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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 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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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have_v need_v of_o life_n and_o vigour_n it_o be_v you_o who_o have_v undertake_v a_o design_n i_o believe_v the_o great_a that_o have_v be_v this_o hundred_o year_n but_o if_o you_o shall_v chance_v to_o fail_v in_o your_o purpose_n it_o will_v not_o be_v construe_v either_o inability_n or_o unfaithfulnesse_n but_o want_v of_o convenience_n and_o leisure_n i_o be_o afraid_a that_o paris_n with_o its_o compliment_n will_v do_v the_o maid_n more_o hurt_v than_o ever_o england_n do_v by_o all_o her_o force_n of_o arms._n i_o be_o tell_v that_o something_o have_v pass_v unhandsome_a betwixt_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr and_o our_o friend_n who_o have_v be_v menace_v although_o the_o sacrednesse_n of_o his_o person_n preserve_v he_o secure_a we_o be_v here_o in_o a_o place_n where_o we_o catch_v cold_a whilst_o the_o country_n you_o reside_v in_o burn_n with_o excessive_a heat_n may_v you_o enjoy_v a_o felicity_n pure_a and_o unmixed_a and_o pass_v such_o day_n as_o be_v weave_v with_o the_o fine_a gold_n and_o silk_n that_o ever_o the_o three_o sister_n wrought_v calm_a and_o undisturbed_a i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 30._o septemb_n 1637._o let._n xxiv_o sir_n i_o see_v now_o you_o be_v a_o faithful_a promiser_n and_o that_o a_o man_n may_v safe_o rely_v upon_o your_o word_n the_o fragment_n you_o be_v please_v to_o communicate_v to_o i_o be_v come_v to_o my_o hand_n but_o to_o tell_v you_o the_o truth_n this_o drop_n do_v but_o increase_v my_o thirst_n i_o burn_v with_o impatiency_n to_o have_v the_o sight_n of_o that_o entire_a body_n from_o which_o so_o rare_a a_o piece_n be_v take_v but_o while_o i_o be_o in_o preparation_n to_o court_v you_o to_o that_o suit_n be_v it_o not_o true_a that_o a_o hundred_o verse_n have_v be_v of_o no_o great_a charge_n to_o you_o than_o thirty_o if_o you_o will_v have_v oblige_v i_o nobley_n i_o assure_v you_o they_o shall_v be_v keep_v here_o in_o great_a secrecy_n neither_o will_v i_o communicate_v they_o to_o more_o 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that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o trouble_v ourselves_o so_o much_o in_o making-pastime_n for_o impertinent_a and_o ingrateful_a person_n if_o some_o ignorant_a fellow_n take_v exception_n at_o the_o learned_a world_n in_o the_o discourse_n you_o may_v allege_v those_o verse_n to_o he_o meritò_fw-la cvi_fw-la doctior_fw-la orbis_n submissis_fw-la defert_fw-la fascihus_fw-la imperium_fw-la i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 20._o septemb_n 1637._o let._n xxv_o sir_n i_o presume_v you_o understand_v the_o design_n of_o our_o semicapro_n to_o put_v i_o into_o the_o prelacy_n which_o he_o imagine_v to_o accomplish_v by_o the_o credit_n and_o recommendation_n of_o certain_a people_n who_o name_n and_o existence_n i_o never_o yet_o hear_v of_o i_o send_v you_o the_o two_o wonderful_a letter_n they_o write_v i_o to_o that_o effect_n which_o i_o think_v you_o can_v scarce_o read_v with_o a_o sober_a countenance_n you_o will_v there_o see_v the_o management_n of_o all_o bad_a policy_n and_o 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to_o raise_v a_o fortune_n if_o i_o have_v i_o shall_v endeavour_v it_o all_o other_o way_n before_o the_o kindness_n that_o our_o good_a semicapro_n have_v for_o i_o and_o his_o readiness_n to_o ingratiate_v i_o with_o my_o lord_n perhaps_o as_o sincere_o as_o many_o other_o have_v restrain_v he_o from_o discover_v such_o a_o number_n of_o subtle_a device_n as_o you_o may_v observe_v in_o the_o letter_n i_o speak_v of_o for_o these_o friendly_a advice_n and_o all_o the_o proposition_n of_o advancement_n have_v in_o reality_n no_o other_o aim_n but_o two_o answer_n but_o i_o here_o solemn_o protest_v they_o shall_v never_o be_v master_n of_o their_o design_n and_o if_o it_o be_v requisite_a i_o will_v add_v to_o my_o former_a oath_n all_o those_o execration_n of_o the_o ancient_n which_o you_o have_v read_v in_o aulus_n gellius_n you_o see_v the_o bad_a construction_n i_o make_v of_o other_o man_n goodwill_n but_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o a_o thousand_o time_n that_o i_o be_o infinite_o apprehensive_a of_o all_o injury_n that_o abuse_v my_o reason_n i_o most_o humble_o kiss_v your_o hand_n and_z remain_z sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 28_o septemb_n 1637._o letter_n xxvi_o sir_n your_o letter_n represent_v the_o little_a father_n as_o so_o jolly_a a_o person_n that_o my_o displeasure_n will_v be_v more_o vehement_a if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o experte_a mountebank_n and_o endeavour_v to_o beguile_v i_o with_o great_a subtlety_n it_o be_v your_o happiness_n to_o apprehend_v thing_n always_o on_o the_o right_a side_n and_o to_o proceed_v direct_o to_o truth_n this_o be_v no_o groundless_a asseveration_n we_o have_v friend_n of_o less_o exact_a judgement_n and_o you_o know_v the_o writer_n of_o politic_a book_n be_v liable_a to_o be_v overmatcht_a by_o the_o little_a father_n as_o well_o as_o he_o that_o print_v they_o i_o be_o redevable_a to_o this_o latter_a for_o his_o goodwill_n yet_o i_o will_v wish_v he_o to_o acquiesce_v absolute_o in_o your_o advice_n he_o must_v 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figure_n what_o do_v you_o conceive_v in_o particular_a of_o that_o pensive_a and_o melancholy_a pallas_n may_v she_o not_o seem_v to_o be_v place_v at_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o book_n with_o her_o wand_n only_o on_o purpose_n to_o defend_v it_o from_o the_o finger_n of_o the_o sophister_n gorgias_n and_o palemon_n the_o grammatian_a that_o which_o i_o have_v send_v you_o be_v of_o the_o style_n which_o the_o roman_n term_v attic_a and_o have_v not_o yet_o fall_v into_o the_o observation_n of_o our_o people_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v of_o great_a renown_n during_o the_o time_n that_o eloquence_n and_o orator_n flourish_v in_o the_o world_n and_o maintain_v its_o credit_n against_o cicero_n even_o in_o his_o own_o day_n if_o i_o be_v mind_v i_o can_v send_v you_o somewhat_o more_o considerable_a for_o which_o i_o be_o confident_a of_o your_o thanks_o but_o that_o must_v be_v entreat_v
etc._n etc._n balzac_n 23_o novemb_n 1637._o let._n xxxiii_o sir_n i_o be_o afraid_a the_o dispatch_n of_o last_o month_n have_v mistake_v its_o way_n and_o must_v be_v retrieve_v in_o the_o register_n of_o totila_n not_o that_o these_o sort_n of_o writing_n be_v worth_a the_o pain_n of_o be_v preserve_v or_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a my_o idleness_n shall_v be_v as_o exact_v and_o punctual_a as_o a_o embassy_n but_o because_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o refuse_v employment_n to_o those_o that_o be_v importunate_a for_o they_o or_o to_o spare_v such_o hand_n as_o be_v never_o weary_a the_o seigneur_n totila_n be_v desirous_a of_o business_n and_o care_v not_o of_o what_o nature_n so_o it_o be_v of_o my_o provision_n and_o service_n it_o be_v great_a pity_n he_o be_v not_o retain_v at_o a_o salary_n by_o the_o academy_n that_o he_o may_v stand_v behind_o the_o gentleman_n cum_fw-la stylo_fw-la &_o pugill_n aribus_fw-la by_o the_o side_n of_o our_o honest_a camusat_n if_o you_o 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knowledge_n this_o be_v not_o the_o first_o counterfeit_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o since_o there_o have_v be_v pseudo-philips_n false_a agrippa_n and_o false_a baldwin_n there_o may_v well_o be_v a_o false_a balzac_n probable_o some_o idle_a speech-maker_n that_o forge_v libel_n in_o the_o province_n of_o low-germany_n the_o best_a be_v there_o be_v a_o true_a balzac_n upon_o his_o leg_n to_o scourge_v all_o his_o ape_n and_o chase_v away_o his_o ghost_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 20_o decemb._n 1637._o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o book_n familiar_a letter_n of_o m._n de_fw-fr balzac_n to_o m._n chapelain_n the_o three_o book_n letter_n i._n sir_n i_o find_v no_o remedy_n so_o sovereign_a to_o my_o melancholy_n as_o your_o letter_n that_o which_o i_o receive_v of_o the_o four_o of_o this_o month_n have_v perform_v the_o usual_a effect_n and_o methinks_v even_o your_o heart_n speak_v each_o of_o those_o line_n to_o i_o i_o read_v from_o your_o hand_n a_o friend_n of_o your_o merit_n be_v a_o happiness_n beyond_o value_n and_o i_o can_v comprehend_v the_o riches_n of_o my_o possession_n the_o only_a defect_n be_v that_o i_o be_o always_o remote_a from_o my_o treasure_n i_o enjoy_v nothing_o of_o it_o but_o in_o conceit_n and_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o imagination_n which_o be_v indeed_o sustain_v and_o keep_v alive_a from_o one_o post_n to_o another_o by_o your_o most_o prudent_a please_a and_o most_o oblige_a letter_n the_o last_o be_v as_o absolute_a in_o these_o three_o quality_n as_o the_o rest_n and_o according_a to_o your_o custom_n declare_v in_o behalf_n of_o the_o good_a party_n you_o have_v plead_v the_o cause_n of_o virgil_n to_o admiration_n and_o i_o believe_v that_o after_o this_o no_o lucanist_n will_v be_v confident_a enough_o to_o show_v his_o head_n but_o every_o one_o be_v ready_a to_o disow_v his_o jargon_n his_o rodomentado_n and_o his_o misshape_a portrait_n upon_o his_o paper_n for_o in_o earnest_n it_o 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harrssed_a with_o so_o tedious_a a_o lecture_n yet_o i_o prefer_v his_o meanness_n and_o slow_a pace_n beyond_o the_o loftiness_n and_o impetuosity_n of_o ciampoli_n malvezzi_n and_o many_o other_o high-flown_a wit_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o mountain_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 6_o july_n 1638._o letter_n xxii_o sir_n it_o be_v your_o pleasure_n that_o the_o sacrednesse_n of_o hospitality_n shall_v prevail_v above_o all_o other_o consideration_n and_o i_o esteem_v obedience_n my_o duty_n no_o civility_n be_v want_v on_o my_o part_n in_o mounseur_fw-fr costar_n entertainment_n i_o have_v his_o company_n here_o a_o fortnight_n and_o during_o that_o time_n you_o be_v both_o the_o most_o frequent_a and_o agreeable_a subject_n of_o our_o discourse_n truth_n oblige_v i_o to_o this_o testimony_n that_o i_o never_o know_v any_o man_n have_v a_o more_o resolute_a persuasion_n of_o your_o worth_n than_o he_o your_o friendship_n be_v the_o high_a aim_n of_o his_o ambition_n 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be_v in_o reality_n a_o person_n of_o great_a merit_n and_o have_v eminent_a accomplishment_n both_o of_o nature_n and_o education_n but_o i_o must_v not_o pass_v so_o soon_o from_o a_o apology_n to_o a_o panegyric_n since_o i_o can_v hearty_o commend_v he_o till_o he_o be_v in_o good_a opinion_n with_o you_o i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 12_o august_n 1638._o let._n xxiii_o sir_n though_o nothing_o be_v able_a to_o astonish_v i_o yet_o the_o sudden_a retirement_n of_o monsieur_n the_o precedent_n be_v a_o very_a strange_a and_o surprise_a adventure_n i_o make_v you_o no_o question_n thereupon_o nor_o will_v i_o examine_v whether_o he_o be_v immediate_o inspire_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n second_o cause_n have_v no_o influence_n in_o this_o alteration_n as_o unhappy_a success_n in_o love_n discountenance_n of_o superior_n or_o some_o defeature_n of_o that_o kind_n which_o you_o may_v perhaps_o conjecture_v his_o piety_n be_v not_o occasion_v by_o discontent_n or_o 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good_a and_o this_o be_v not_o call_v write_v in_o latin_a you_o understand_v this_o truth_n before_o i_o but_o will_v not_o declare_v it_o so_o free_o it_o be_v no_o new_a observation_n to_o you_o that_o as_o there_o be_v confident_a and_o furious_a fool_n in_o the_o gaâ—be_n of_o wiseman_n so_o there_o be_v also_o sententious_a absurdity_n that_o carry_v the_o appearance_n of_o aphorism_n the_o world_n be_v most_o frequent_o impose_v upon_o by_o such_o false_a lightning_n and_o i_o can_v affirm_v if_o to_o avoid_v be_v of_o the_o deceive_a world_n it_o suffice_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o academy_n i_o be_o infinite_o please_v with_o the_o new_a acquisition_n it_o have_v make_v of_o the_o philosopher_n he_o be_v in_o truth_n a_o gallant_a person_n and_o be_v not_o deficient_a of_o conceit_n and_o invention_n though_o he_o serve_v himself_o most_o common_o of_o that_o of_o other_o i_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o other_o reception_n which_o be_v make_v on_o the_o same_o day_n lest_o i_o 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two_o brother_n which_o be_v at_o paris_n that_o i_o love_v esteem_v and_o honour_v they_o all_o three_o perfect_o i_o return_v you_o the_o catalogue_n of_o italian_a book_n wherein_o i_o see_v not_o any_o thing_n of_o value_n be_v this_o the_o rich_a library_n of_o the_o curious_a book-merchant_n i_o much_o pity_v the_o hard_a hap_n of_o his_o widow_n if_o she_o be_v such_o as_o she_o be_v represent_v to_o i_o and_o if_o i_o be_v one_o of_o those_o grandee_n that_o love_v the_o husband_n so_o well_o i_o will_v not_o suffer_v she_o to_o perish_v for_o want_v of_o relief_n but_o they_o be_v of_o that_o sort_n of_o people_n who_o think_v they_o give_v all_o when_o they_o give_v shadow_n and_o appearance_n and_o have_v rather_o go_v to_o the_o obsequy_n of_o the_o dead_a then_o assist_v to_o the_o uphold_v of_o his_o ruinous_a family_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 22_o may_n 1640._o let._n fourteen_o sir_n i_o have_v a_o perfect_a esteem_n of_o the_o merit_n of_o 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