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A78017 Balzac's remaines, or, His last lettersĀ· Written to severall grand and eminent persons in France. Whereunto are annexed the familiar letters of Monsieur de Balzac to his friend Monsieur Chapelain. Never before in English.; Correspondence. English. Selections Balzac, Jean-Louis Guez, seigneur de, 1597-1654.; Chapelain, Jean, 1595-1674.; Dring, Thomas. 1658 (1658) Wing B616; Thomason E1779_1; ESTC R209057 331,826 458

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for_o the_o pleasure_n you_o shall_v give_v i_o whereof_o i_o have_v so_o great_a need_n i_o beseech_v you_o consider_v of_o it_o and_o be_v please_v to_o believe_v i_o always_o sir_n your_o &c._n &c._n 28_o decemb._n 1641._o letter_n xxi_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr silhon_n secretary_n to_o my_o lord_n the_o cardinal_n mazarin_n sir_n monsieur_fw-fr chaplain_n have_v inform_v i_o of_o your_o zealous_a goodness_n and_o the_o heat_n which_o you_o testify_v in_o my_o little_a affair_n they_o be_v obl●gations_n of_o which_o i_o be_o infinite_o sensible_a and_o i_o consider_v they_o much_o more_o than_o all_o they_o can_v produce_v of_o profitable_a and_o advantageous_a to_o i_o i_o have_v need_n of_o my_o pensione_n but_o i_o can_v l●ve_v without_o your_o friendship_n and_o have_v assure_v i_o of_o the_o continuation_n of_o it_o in_o your_o last_o letter_n you_o have_v give_v i_o much_o more_o than_o i_o shall_v receive_v from_o the_o exchequer_n yet_o i_o shall_v not_o make_v you_o a_o study_a thanks_o for_o it_o nor_o put_v myself_o to_o the_o trouble_n of_o provide_v rhetoric_n to_o send_v th●ther_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o we_o you_o perceive_v the_o very_a bottom_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o know_v that_o i_o preserve_v you_o in_o it_o with_o what_o be_v most_o precious_a and_o dear_a to_o i_o with_o my_o hero_n and_o my_o heroess_n my_o master_n and_o mistress_n if_o i_o have_v any_o it_o be_v a_o clear_a fountain_n you_o need_v not_o doubt_v it_o and_o be_v not_o at_o all_o soil_v with_o particular_a interest_n therefore_o sir_n you_o may_v draw_v out_o the_o acknowledgement_n that_o be_v due_a to_o you_o but_o withal_o expect_v something_o from_o it_o wh●ch_v you_o have_v new_o inspire_v i_o with_o and_o i_o owe_v to_o the_o read_n of_o your_o last_o work_n the_o fair_a idea_n of_o our_o excellent_a reason_n which_o remain_v still_o in_o my_o soul_n have_v leave_v a_o se●d_n and_o principle_n of_o beauty_n in_o it_o which_o have_v already_o germinate_v some_o thing_n that_o possible_o w●ll_n not_o be_v displease_v to_o his_o eminence_n i_o do_v not_o design_n to_o pass_v with_o he_o for_o a_o maker_n of_o pan_n gyrick_n but_o i_o can_v make_v it_o appear_v to_o he_o in_o time_n and_o place_n and_o in_o matter_n of_o historical_a certainty_n that_o a_o honest_a man_n of_o a_o good_a persuasion_n can_v relate_v truth_n with_o no_o bad_a grace_n and_o of_o this_o yourself_o be_v a_o undeniable_a instance_n tu_fw-la silo_n sacro_fw-la sophie_n quem_fw-la nectare_fw-la pavit_fw-la qui_fw-la pleno_fw-la rerum_fw-la pectore_fw-la verba_fw-la facis_fw-la qui_fw-la cautas_fw-la regnandi_fw-la art_n dubia_fw-la omne_fw-la ●octus_fw-la terrarum_fw-la dominos_fw-la optima_fw-la sola_fw-la doces_fw-la nec_fw-la falsum_fw-la nec_fw-la inane_fw-la sonas_fw-la velut_fw-la aulica_fw-la turba_fw-la turba_fw-la etiam_fw-la ducibus_fw-la plaudere_fw-la sueta_fw-la malis_fw-la hic_fw-la quanquam_fw-la haud_fw-la aequo_fw-la tua_fw-la per_fw-la vestigia_fw-la passu_fw-la scilicet_fw-la v●be_fw-la procul_fw-la sort_n nec_fw-la arte_fw-la parem_fw-la i_fw-mi tamen_fw-la &_o rectum_fw-la &_o very_fw-la secreta_fw-la latentis_fw-la secura_fw-la invidiae_fw-la quaerere_fw-la ment_fw-la juvat_fw-la very_fw-la diva_fw-mi potens_fw-la sophie_n mihi_fw-la numinis_fw-la instar_fw-la tu_fw-la silo_n auctores_fw-la vos_fw-la sequor_fw-la este_fw-la mei_fw-la i_o do_v not_o think_v to_o conclude_v with_o verse_n but_o the_o first_o beget_v the_o rest_n as_o chance_v make_v the_o first_o i_o will_v not_o complain_v of_o that_o chance_n but_o rather_o call_v it_o my_o good_a fortune_n if_o it_o have_v give_v i_o the_o mean_n of_o express_v my_o meaning_n to_o you_o better_o and_o represent_v i_o in_o a_o more_o noble_a manner_n as_o i_o be_o perfect_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n 19_o feb._n 1644._o letter_n xxii_o to_o the_o same_o sir_n i_o shall_v perhaps_o one_o day_n have_v the_o courage_n to_o attempt_v to_o
non_fw-la tamen_fw-la invideo_fw-la miror_fw-la magis_fw-la &_o tibi_fw-la pulchram_fw-la haud_fw-la aliena_fw-la mihi_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la sit_fw-la tua_fw-la gratulor_fw-la artem_fw-la qua_fw-la seium_n seiamque_fw-la &_o my_o tuearis_fw-la amice_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la adhuc_fw-la surgat_fw-la philarki_n ex_fw-la ossibus_fw-la hostess_fw-la the_o post_n of_o friday_n bring_v i_o news_n of_o our_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr peirarede_n who_o name_n be_v become_v so_o great_a that_o it_o have_v fill_v all_o paris_n and_o the_o celte_v begin_v to_o admire_v the_o aquitane_n or_o if_o you_o please_v to_o have_v it_o in_o another_o fashion_n and_o in_o the_o phrase_n of_o a_o poet_n the_o god_n of_o the_o seine_n be_v astonish_v to_o hear_v the_o sing_n of_o the_o muse_n of_o dordonne_v for_o my_o part_n i_o be_o whole_o ravish_v with_o their_o last_o composition_n and_o if_o bless_a soul_n can_v be_v recall_v with_o the_o charm_n of_o excellent_a verse_n i_o do_v not_o question_v but_o that_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o brezê_n will_v descend_v from_o heaven_n at_o the_o hear_n of_o these_o tu_fw-la nube_fw-la serena_fw-la stellato_n fulgens_fw-la apice_fw-la &_o radianto_fw-la coronâ_fw-la ad_fw-la tua_fw-la sacra_fw-la veni_fw-la quae_fw-la multo_fw-la regius_fw-la luctu_fw-la concelebrat_fw-la sacríque_fw-la chori_fw-la sanctúsque_fw-la senatus_n etc._n etc._n aspice_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsa_fw-la gemens_fw-la ingenti_fw-la adfixa_fw-la feretro_fw-la horridaque_fw-la &_o laceris_fw-la luget_fw-la victoria_fw-la pennis_fw-la quae_fw-la quondam_a tua_fw-la castra_fw-la tuas_fw-la comitata_fw-la triremes_fw-mi hesperio_fw-la toties_fw-la mutas_fw-la dum_fw-la sanguine_fw-la pontum_fw-la deseruit_fw-la tua_fw-la signa_fw-la semel_fw-la nunc_fw-la caedis_fw-la acerbae_fw-la invidiam_fw-la lenire_fw-la velit_fw-la fatisque_fw-la malignis_fw-la imputat_fw-la infandaeque_fw-la excusat_fw-la crimina_fw-la cladis_fw-la etc._n etc._n have_v you_o ever_o see_v any_o thing_n more_o noble_a and_o more_o pathetic_a than_o this_o poor_a victory_n afflict_v with_o the_o death_n of_o that_o brave_a duke_n what_o a_o sight_n it_o be_v to_o behold_v she_o with_o her_o robe_n tear_v and_o her_o wing_n break_v do_v penance_n for_o the_o fault_n whereof_o she_o conceive_v herself_o guilty_a to_o see_v her_o hang_n and_o as_o it_o be_v nail_v to_o that_o great_a hearse_n which_o she_o bathe_v with_o her_o tear_n she_o can_v be_v comfort_v for_o the_o misfortune_n arrive_v at_o orbitello_n and_o will_v ready_o lay_v the_o blame_n upon_o bad_a destiny_n she_o etc._n etc._n but_o i_o contain_v myself_o and_o you_o shall_v not_o know_v the_o rest_n unless_o you_o come_v to_o learn_v it_o here_o i_o expect_v you_o some_o day_n of_o the_o follow_a week_n and_o be_o passionate_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n dec._n 4._o 1646._o letter_n xxxii_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr girard_n secretary_n to_o the_o late_a duke_n of_o espernon_n sir_n i_o send_v you_o the_o stanza_n which_o shame_v my_o memory_n in_o our_o last_o conversation_n and_o whereof_o i_o can_v repeat_v no_o more_o than_o the_o four_o first_o verse_n vhe_fw-it giova_fw-mi posseder_fw-mi cittadi_fw-la &_o regni_fw-la et_fw-la palagi_n habitar_n d'alto_n lavoro_n et_fw-la servi-intorno_a haver_n d'imperio_fw-la degni_fw-la et_fw-la l'archi_fw-la gravi_fw-la di_fw-it molto_fw-mi tesoro_fw-mi esser_fw-it cantate_fw-la da_fw-it sublimi_fw-la ingegni_fw-la dii_fw-la porpora_fw-la vestir_v mangiar_a in_o oro_fw-la et_fw-la di_fw-it bellezza_fw-it pareigiar_fw-mi il_fw-it sole_a giacendo_fw-la poi_fw-it nel_fw-it letto_fw-it tutto_fw-mi fredde_n &_o sole_a mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr frangipane_n recite_v this_o handsome_a stanze_n admirable_o and_o be_v wont_a to_o call_v it_o divine_a but_o as_o there_o be_v no_o divinity_n which_o do_v not_o meet_v with_o impious_a and_o sacrilegious_a person_n so_o i_o have_v see_v a_o grammarian_n that_o will_v not_o approve_v that_o the_o poet_n shall_v give_v robe_n of_o scarlet_a to_o queen_n and_o princess_n like_o cardinal_n and_o counselor_n of_o parliament_n he_o judge_v the_o verse_n of_o the_o full_a coffer_n of_o less_o dignity_n than_o the_o rest_n and_o that_o the_o two_o word_n fredde_v and_o sole_a which_o end_n the_o last_o be_v transpose_v because_o it_o be_v be_v alone_o that_o cause_v cold_a and_o therefore_o it_o ought_v to_o precede_v my_o servant_n will_v deliver_v you_o the_o new_a book_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr priezac_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o cardinal_n bentivoglio_n you_o see_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o most_o sufficient_a be_v also_o the_o most_o just_a and_o that_o italy_n begin_v to_o esteem_v the_o barbarian_n let_v we_o take_v part_n in_o the_o glory_n of_o our_o excellent_a friend_n and_o to_o persuade_v the_o cardinal_n bentivoglio_n be_v to_o gain_v at_o once_o and_o in_o one_o person_n the_o senate_n and_o order_n of_o cavalier_n the_o learned_a of_o the_o university_n and_o the_o honest_a people_n of_o the_o court_n rome_n florence_n paris_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n so_o that_o we_o have_v a_o friend_n that_o be_v universal_o approve_v and_o france_n a_o author_n that_o deserve_v the_o praise_n of_o he_o that_o receive_v those_o of_o all_o the_o world_n i_o be_o passionate_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n jan._n 3._o 1640._o letter_n xxxiii_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr conrart_n counsellor_n and_o secretary_n to_o the_o king_n sir_n i_o have_v with_o delight_n survey_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o print_a piece_n which_o you_o do_v i_o the_o favour_n to_o send_v i_o but_o be_v there_o nothing_o else_o for_o i_o to_o read_v and_o be_v it_o not_o possible_a for_o i_o with_o your_o assistance_n to_o obtain_v the_o sight_n of_o some_o secret_a stanza_n whereof_o i_o have_v hear_v wonder_n they_o be_v of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr serisay_n make_n and_o you_o know_v he_o once_o love_v i_o a_o little_a as_o i_o have_v always_o a_o perfect_a esteem_n for_o he_o yet_o i_o dare_v not_o address_v to_o he_o in_o this_o occasion_n be_v i_o can_v think_v myself_o in_o a_o condidition_n to_o receive_v of_o his_o favour_n in_o that_o he_o have_v not_o account_v i_o deserve_v of_o the_o least_o token_n of_o his_o remembrance_n you_o may_v please_v to_o know_v that_o he_o come_v late_o into_o this_o province_n without_o make_v so_o much_o enquiry_n as_o whether_o i_o be_v in_o it_o or_o no._n the_o neglect_n be_v great_a and_o will_v be_v a_o very_a sensible_a injury_n to_o a_o person_n less_o accustom_a to_o suffer_v then_o i._n but_o i_o have_v gain_v a_o habit_n of_o patience_n so_o far_o as_o sometime_o to_o believe_v that_o my_o friend_n have_v reason_n on_o their_o side_n when_o they_o do_v i_o wrong_n i_o have_v rather_o acknowledge_v my_o unworthiness_n then_o complain_v of_o their_o injustice_n and_o suppress_v my_o resentment_n then_o publish_v my_o disgrace_n nevertheless_o be_v not_o you_o weary_a of_o do_v good_a to_o the_o undeserving_a and_o oblige_v those_o that_o be_v out_o of_o 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monsieur_n the_o precedent_n seguier_n cause_v only_o a_o particular_a festival_n at_o cadillac_n but_o will_v be_v public_a and_o universal_a within_o these_o four_o day_n the_o king_n have_v do_v a_o good_a deed_n to_o all_o his_o realm_n and_o the_o year_n must_v not_o be_v esteem_v happy_a so_o much_o for_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o air_n or_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o for_o the_o election_n of_o excellent_a magistrate_n i_o rejoice_v at_o this_o news_n as_o a_o subject_n of_o the_o king_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a regard_n wherein_o i_o consider_v it_o but_o i_o have_v beside_o a_o second_o right_a to_o be_v glad_a and_o that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o interest_n i_o have_v in_o the_o raise_n of_o a_o modesty_n that_o be_v know_v to_o i_o and_o the_o happiness_n i_o apprehend_v to_o i_o in_o the_o prosperity_n of_o a_o person_n of_o who_o probity_n i_o be_o perfect_o assure_v i_o know_v he_o have_v preservative_n against_o all_o the_o poison_n of_o the_o 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