yet_o never_o fail_v to_o make_v most_o ceven_a and_o just_a period_n he_o familiary_o put_v a_o great_a letter_n down_o where_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o little_a one_o and_o never_o know_v the_o difference_n between_o kit_n and_o chit_n if_o he_o write_v to_o his_o mistress_n in_o the_o city_n concern_v
severe_a sage_n who_o will_v think_v it_o strange_a that_o a_o man_n make_v profession_n of_o frugality_n shall_v bring_v into_o his_o desert_n the_o delight_n and_o luxury_n of_o the_o court_n that_o a_o solitary_a person_n shall_v have_v his_o box_n full_a of_o frangipane_n glove_n he_o i_o say_v who_o in_o reason_n shall_v be_v content_a with_o a_o pair_n of_o mitten_n every_o winter_n i_o shall_v not_o here_o endeavour_v to_o make_v his_o apology_n or_o to_o justify_v that_o by_o reason_n which_o may_v be_v defend_v by_o authority_n and_o by_o the_o example_n of_o one_o who_o have_v credit_n enough_o to_o find_v a_o sect._n it_o will_v not_o become_v i_o madam_n to_o be_v better_o or_o more_o wise_a than_o aristippus_n who_o know_v so_o well_o the_o art_n of_o mix_v pleasure_n and_o temperance_n together_o he_o do_v not_o at_o all_o condemn_v the_o use_n of_o innocent_a pleasure_n he_o can_v make_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o stink_n and_o perfume_n and_o be_v nothing_o incline_v 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