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to_o i_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o mourn_a have_v be_v general_a in_o the_o place_n where_o you_o be_v that_o you_o have_v make_v the_o parliament_n the_o garrison_n and_o the_o people_n weep_v your_o eloquence_n make_v your_o grief_n contagiousâ—_n and_o what_o ice_n i_o mean_v not_o of_o lorraine_n but_o of_o norway_n or_o muscovia_n will_v not_o thaw_v at_o the_o warmth_n of_o your_o lovely_a tear_n what_o barbarous_a man_n can_v forbear_v to_o become_v gentle_a and_o share_v in_o your_o woe_n hear_v you_o lament_v in_o term_n so_o pathetical_a and_o which_o be_v so_o easy_o convey_v from_o one_o heart_n to_o another_o for_o my_o part_n i_o who_o believe_v i_o have_v lose_v a_o friend_n in_o monsieur_fw-fr d'aligre_fw-fr as_o well_o as_o you_o need_v neither_o example_n nor_o persuasion_n to_o be_v excite_v to_o pay_v he_o my_o sad_a tribute_n for_o before_o i_o receive_v your_o letter_n crudeles_fw-la superos_fw-la atque_fw-la astra_fw-la vocabam_fw-la if_o you_o desire_v any_o 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he_o will_v make_v you_o madam_n a_o most_o lamentable_a relation_n you_o will_v understand_v from_o he_o that_o my_o misery_n be_v everlasting_a and_o the_o comfort_n i_o have_v begin_v to_o slack_v my_o mind_n grow_v obstinate_a in_o melancholy_n and_o abandon_v itself_o to_o a_o faintness_n that_o make_v it_o incapable_a of_o all_o the_o noble_a function_n you_o speak_v of_o the_o only_a sustenance_n that_o be_v not_o unpleasant_a to_o it_o it_o now_o disrelish_v like_o the_o rest_n and_o my_o book_n be_v no_o more_o my_o comforter_n how_o can_v cheerful_a thought_n be_v conversant_a with_o such_o fatal_a object_n as_o environ_v we_o on_o the_o right_n and_o leave_v hand_n or_o how_o can_v we_o quiet_o enjoy_v the_o present_n which_o be_v not_o good_a on_o the_o eve_n of_o a_o future_a which_o must_v be_v worse_a and_o which_o threaten_v all_o man_n with_o famine_n and_o poverty_n i_o protest_v i_o never_o attain_v to_o so_o high_a a_o pitch_n of_o philosophy_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr himself_n say_v it_o will_v be_v such_o a_o grand_a equivocation_n as_o will_v make_v all_o philosopher_n count_v ridiculous_a he_o say_v nothing_o must_v be_v read_v but_o the_o lamentation_n of_o jeremy_n nor_o any_o thing_n write_v but_o wi_n i_o be_o reduce_v almost_o to_o such_o a_o condition_n and_o be_o not_o valiant_a enough_o to_o resume_v the_o employment_n i_o have_v discontinue_v do_v not_o madam_n your_o command_n interpose_v and_o you_o imagine_v you_o have_v occasion_n of_o my_o language_n i_o have_v send_v you_o what_o you_o enjoin_v i_o and_o it_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o my_o heart_n possible_o it_o may_v want_v the_o grace_n and_o ornament_n of_o a_o rhetorician_n but_o i_o conceive_v that_o for_o that_o reason_n it_o will_v not_o be_v of_o less_o valid_a evidence_n that_o he_o who_o write_v it_o be_v perfect_o madam_n your_o etc._n etc._n may_v 12._o 1640._o letter_n x._o to_o the_o same_o madam_n i_o understand_v from_o a_o friend_n of_o i_o 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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 sacrÃque_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 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etc._n march_n 4._o 1641._o letter_n x._o to_o mounseur_fw-fr le_fw-fr grass_n counsellor_n to_o the_o king_n and_o master_n of_o request_n in_o ordinary_a of_o his_o household_n sir_n my_o passion_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o what_o i_o have_v already_o do_v it_o still_o require_v more_o from_o i_o and_o have_v employ_v the_o language_n of_o the_o god_n to_o extol_v your_o great_a honesty_n your_o profound_a judgement_n sense_n and_o excellent_a knowledge_n i_o be_o lâ—ft_v to_o tell_v you_o in_o the_o term_n of_o mortal_n that_o i_o more_o esteem_v the_o friend_n then_o the_o judge_n and_o the_o generous_a than_o the_o intelligent_a you_o have_v so_o heartâ—ly_o desire_v for_o i_o what_o you_o can_v not_o give_v i_o that_o i_o conceive_v i_o owe_v it_o you_o though_o i_o have_v not_o receive_v it_o the_o intention_n be_v something_o more_o oblige_v and_o more_o we_o then_o the_o success_n and_o since_o you_o have_v have_v that_o entire_a to_o establish_v i_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n 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a_o terrible_a thing_n and_o of_o more_o dread_n than_o the_o holy_a inquisition_n they_o write_v that_o it_o be_v a_o tyranny_n which_o must_v be_v establish_v over_o all_o wit_n and_o to_o which_o it_o be_v require_v that_o all_o maker_n of_o book_n shall_v yield_v a_o blind_a obedience_n if_o it_o be_v so_o i_o be_o both_o a_o rebel_n and_o a_o heretic_n and_o intend_v to_o listen_v myself_o on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o barbarian_n this_o be_v a_o great_a word_n but_o most_o true_a you_o be_v the_o only_a person_n i_o can_v allow_v to_o be_v sovereign_a of_o my_o liberty_n and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o mean_n to_o live_v independent_a in_o the_o world_n i_o entreat_v you_o let_v i_o not_o be_v enforce_v to_o acknowledge_v either_o in_o verse_n or_o prose_n any_o other_o jurisdiction_n but_o you_o i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 22_o septemb_n 1636._o letter_n xvi_o sir_n i_o crave_v your_o pardon_n for_o my_o over_o great_a credulity_n forgive_v i_o i_o beseech_v you_o my_o 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between_o we_o there_o be_v a_o swear_a friendship_n of_o the_o heroical_a age_n and_o we_o intend_v to_o outdo_v orestes_n and_o pylades_n that_o which_o i_o have_v write_v of_o he_o and_o you_o so_o high_o prize_n must_v be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o preface_n of_o our_o history_n what_o will_v you_o then_o have_v say_v of_o entire_a volume_n and_o i_o know_v not_o how_o many_o decade_n i_o have_v design_v he_o if_o his_o courage_n which_o be_v his_o ruin_n have_v allow_v i_o leisure_n to_o compose_v they_o thus_o we_o propose_v mighty_a enterprise_n upon_o earth_n and_o be_v great_a undertaker_n mais_n dans_fw-fr le_fw-fr ciel_fw-fr on_o se_fw-la moque_fw-la de_fw-fr nous_fw-fr preschoit_fw-fr un_fw-fr jour_fw-fr reverend_a pere_fw-fr arnoux_n but_o as_o of_o old_a the_o reverend_a arnauld_n teach_v heaven_n scorn_v our_o plot_n and_o bring_v our_o hope_n to_o naught_o i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 6_o octob._n 1636._o letter_n xviii_o sir_n i_o be_o extreme_o satisfy_v with_o your_o letter_n and_o as_o much_o astonish_v at_o the_o request_n which_o be_v make_v i_o by_o our_o friend_n of_o languedoc_n not_o but_o that_o i_o do_v very_o ready_o accord_v it_o to_o he_o but_o for_o that_o i_o be_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o that_o honest_a man_n of_o old_a who_o say_v he_o have_v rather_o have_v a_o outrage_n do_v he_o than_o a_o injury_n offer_v to_o his_o reason_n i_o never_o hear_v of_o so_o pleasant_a a_o scruple_n and_o if_o i_o do_v believe_v he_o the_o author_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v suffer_v myself_o to_o abate_v somewhat_o of_o the_o esteem_n i_o have_v of_o he_o but_o i_o understand_v by_o what_o head_n these_o pretty_a difficulty_n be_v bring_v forth_o and_o therefore_o shall_v discover_v no_o further_o to_o you_o though_o the_o word_n of_o illustrious_a stripling_n or_o of_o illustrious_a young_a man_n or_o illustrious_a youth_n may_v afford_v matter_n of_o raillery_n you_o know_v it_o be_v a_o condition_n of_o mirth_n not_o to_o be_v apprehend_v as_o offensive_a as_o for_o instance_n the_o appellation_n of_o salapusium_fw-la disertum_fw-la do_v not_o put_v the_o orator_n calvus_n into_o choler_n and_o lepidissimus_fw-la homuncio_fw-la be_v not_o displease_v to_o the_o poet_n horace_n so_o that_o if_o our_o friend_n be_v jealous_a lest_o the_o name_n of_o illustrious_a youth_n shall_v stick_v upon_o he_o he_o fear_v what_o he_o shall_v rather_o desire_v and_o which_o a_o roman_a will_v have_v receive_v as_o a_o great_a piece_n of_o honour_n perhaps_o he_o never_o hear_v of_o those_o grandes_fw-fr praetextati_fw-la the_o scholar_n of_o cicero_n they_o be_v of_o great_a age_n than_o he_o they_o command_v army_n and_o be_v consul_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o after_o all_o this_o do_v not_o account_v it_o a_o affront_n to_o be_v treat_v as_o young_a man_n but_o what_o will_v he_o say_v when_o he_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o divine_a jerusalem_n that_o rinaldo_n be_v in_o divers_a place_n call_v youth_n and_o even_o without_o the_o addition_n of_o brave_a valiant_a or_o illustrious_a such_o man_n as_o be_v illustrious_a owe_v a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o glory_n to_o time_n but_o illustrious_a youth_n be_v indebt_v for_o near_o all_o they_o by_o consequence_n those_o two_o sort_n of_o glory_n be_v much_o different_a and_o one_o be_v fair_a than_o the_o other_o the_o glory_n of_o youth_n be_v a_o light_n as_o it_o be_v proper_a and_o natural_a to_o it_o and_o which_o it_o seem_v rather_o to_o produce_v then_o receive_v the_o glory_n of_o ripe_a age_n be_v a_o light_n fetch_v from_o abroad_o either_o get_v or_o borrow_a which_o arise_v more_o out_o of_o exploit_n and_o action_n then_o from_o the_o person_n and_o have_v great_a advantage_n by_o the_o length_n of_o life_n than_o the_o nobleness_n of_o the_o subject_n but_o without_o further_a philosophize_v glory_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o comply_v with_o the_o fancy_n of_o languedoc_n and_o to_o deal_v with_o the_o world_n according_a to_o its_o humour_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 14_o octob_n 1636._o letter_n xix_o sir_n my_o word_n be_v not_o so_o dear_a to_o i_o but_o that_o i_o free_o bestow_v they_o on_o you_o to_o deal_v with_o they_o as_o you_o please_v and_o my_o stationer_n be_v not_o so_o ignorant_a of_o my_o affection_n but_o that_o he_o may_v have_v obey_v you_o without_o expect_v my_o answer_n you_o have_v therefore_o use_v your_o power_n over_o i_o with_o too_o much_o moderation_n there_o be_v no_o necessity_n to_o cause_v the_o dispatch_n of_o a_o order_n six_o score_n league_n for_o a_o affair_n which_o you_o may_v have_v determine_v upon_o the_o place_n and_o whereto_o i_o shall_v have_v ready_o yield_v my_o allowance_n since_o you_o have_v not_o
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 taste_n of_o gall_n sheep_n must_v turn_v woolus_fw-la and_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o nature_n be_v evert_v his_o only_a justification_n will_v be_v to_o allege_v that_o quid_fw-la non_fw-la mortalia_fw-la pectâ—ra_fw-la cogis_fw-la dira_fw-la fames_fw-la durisque_fw-la urgens_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la egestas_fw-la i_o can_v approve_v those_o foul_a and_o unhandsome_a course_n to_o sustain_v life_n this_o be_v not_o to_o want_v philosophy_n as_o you_o say_v it_o be_v to_o have_v no_o humanity_n but_o there_o be_v no_o redress_n for_o habitual_a and_o confirm_a malady_n such_o wretch_n have_v make_v a_o solemn_a vow_n to_o baseness_n at_o the_o court_n and_o be_v not_o any_o long_a capable_a of_o virtue_n honour_n or_o liberty_n therefore_o i_o entreat_v you_o let_v the_o dear_a ***_o know_v that_o i_o have_v no_o appetite_n to_o serve_v he_o in_o this_o affair_n and_o that_o i_o receive_v the_o proposition_n with_o honour_n which_o monsieur_n the_o commissary_n make_v i_o in_o his_o 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 bestow_v the_o arch_a bishopwrick_a of_o tire_n upon_o a_o schoolmaster_n in_o other_o he_o desire_v two_o horse_n of_o the_o marquis_n of_o pescara_n and_o for_o that_o effect_n pray_v he_o to_o strike_v the_o earth_n with_o a_o little_a more_o force_n than_o neptune_n do_v in_o another_o to_o a_o lady_n his_o friend_n he_o beseech_v she_o to_o send_v he_o some_o preserve_v of_o naples_n for_o that_o he_o begin_v to_o be_v clâ—yed_v with_o his_o daily_a food_n of_o new_a lay_v egg_n etc._n etc._n although_o our_o friend_n have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o beg_v with_o so_o much_o variety_n yet_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v he_o will_v receive_v a_o sufficient_a dole_n if_o he_o to_o who_o he_o write_v procure_v he_o a_o canonship_n of_o verdun_n but_o i_o beseech_v you_o make_v i_o understand_v the_o reason_n of_o most_o illustrious_a which_o he_o give_v he_o be_v it_o because_o he_o have_v a_o suit_n to_o he_o and_o the_o italian_a policy_n have_v teach_v he_o in_o such_o case_n 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
opportunity_n be_v spoil_v and_o perish_v when_o the_o design_n be_v to_o raise_v siege_n or_o lose_v army_n there_o need_v no_o more_o than_o to_o employ_v they_o at_o the_o same_o moment_n all_o fortress_n become_v acro_fw-la corinth_n and_o all_o the_o enemy_n alexander_n we_o may_v conclude_v that_o in_o every_o country_n and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n it_o be_v more_o profitable_a to_o be_v happy_a then_o wise_a and_o better_a to_o win_v though_o ignorant_a of_o the_o game_n then_o to_o have_v the_o commendation_n of_o play_v well_o and_o lose_v i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 8_o may_n 1638._o let._n xii_o sir_n father_n retavius_n have_v send_v i_o his_o genethliacal_a oration_n and_o i_o have_v likewise_o receive_v another_o gratulatory_a upon_o the_o same_o subject_n which_o be_v pronounce_v at_o charenton_n it_o resemble_v neither_o the_o style_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr le_fw-fr faucheur_n nor_o that_o of_o mounseur_fw-fr daille_n and_o have_v nothing_o good_a beside_o 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