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expect_v that_o happiness_n which_o the_o court_n can_v enjoy_v but_o by_o the_o way_n when_o his_o honour_n call_v he_o otherwhere_o abroad_o be_v bear_v as_o he_o be_v for_o military_a action_n he_o have_v no_o inclination_n to_o be_v detain_v in_o closet_n when_o his_o service_n be_v necessary_a in_o the_o campagne_n he_o be_v in_o truth_n a_o cavalier_n who_o i_o esteem_v infinite_o yet_o if_o by_o mishap_n i_o have_v not_o sufficient_o persuade_v he_o of_o the_o height_n of_o that_o esteem_n i_o beseech_v you_o to_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o by_o the_o power_n of_o your_o eloquence_n and_o give_v he_o better_o information_n than_o i_o can_v imagine_v there_o come_v late_o to_o my_o hand_n a_o letter_n from_o our_o friend_n who_o be_v heretofore_o only_o a_o abbot_n by_o his_o name_n he_o certify_v i_o that_o at_o length_n the_o event_n have_v succeed_v the_o prognostic_n and_o he_o be_v become_v as_o real_a and_o essential_a a_o abbot_n as_o the_o abbot_n of_o st._n denys_n or_o as_o he_o of_o st._n gall_n of_o who_o the_o gazette_n make_v so_o frequent_a mention_n it_o be_v sit_v we_o express_v to_o he_o our_o joy_n of_o that_o news_n by_o the_o next_o convenience_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 7_o march_n 1637._o let._n viii_o sir_n if_o some_o affair_n have_v not_o divert_v i_o you_o shall_v eight_o day_n ago_o have_v receive_v what_o this_o courtier_n deliver_v you_o there_o be_v about_o five_o and_o twenty_o letter_n in_o all_o whereof_o the_o ten_o last_o please_v i_o better_o than_o the_o other_o not_o for_o that_o they_o have_v any_o pre-eminence_n of_o goodness_n but_o because_o the_o matter_n more_o near_o touch_v my_o heart_n and_o i_o have_v great_a impatiency_n that_o the_o world_n shall_v know_v in_o what_o degree_n i_o esteem_v your_o friendship_n and_o reverence_v your_o virtue_n you_o
for_o i_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o pour_v out_o all_o my_o favour_n at_o once_o have_v beside_o great_a reason_n to_o complain_v of_o your_o parsimony_n you_o have_v no_o commiseration_n of_o the_o indigence_n of_o my_o solitude_n or_o the_o barrenness_n of_o this_o desert_n for_o how_o many_o age_n be_v flee_v since_o i_o receive_v any_o thing_n immediate_o from_o you_o i_o know_v no_o more_o of_o the_o affair_n of_o your_o muse_n then_o if_o i_o be_v the_o most_o profane_a of_o all_o the_o barbarian_n yet_o this_o great_a neglect_n can_v overcome_v my_o patience_n or_o shake_v that_o unalterable_a resolution_n i_o have_v to_o honour_v you_o with_o passion_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 15_o octob._n 1637._o letter_n xxviii_o sir_n i_o be_o resolve_v to_o free_v myself_o from_o the_o dominion_n of_o all_o troublesome_a passion_n as_o well_o for_o the_o safety_n of_o my_o soul_n as_o for_o the_o quiet_a of_o my_o life_n and_o interest_n of_o my_o health_n i_o have_v be_v 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the_o satisfaction_n of_o my_o conscience_n and_o submission_n to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n i_o seek_v neither_o orator_n nor_o poet_n it_o be_v my_o neighbour_n with_o who_o i_o will_v renew_v my_o charity_n and_o petrus_n valens_n may_v have_v find_v the_o same_o readiness_n to_o reconcliation_n if_o there_o have_v be_v the_o like_a allowableness_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o discord_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 21_o octob._n 1637._o letter_n xxix_o sir_n the_o humility_n of_o your_o language_n be_v not_o suitable_a to_o the_o most_o glorious_a heroess_n the_o world_n ever_o know_v your_o expression_n be_v too_o excessive_o low_a for_o so_o high_a a_o merit_n you_o seem_v to_o treat_v she_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o young_a girl_n and_o will_v not_o permit_v she_o to_o discover_v so_o much_o as_o her_o face_n at_o the_o door_n or_o window_n i_o can_v tell_v if_o such_o restraint_n will_v please_v she_o or_o she_o will_v be_v content_v with_o all_o you_o 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be_v to_o my_o infinite_a contentment_n of_o this_o number_n and_o i_o have_v read_v it_o above_o a_o dozen_o time_n without_o tediousness_n you_o may_v have_v be_v a_o admirable_a author_n of_o politic_a discourse_n and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a loss_n that_o your_o subject_n have_v so_o much_o of_o fiction_n our_o entire_a history_n will_v not_o have_v cost_v you_o more_o pain_n than_o this_o small_a parcel_n of_o it_o which_o you_o endeavour_v to_o adorn_v with_o falsity_n and_o you_o may_v have_v instruct_v posterity_n instead_o of_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o you_o shall_v happy_o have_v time_n to_o divert_v they_o i_o will_v hope_v for_o satisfaction_n to_o my_o desire_n both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o from_o your_o pen._n and_o i_o require_v of_o you_o at_o least_o some_o conspiracy_n of_o catiline_n some_o jugurthine_n war_n or_o any_o other_o considerable_a member_n if_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o obtain_v the_o whole_a body_n the_o packet_n foâ—_n rome_n be_v not_o yet_o dispatch_v perhaps_o a_o fecond_v abbot_n de_fw-fr ret_n will_v appear_v to_o do_v we_o the_o like_a favour_n i_o beseech_v you_o to_o attend_v it_o with_o patience_n and_o not_o to_o believe_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n that_o my_o affection_n make_v i_o sick_a you_o understand_v my_o intention_n in_o this_o i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 16_o march_n 1638._o let._n viii_o sir_n the_o doctor_n that_o act_v hercules_n furens_fw-la in_o your_o presence_n and_o the_o pipe_n you_o advise_v he_o to_o moderate_v his_o violence_n with_o in_o the_o dispute_n be_v very_o fine_a device_n and_o which_o i_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o rob_v you_o of_o for_o one_o of_o the_o chapter_n of_o my_o bourbon_n but_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o the_o dear_a ****_o shall_v become_v a_o impeacher_n of_o crime_n and_o a_o preyer_n upon_o confiscation_n and_o that_o he_o will_v live_v by_o the_o death_n of_o other_o certain_o after_o this_o honey_n must_v lose_v its_o sweetness_n for_o the_o 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behalf_n it_o be_v better_a to_o betake_v himself_o to_o eat_v cheese_n and_o chestnut_n in_o the_o mountain_n of_o avergne_n then_o to_o enterprise_v such_o practice_n to_o subsist_v at_o court_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 29_o may_n 1637._o letter_n ix_o sir_n the_o letter_n of_o seigneur_n jean_n jaques_n have_v afford_v i_o extraordinary_a pleasure_n and_o i_o be_o oblige_v to_o your_o goodness_n for_o furnish_v i_o with_o such_o agreeable_a divertisâ—ments_n his_o manner_n of_o beg_v often_o bring_v to_o memory_n that_o of_o paulus_n jovius_n who_o yet_o use_v to_o demand_v with_o more_o confidence_n and_o carelessness_n than_o he_o i_o have_v read_v certain_a letter_n of_o he_o of_o that_o nature_n indeed_o admirable_a in_o their_o kind_n in_o some_o of_o they_o he_o protest_v that_o if_o the_o cardinal_n of_o lorraine_n do_v not_o cause_v his_o pension_n to_o be_v paâ—d_v he_o he_o will_v affirm_v that_o he_o be_v not_o of_o the_o race_n of_o godfrey_n who_o 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trattalo_fw-it di_fw-it master_fw-mi domine_fw-la dio_fw-mi etc._n etc._n the_o poet_n martial_n who_o be_v at_o least_o as_o poor_a as_o the_o orator_n jean-jacques_n term_n a_o roman_a lady_n his_o queen_n because_o she_o give_v he_o good_a new-year_n gift_n once_o a_o year_n and_o almost_o every_o day_n a_o dinner_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 10_o april_n 1638._o letter_n x._o sir_n i_o be_v surprise_v at_o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o french_a gentleman_n and_o i_o assure_v you_o i_o can_v not_o own_v it_o till_o i_o have_v with_o much_o study_n recall_v the_o memory_n of_o thing_n long_o since_o past_a if_o i_o have_v comit_v sacrilege_n or_o a_o great_a crime_n if_o such_o can_v be_v i_o shall_v not_o conceal_v it_o from_o you_o and_o therefore_o be_o not_o at_o all_o scrupulous_a to_o confess_v that_o which_o be_v more_o pardonable_a and_o of_o less_o consequence_n it_o be_v true_a i_o be_o the_o author_n of_o that_o discourse_n which_o do_v not_o enough_o fear_n the_o thunder_n of_o rome_n and_o treat_v the_o holy_a inquisition_n with_o too_o little_a respect_n but_o it_o be_v likewise_o true_a that_o i_o compose_v it_o in_o holland_n without_o design_n of_o come_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o public_a by_o print_v and_o in_o a_o age_n that_o may_v be_v excuse_v for_o great_a fail_n therefore_o have_v pass_v the_o space_n of_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n it_o may_v well_o claim_v prescription_n against_o all_o sort_n of_o accuser_n since_o that_o time_n the_o whole_a face_n of_o christendom_n have_v be_v often_o change_v and_o all_o the_o earth_n renew_v the_o world_n than_o be_v not_o the_o world_n it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n and_o in_o truth_n the_o great_a heinsius_n can_v hope_v for_o much_o glory_n in_o flesh_v himself_o so_o unmerciful_o upon_o balzac_n in_o his_o infancy_n and_o triumph_v with_o his_o gray_a hair_n over_o a_o youth_n of_o seventeen_o year_n old_a and_o who_o as_o then_o have_v no_o beard_n his_o cruelty_n have_v be_v 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o_o unworthy_a that_o disâ—nters_v the_o dead_a i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 15._o octob._n 1638._o letter_n xi_o sir_n let_v we_o never_o mention_v the_o it_o be_v the_o shame_n and_o ignominy_n of_o the_o french_a name_n it_o be_v a_o day_n the_o roman_n will_v have_v term_v scelerata_fw-la &_o we_o must_v call_v it_o curse_v it_o be_v fit_a posterity_n detest_v it_o or_o rather_o never_o hear_v of_o it_o and_o that_o we_o raze_v it_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a from_o among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o by_o jove_n command_n out_o of_o old_a time_n record_n let_v the_o three_o sister_n raze_v it_o nor_o afford_v its_o name_n a_o place_n among_o thing_n past_a and_o do_v there_o be_v some_o people_n only_a instrument_n of_o ill_a luck_n in_o who_o hand_n the_o most_o advantageous_a
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