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of_o your_o virtue_n will_v make_v they_o consider_v more_o exact_o the_o goodness_n of_o our_o cause_n you_o and_o will_v be_v the_o chief_a author_n of_o the_o consolation_n we_o expect_v i_o conjure_v you_o to_o do_v we_o this_o favour_n and_o believe_v i_o always_o sir_n my_o dear_a cousin_n your_o etc._n etc._n nou._n 20._o 1640._o letter_n ix_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr nauve_n a_o member_n of_o parliament_n in_o the_o court_n of_o inquiry_n sir_n hitherto_o i_o have_v solicit_v you_o in_o favour_n of_o my_o friend_n and_o never_o for_o myself_o at_o this_o time_n i_o must_v do_v it_o for_o one_o that_o be_v near_a to_o i_o then_o myself_o and_o i_o recommend_v something_o more_o than_o my_o own_o cause_n since_o it_o be_v that_o of_o mounseur_fw-fr chapelain_n i_o draw_v so_o much_o advantage_n from_o his_o friendship_n and_o so_o much_o profit_n from_o his_o example_n that_o if_o i_o have_v any_o comfort_n in_o solitude_n or_o any_o goodness_n in_o a_o wicked_a 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piety_n noble_o which_o the_o oracle_n himselse_n tell_v i_o be_v in_o you_o you_o will_v have_v something_o more_o to_o lock_v up_o in_o that_o rich_a cabinet_n wherewith_o you_o dazzele_v my_o eye_n the_o other_o day_n and_o who_o workmanship_n i_o value_v not_o at_o a_o less_o rate_n than_o the_o matter_n i_o do_v not_o question_v you_o care_v in_o the_o choice_n of_o what_o you_o admit_v into_o it_o for_o a_o poet_n say_v that_o a_o prison_n of_o gold_n and_o emerald_n shall_v retain_v none_o but_o god_n or_o demigod_n etc._n etc._n i_o be_o madam_n your_o etc._n etc._n may._n 5._o 1645._o letter_n viii_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr conrart_n counsellor_n and_o secretary_n to_o the_o king_n sir_n it_o be_v true_a i_o affect_v silence_n better_o than_o noise_n but_o who_o ever_o tell_v you_o i_o love_v it_o above_o music_n who_o inform_v you_o i_o prefer_v my_o lumpish_a and_o stupid_a indolence_n before_o your_o lively_a and_o subtle_a pleasure_n as_o many_o person_n will_v do_v i_o a_o 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that_o be_v to_o a_o jean_n de_fw-fr wert_n and_o employ_v all_o his_o rhetoric_n in_o the_o oration_n of_o a_o ignorant_a the_o commentary_n of_o caesaâ—_n and_o the_o life_n of_o suetonius_n may_v be_v bring_v in_o your_o justification_n but_o they_o have_v not_o the_o name_n of_o history_n nor_o with_o your_o favour_n must_v what_o i_o say_v be_v term_v controversy_n for_o i_o be_o in_o effect_n of_o your_o opinion_n and_o will_v write_v a_o history_n in_o the_o manner_n you_o design_v it_o though_o i_o have_v great_a contentment_n in_o read_v that_o of_o the_o draught_n of_o livy_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 4_o july_n 1638._o letter_n xvi_o sir_n my_o intention_n be_v certain_o miss_v construe_v concern_v the_o gasconian_a poem_n i_o never_o have_v any_o design_n of_o asperse_v it_o much_o less_o statius_n and_o tacitus_n for_o although_o i_o be_o of_o the_o contrary_a party_n to_o they_o yet_o i_o esteem_v they_o brave_a &_o generous_a enemy_n i_o know_v those_o 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worthy_a to_o be_v the_o elder_a brother_n of_o he_o that_o be_v with_o monsieur_n the_o chancellor_n who_o merit_n be_v likewise_o general_o approve_v of_o all_o the_o court_n madam_n the_o marchioness_n de_fw-fr ramboüillet_n be_v more_o liberal_a of_o her_o favour_n to_o i_o then_o i_o deserve_v i_o remember_v well_o my_o engagement_n to_o she_o but_o i_o desire_v a_o little_a respite_n be_v otherwise_o encumber_v and_o overcharge_v i_o shall_v ever_o bewail_v the_o death_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr valette_n and_o philosophy_n want_v remedy_n to_o comfort_v i_o time_n itself_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v it_o because_o he_o go_v about_o the_o work_n too_o slow_o and_o so_o i_o shall_v pass_v the_o remainder_n of_o my_o life_n in_o sorrow_n and_o regret_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 1_o may_n 1640._o let._n xi_o sir_n i_o think_v the_o modesty_n of_o madam_n de_fw-fr liancourt_n which_o you_o
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that_o be_v compose_v in_o heaven_n homo_fw-la histrio_fw-la deus_fw-la verò_fw-la poeta_fw-la est_fw-la he_o be_v sir_n a_o sovereign_a poet_n and_o you_o can_v refuse_v the_o part_n which_o he_o appoint_v you_o to_o bear_v in_o the_o scene_n it_o be_v meet_v we_o comply_v to_o his_o order_n concern_v we_o and_o submit_v ourselves_o to_o the_o direction_n of_o his_o providence_n nevertheless_o i_o dare_v promise_v you_o this_o time_n that_o you_o shall_v have_v no_o need_n of_o your_o supreme_a virtue_n and_o my_o genius_n prompt_v i_o that_o your_o muse_n shall_v yet_o a_o long_a time_n sing_v the_o triumph_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr longueville_n these_o be_v the_o vow_n which_o be_v make_v for_o he_o and_o you_o by_z sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 1_o july_n 1640._o let._n xix_o sir_n you_o be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o good_a and_o magnanimous_a and_o if_o there_o be_v yet_o any_o generosity_n upon_o earth_n we_o maâ—_n say_v bold_o it_o be_v lodge_v in_o your_o breast_n and_o discover_v it_o seâ—â—â—n_v your_o word_n those_o which_o you_o have_v write_v to_o monsieur_n costard_n in_o answer_n to_o his_o letter_n have_v so_o whole_o satisfy_v i_o on_o every_o side_n that_o i_o know_v not_o which_o most_o to_o esteem_v either_o the_o prudence_n and_o freedom_n that_o have_v dictate_v they_o or_o the_o wit_n and_o courage_n that_o breathe_v in_o they_o they_o will_v even_o reclaim_v tiger_n to_o civility_n and_o to_o inchant_v dragon_n quid_fw-la fiet_fw-la de_fw-la homine_fw-la ut_fw-la romani_fw-la loquebantur_fw-la humanissimo_fw-la cvi_fw-la est_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la cum_fw-la mansuetioribus_fw-la musis_fw-la non_fw-la obtusa_fw-la adeò_fw-la costardus_fw-la pectora_fw-la gestat_fw-la i_o doubt_v not_o but_o for_o the_o future_a he_o will_v be_v one_o of_o your_o great_a admirer_n and_o know_v you_o as_o he_o do_v bestow_v his_o heart_n upon_o you_o which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o constant_a that_o i_o know_v i_o account_v 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