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without_o any_o man_n entreaty_n i_o promise_v myself_o the_o oblige_a and_o decide_v stroke_n of_o your_o pen_n that_o will_v expunge_v this_o for_o my_o sake_n and_o leave_v nothing_o deficient_a in_o your_o benefit_n the_o grace_n be_v not_o lame_a or_o cripple_v they_o be_v all_o lovely_a goddess_n and_o fair_a in_o perfection_n and_o have_v see_v they_o so_o in_o seneca_n book_n you_o will_v not_o have_v mishapen_a and_o out_o of_o my_o knowledge_n in_o the_o favour_n which_o i_o hope_v from_o you_o who_o have_v all_o seneca_n by_o heart_n the_o way_n to_o interpret_v he_o admirable_o and_o understand_v he_o better_o than_o liferius_n who_o have_v commented_a on_o he_o and_o malherbe_n who_o have_v translate_v he_o be_v to_o do_v what_o he_o advise_v you_o and_o be_v as_o beneficent_a as_o you_o be_v good_a i_o once_o more_o beseech_v your_o aid_n in_o this_o affair_n and_o to_o believe_v that_o i_o be_o perfect_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n jan._n 3._o 1646._o letter_n xxi_o to_o my_o lord_n bishop_n of_o angoulesme_fw-fr almoner_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o great_a britain_n my_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o admit_v my_o second_o address_n either_o in_o the_o way_n of_o a_o acknowledgement_n or_o a_o further_a instance_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o reverend_a father_n it_o be_v great_a pity_n that_o his_o eloquence_n shall_v lie_v idle_a and_o his_o zeal_n be_v so_o impatient_a of_o rest_n that_o if_o he_o preach_v not_o in_o your_o church_n he_o will_v have_v much_o ado_n to_o be_v keep_v within_o his_o cell_n i_o conceive_v you_o have_v former_o grant_v i_o this_o favour_n for_o he_o and_o i_o do_v already_o assure_v he_o of_o it_o but_o what_o i_o attend_v from_o your_o goodness_n may_v be_v christen_v with_o what_o name_n you_o please_v if_o you_o will_v not_o have_v it_o style_v the_o confirmation_n of_o a_o benefit_n former_o receive_v let_v it_o be_v the_o confer_v a_o new_a one_o i_o be_o content_v to_o owe_v it_o you_o as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v and_o as_o if_o i_o receive_v it_o every_o day_n and_o will_v thank_v you_o for_o it_o as_o often_o as_o you_o please_v for_o i_o think_v it_o not_o any_o trouble_n to_o return_v you_o my_o respect_n and_o protestation_n that_o i_o be_o my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n â—ul_a 25._o 1643._o letter_n xxii_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr lorme_n counsellor_n and_o physician_n to_o the_o king_n sir_n for_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o good_a office_n which_o i_o have_v receive_v from_o monsieur_n drovet_v i_o have_v promise_v to_o recompense_v he_o with_o your_o favour_n so_o that_o you_o be_v he_o that_o must_v pay_v what_o i_o owe_v he_o and_o this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n i_o have_v to_o acquit_v my_o score_n with_o he_o i_o will_v believe_v you_o will_v not_o be_v backward_o to_o
for_o i_o be_o impatient_a to_o be_v with_o you_o and_o protest_v to_o you_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n that_o none_o be_v more_o true_o than_o myself_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n oct._n 8._o 1645._o letter_n xxv_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr esprit_fw-fr sir_n here_o late_o pass_v a_o nymph_n this_o way_n who_o elegancy_n and_o promptness_n of_o tongue_n be_v admirable_a she_o inform_v i_o of_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o thing_n that_o i_o be_v ignorant_a of_o before_o and_o though_o she_o have_v not_o so_o many_o mouth_n as_o that_o other_o lie_a nymph_n who_o preside_v over_o panegyricke_n and_o funeral_n oration_n yet_o she_o have_v one_o extreme_o eloquent_a which_o do_v not_o mar_v good_a subject_n as_o it_o embellish_v only_o such_o as_o be_v true_a i_o perceive_v i_o exercise_v your_o patience_n and_o you_o expect_v the_o name_n of_o this_o nymph_n not_o to_o make_v you_o languish_v any_o long_o she_o be_v call_v in_o the_o language_n of_o man_n mademoiselle_fw-fr de_fw-fr newfoic_a but_o 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a_o solicitor_n to_o you_o i_o entreat_v your_o credit_n and_o care_n for_o he_o to_o obtain_v what_o he_o desire_v and_o beseech_v you_o to_o oblige_v i_o effectual_o in_o his_o person_n with_o your_o interest_n in_o our_o common_a lord_n i_o promise_v myself_o this_o good_a office_n from_o your_o friendship_n and_o rest_n with_o passion_n sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n oct._n 15._o 1643._o letter_n xxvi_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr chetardie_n sir_n my_o dear_a cousin_n i_o secure_v myself_o to_o the_o utmost_a of_o my_o power_n from_o the_o persecution_n of_o compliment_n and_o for_o that_o purpose_n i_o have_v seek_v out_o a_o desert_n more_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o less_o know_v than_o my_o own_o at_o present_a i_o inhabit_v a_o enchant_a island_n where_o few_o guest_n be_v admit_v and_o all_o sort_n of_o letter_n be_v not_o read_v you_o indeed_o deserve_v a_o privilege_n not_o one_o of_o they_o arrive_v here_o be_v fraught_v but_o with_o some_o good_a tiding_n or_o 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my_o lord_n know_v better_a than_o i_o how_o to_o own_o the_o courtesy_n do_v to_o my_o friend_n this_o gentleman_n have_v no_o great_a reason_n to_o be_v content_v with_o his_o fortune_n and_o for_o my_o part_n since_o i_o be_o able_a only_o to_o wish_v he_o a_o better_a if_o you_o judge_v he_o worthy_a of_o any_o of_o your_o favour_n i_o shall_v willing_o bear_v a_o part_n in_o the_o obligation_n and_o not_o be_v less_o then_o if_o i_o receive_v they_o myself_o my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n jan._n 21._o 1647._o letter_n xxviii_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr conrart_n counsellor_n and_o secretary_n to_o the_o king_n sir_n my_o indisposednesse_n have_v hitherto_o retard_v my_o good_a design_n i_o can_v not_o possible_o perform_v this_o duty_n to_o you_o soon_o nor_o give_v you_o notice_n since_o may_v that_o i_o receive_v mounseur_fw-fr dailles_fw-fr sermon_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr des_fw-fr cartes_n discourse_n both_o of_o they_o have_v write_v i_o so_o many_o oblige_a caress_n and_o commend_v i_o with_o such_o excess_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o their_o excellent_a letter_n which_o belong_v to_o i_o beside_o my_o name_n i_o know_v myself_o in_o it_o only_o by_o that_o and_o without_o doubt_n the_o high_a opinion_n these_o two_o great_a person_n have_v conceive_v of_o i_o will_v one_o day_n be_v reproach_v to_o they_o by_o their_o adversary_n it_o will_v be_v one_o of_o the_o error_n of_o your_o excellent_a heretic_n and_o one_o of_o the_o oversight_n of_o my_o admirable_a maker_n of_o spectacle_n i_o have_v no_o mind_n whatsoever_o you_o please_v to_o enjoin_v i_o to_o give_v you_o my_o judgement_n of_o the_o last_o man_n for_o i_o know_v he_o see_v nothing_o but_o heaven_n above_o his_o reason_n and_o sovereignty_n have_v no_o judge_n since_o he_o tell_v i_o
of_o beaucarie_n 246_o to_o monsieur_n costar_n 247_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr girard_n commissary_n and_o canon_n of_o angoulesm_n 248_o to_o my_o lord_n the_o marquesse_n of_o montausieur_fw-fr governor_n and_o lieutenant_n general_n for_o the_o king_n in_o saintonge_n angoumois_n etc._n etc._n 249_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr meré_fw-la 250_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr moricet_fw-la a_o advocate_n in_o the_o parliament_n 251_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr girard_n secretary_n to_o the_o late_a duke_n of_o espernon_n 252_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr conrart_n counsellor_n and_o secretary_n to_o the_o king_n 253_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr girard_n secretary_n to_o the_o late_a duke_n of_o espernon_n 254_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr l'_fw-mi huillier_n counsellor_n to_o the_o king_n 255_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr thibaudiere_n 256_o 257_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr bois-robert_n metel_fw-mi abbot_n of_o castillon_n 258_o 259_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr conrart_n counsellor_n and_o secretary_n to_o the_o king_n 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in_o this_o condition_n repine_v at_o any_o thing_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v for_o your_o friendship_n sir_n that_o i_o acknowledge_v a_o engagement_n to_o my_o star_n and_o i_o beseech_v you_o to_o believe_v that_o i_o be_o and_o shall_v ever-be-most_a passionate_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n january_n 18._o 1639._o letter_n ii_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr bois-robert_n metel_fw-mi abbot_n of_o chastillon_n sir_n i_o can_v approve_v your_o scrupulous_a and_o excessive_a modesty_n nor_o esteem_v it_o other_o than_o a_o injury_n to_o my_o affection_n that_o you_o tell_v i_o you_o be_v deficient_a in_o your_o husbandry_n and_o improvement_n of_o it_o as_o you_o ought_v it_o be_v too_o well_o root_v to_o need_v such_o curious_a look_v to_o and_o be_v none_o of_o those_o tender_a plant_n that_o fade_v immediate_o if_o they_o miss_v one_o day_n water_v thing_n of_o robu_v and_o vigorous_a nature_n do_v not_o require_v such_o continual_a care_n and_o vigilancy_n and_o their_o own_o firmness_n secure_v they_o enough_o without_o the_o solicitous_a diligence_n of_o another_o i_o will_v not_o put_v you_o to_o any_o trouble_n to_o preserve_v i_o leave_v i_o to_o my_o own_o fidelity_n and_o you_o shall_v never_o complain_v of_o my_o loss_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o i_o know_v you_o love_v i_o and_o i_o acknowledge_v i_o have_v receive_v such_o infallible_a proof_n of_o this_o truth_n that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o i_o to_o doubt_v its_o reality_n you_o may_v spare_v all_o further_a care_n than_o upon_o what_o be_v essential_a word_n be_v no_o long_o the_o mark_n of_o intention_n there_o be_v a_o traffic_n of_o smoke_n drive_v as_o well_o by_o letter_n as_o by_o voice_n and_o the_o honest_a man_n that_o i_o see_v in_o italy_n will_v not_o vouchsafe_v so_o much_o as_o to_o unseal_v those_o that_o be_v deliver_v to_o he_o on_o the_o holiday_n of_o the_o carnevall_n you_o understand_v the_o manner_n of_o that_o country_n this_o be_v indeed_o to_o put_v the_o just_a 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lazar_n when_o i_o imagine_v the_o pathetical_a beseeching_n to_o which_o he_o be_v necessitate_v to_o descend_v for_o the_o obtain_n of_o a_o ordinary_a answer_n i_o blush_v for_o shame_n at_o ten_o league_n distance_n and_o a_o month_n after_o the_o thing_n do_v pardon_v my_o weakness_n i_o be_o the_o worst_a beggar_n in_o france_n i_o can_v crave_v importunate_o or_o be_v glad_a of_o a_o favour_n that_o be_v get_v so_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr be_v too_o oblige_v to_o debase_v himself_o so_o much_o in_o my_o behalf_n and_o to_o esteem_v nothing_o unworthy_a of_o his_o quality_n whereby_o he_o may_v do_v i_o a_o kindness_n i_o shall_v desire_v much_o less_o from_o he_o another_o time_n i_o have_v rather_o have_v only_o his_o good_a wish_n naked_a and_o pure_a than_o his_o good_a turn_n that_o come_v with_o so_o much_o violence_n and_o be_v rather_o extort_a than_o grant_v and_o the_o case_n will_v be_v equal_o eligible_a to_o i_o for_o one_o to_o fling_v bread_n at_o my_o head_n and_o that_o that_o bread_n be_v rather_o make_v of_o stone_n then_o flower_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n feb._n 14._o 1639._o letter_n xiii_o to_o the_o same_o sir_n it_o be_v not_o for_o want_v of_o any_o kind_a endeavour_n on_o your_o part_n that_o i_o be_o not_o in_o a_o state_n of_o congratulate_v the_o propitiousnesse_n of_o fortune_n be_v she_o a_o enemy_n that_o can_v be_v possible_o reconcile_v you_o shall_v be_v the_o mediator_n to_o accommode_v our_o feud_n but_o without_o question_n she_o will_v never_o trust_v the_o business_n to_o you_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n i_o shall_v forward_o it_o so_o cold_o that_o it_o will_v be_v extreme_o difficult_a to_o bring_v your_o good_a intention_n to_o effect_v notwithstanding_o all_o adventure_n i_o be_o already_o deep_o engage_v to_o you_o and_o search_v no_o further_o into_o the_o cause_n for_o which_o you_o be_v please_v to_o lay_v a_o new_a favour_n upon_o i_o yet_o i_o will_v not_o omit_v to_o tender_v my_o civility_n to_o the_o person_n you_o know_v of_o and_o to_o testify_v my_o acknowledgement_n to_o he_o in_o the_o manner_n you_o enjoin_v i_o but_o a_o convenient_a time_n must_v be_v regard_v and_o the_o compliment_n shall_v nevertheless_o be_v soon_o at_o paris_n than_o the_o money_n can_v be_v bring_v to_o angoulesme_fw-fr in_o the_o mean_a time_n you_o may_v please_v to_o show_v she_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o late_a marshal_n d'effiat_fw-la which_o she_o be_v so_o desirous_a to_o see_v and_o you_o shall_v receive_v with_o this_o packet_n she_o will_v there_o observe_v that_o in_o former_a time_n man_n can_v be_v pleasant_a and_o oblige_v in_o those_o place_n where_o now_o they_o deride_v and_o destroy_v and_o that_o the_o raillery_n wherewith_o favour_n and_o courtesy_n be_v clothe_v in_o those_o day_n be_v more_o honest_a and_o become_v then_o this_o which_o outbraves_a modesty_n and_o want_n i_o be_o with_o much_o passion_n sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n 4._o jan._n 1640._o to_z mounseur_fw-fr charlot_n farmer_n general_n of_o the_o tax_n sir_n i_o never_o think_v it_o will_v come_v to_o be_v necessary_a to_o recommend_v the_o muse_n interest_n to_o you_o who_o make_v profession_n of_o generosity_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr balzac_n who_o merit_n have_v give_v he_o a_o universal_a esteem_n complain_v that_o you_o refuse_v he_o that_o contentment_n which_o he_o promise_v himself_o from_o your_o favour_n although_o his_o rare_a quality_n beside_o the_o justness_n of_o his_o request_n may_v seem_v to_o speak_v enough_o for_o he_o with_o a_o person_n so_o noble_a and_o intelligent_a yet_o i_o be_v willing_a to_o write_v thus_o much_o to_o you_o and_o assure_v you_o that_o i_o resent_v the_o denial_n you_o give_v he_o as_o a_o injury_n do_v to_o i_o as_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_n i_o shall_v also_o be_v partaker_n with_o he_o in_o the_o obligation_n which_o your_o speedy_a satisfaction_n of_o his_o desire_n shall_v lay_v upon_o he_o in_o confidence_n that_o you_o will_v not_o fail_v herein_o i_o rest_v sir_n your_o most_o affectionate_a servant_n d'effiat_fw-la paris_n 14_o march_n 1629._o letter_n xiiii_o to_o my_o lord_n bouthily_o lord_n treasurer_n my_o lord_n you_o think_v you_o have_v do_v i_o but_o one_o favour_n and_o i_o account_v i_o have_v receive_v two_o for_o in_o my_o arithmetic_n it_o be_v a_o second_o benefit_n that_o you_o do_v not_o expect_v till_o i_o request_v for_o the_o first_o and_o the_o favour_n you_o have_v do_v i_o be_v not_o of_o much_o great_a value_n with_o i_o than_o what_o your_o readiness_n to_o anticipate_v my_o desire_n have_v spare_v i_o a_o man_n that_o petition_n with_o tremble_a and_o fall_v back_o upon_o the_o least_o refusal_n who_o have_v all_o the_o necessary_a quality_n that_o go_v to_o the_o make_v up_o of_o a_o ill_a courtier_n be_v very_o much_o oblige_v to_o you_o for_o pardon_v he_o so_o many_o fear_n and_o inquietude_n as_o he_o shall_v have_v undergo_v in_o his_o address_n to_o you_o and_o for_o that_o you_o have_v not_o have_v less_o regard_n to_o his_o modesty_n then_o his_o want_n these_o goodness_n be_v not_o after_o the_o fashion_n of_o our_o age_n nor_o even_o of_o a_o better_a than_o we_o for_o antiquity_n have_v complain_v before_o we_o of_o a_o certain_a art_n of_o difficulty_n which_o great_a one_o practice_n in_o the_o do_n of_o good_a office_n to_o enhance_v their_o price_n they_o will_v have_v not_o only_a petition_n and_o solicitation_n from_o their_o supplicant_n but_o if_o they_o dare_v even_o be_v propitiate_v with_o hymn_n and_o sacrifice_n you_o act_n my_o lord_n by_o principle_n more_o humane_a and_o yet_o withal_o more_o noble_a the_o obligation_n i_o have_v receive_v come_v so_o immediate_o from_o yourself_o that_o i_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o contribute_v my_o desire_n to_o it_o but_o you_o be_v please_v to_o prevent_v they_o what_o i_o conceive_v i_o be_o bind_v to_o assure_v you_o of_o in_o testimony_n of_o my_o grateful_a resentment_n be_v this_o my_o 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only_o assure_v you_o at_o the_o present_a that_o i_o be_o most_o faithful_o reverend_a father_n y_z etc._n etc._n jan._n 15._o 1643._o letter_n xii_o to_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n of_o grass_n my_o lord_n if_o you_o resolve_v as_o you_o say_v you_o do_v to_o write_v without_o any_o ornament_n it_o be_v a_o design_n will_v puzzle_v you_o hard_o and_o you_o will_v scarce_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v it_o about_o beside_o your_o not_o follow_v saint_n basil_n counsel_n herein_o you_o deviate_v from_o the_o example_n of_o he_o and_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o his_o time_n who_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o speak_v handsome_o i_o beseech_v you_o shake_v off_o this_o untoward_a humour_n do_v not_o be_v incense_v against_o the_o grace_n those_o good_a and_o innocent_a damsel_n who_o have_v already_o win_v you_o so_o many_o adherent_n and_o so_o many_o reader_n of_o your_o work_n bear_v some_o respect_n to_o the_o advantage_n of_o nature_n i_o mean_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o if_o you_o 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the_o abbot_n talon_n sir_n since_o you_o relish_v well_o the_o last_o thing_n i_o write_v and_o your_o palate_n so_o exceed_o accurate_a and_o discern_a i_o can_v count_v they_o utter_o ill_a it_o be_v no_o small_a matter_n to_o have_v please_v you_o and_o mounseur_fw-fr the_o attorney_n general_n talon_n for_o who_o dare_v in_o point_n of_o eloquence_n contradict_v a_o mouth_n that_o have_v so_o long_a while_n sway_v the_o able_a and_o just_a council_n in_o the_o world_n i_o willing_o submit_v my_o dead_a word_n drop_v upon_o my_o paper_n to_o that_o lively_a and_o animate_v virtue_n reside_v on_o his_o lip_n that_o produce_v decree_n in_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o judge_n i_o shall_v be_v content_v not_o to_o be_v whole_o slight_v but_o i_o shall_v be_v very_o proud_a if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o have_v any_o esteem_n for_o i_o and_o that_o in_o that_o sun_n he_o fight_v in_o he_o cast_v please_v aspect_n upon_o that_o shade_n wherein_o i_o be_o obscure_v i_o can_v choose_v 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not_o confirm_v in_o grace_n by_o those_o apostolical_a conference_n and_o refuse_v to_o drink_v at_o that_o fountain_n of_o holiness_n there_o be_v no_o appearance_n he_o will_v lose_v so_o fair_a a_o opportunity_n of_o advance_v to_o great_a perfection_n and_o you_o do_v very_o well_o to_o colour_v your_o accusation_n with_o all_o that_o may_v make_v it_o look_v like_a truth_n for_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n i_o proclaim_v you_o to_o be_v a_o eloquent_a detractor_n i_o maintain_v my_o friend_n a_o honest_a man_n calumniate_v though_o i_o have_v see_v he_o enter_v into_o those_o house_n that_o be_v afraid_a of_o beadle_n and_o constable_n i_o shall_v not_o conceive_v a_o worse_a opinion_n of_o he_o then_o of_o that_o holy_a marchioness_n who_o resort_v the_o same_o place_n to_o gain_v soul_n to_o our_o lord_n and_o i_o shall_v cry_v out_o to_o any_o one_o that_o judge_v rash_o do_v not_o mistake_v he_o he_o be_v a_o physician_n visit_v his_o patient_n when_o he_o come_v hither_o we_o will_v see_v if_o for_o matter_n of_o chastity_n your_o action_n may_v receive_v any_o such_o favourable_a interpretation_n and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o mean_n of_o revenge_n for_o the_o ill_a same_o you_o have_v asperse_v he_o with_o yet_o be_v confident_a sir_n all_o this_o shall_v be_v do_v with_o the_o respect_n which_o be_v due_a to_o you_o and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o make_v a_o elogium_fw-la of_o your_o countenance_n without_o write_v a_o romanza_n more_o fabulous_a than_o the_o rule_n of_o poetry_n will_v permit_v i_o promise_v you_o panegyric_n from_o i_o and_o ode_n from_o he_o in_o commendation_n of_o your_o other_o virtue_n that_o be_v not_o controvert_v and_o of_o which_o i_o be_o no_o less_o a_o believer_n then_o true_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n jun._n 25._o 1640._o letter_n xxvii_o to_o my_o lord_n the_o duke_n of_o grammont_n martial_n of_o france_n my_o lord_n your_o goodness_n to_o my_o nephew_n be_v a_o peculiar_a obligation_n to_o myself_o and_o i_o resent_v it_o with_o all_o the_o apprehension_n of_o gratitude_n that_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o honest_a man_n but_o to_o return_v you_o the_o thanks_o you_o merit_v be_v that_o which_o i_o dare_v not_o undertake_v and_o i_o shall_v have_v need_n of_o better_a word_n then_o my_o own_o to_o do_v it_o as_o i_o will_v in_o time_n past_a those_o trifle_a word_n have_v be_v happy_a enough_o not_o to_o displease_v you_o and_o you_o have_v do_v i_o the_o honour_n to_o declare_v they_o sometime_o spend_v your_o spare_a hour_n with_o delight_n but_o my_o lord_n as_o that_o be_v a_o good_a fortune_n i_o be_v little_a worthy_a of_o and_o so_o i_o have_v little_a title_n to_o promise_v myself_o the_o continuance_n of_o it_o you_o be_v not_o oblige_v for_o my_o sake_n to_o employ_v the_o acuteness_n of_o your_o wit_n always_o spare_o and_o use_v your_o strength_n by_o half_n courtesy_n be_v not_o to_o be_v exact_v like_o debt_n and_o if_o you_o do_v i_o a_o favour_n when_o you_o make_v any_o account_n of_o i_o you_o now_o do_v but_o justice_n if_o you_o do_v so_o no_o long_o a_o obscure_a man_n as_o i_o be_o of_o no_o use_n in_o the_o world_n shall_v not_o aspire_v to_o the_o high_a ambition_n of_o those_o that_o appear_v and_o act_v in_o it_o i_o mean_v to_o your_o esteem_n my_o lord_n and_o have_v only_a prayer_n to_o offer_v up_o for_o the_o happy_a success_n of_o your_o great_a erterprise_n it_o ought_v to_o suffice_v i_o if_o you_o but_o pity_v my_o feeble_a passion_n and_o suffer_v i_o to_o style_v myself_o as_o long_a as_o i_o live_v withal_o kind_a of_o respect_n my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n jan._n 14._o 1645._o letter_n xxviii_o to_o my_o lord_n the_o duke_n of_o rohan_n my_o lord_n you_o can_v not_o send_v your_o decree_n to_o a_o person_n better_o persuade_v of_o your_o cause_n then_o myself_o nor_o more_o passionate_a to_o your_o service_n i_o be_v much_o rejoice_v at_o the_o report_n that_o run_v of_o it_o but_o you_o be_v please_v to_o give_v i_o a_o more_o peculiar_a relation_n of_o it_o that_o my_o second_o joy_n may_v have_v something_o in_o it_o more_o sensible_a and_o noble_a than_o my_o first_o in_o do_v i_o the_o honour_n hereby_o of_o separate_a i_o from_o the_o people_n you_o desire_v i_o shall_v see_v that_o though_o i_o be_o not_o one_o of_o your_o judge_n i_o be_o one_o of_o those_o of_o who_o voice_n you_o account_v and_o who_o opinion_n you_o do_v not_o contemn_v at_o first_o my_o lord_n and_o without_o deliberation_n my_o vote_n be_v for_o you_o i_o judge_v you_o worthy_a of_o your_o good_a fortune_n before_o it_o befall_v you_o and_o seem_v a_o very_a just_a man_n from_o the_o first_o time_n i_o
all_o place_n to_o render_v honour_n to_o his_o memory_n but_o the_o violation_n of_o his_o faith_n dispense_v with_o i_o for_o that_o care_n and_o have_v be_v injure_v in_o such_o a_o degree_n all_o that_o i_o can_v do_v be_v to_o give_v he_o room_n in_o my_o charity_n and_o to_o pray_v god_n for_o a_o poor_a decease_a who_o be_v it_o not_o for_o that_o action_n will_v now_o have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o demigod_n of_o my_o closet_n the_o freedom_n whereof_o i_o make_v profession_n will_v not_o permit_v i_o to_o play_v the_o dissembler_n with_o you_o and_o i_o have_v discharge_v that_o into_o your_o bosom_n which_o lie_v so_o heavy_a upon_o my_o heart_n i_o have_v hitherto_o complain_v only_o to_o the_o tree_n and_o rock_n of_o my_o desert_n and_o my_o grief_n shall_v have_v be_v still_o secret_a do_v it_o not_o concern_v i_o to_o justify_v my_o silence_n to_o you_o and_o to_o assure_v you_o that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o i_o bear_v not_o a_o part_n in_o the_o consort_n of_o your_o funeral_n elegy_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n feb._n 20._o 1643._o letter_n xx._n to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr flotte_n sir_n i_o have_v be_v almost_o drown_v in_o a_o inundation_n of_o rheum_n and_o i_o be_o not_o yet_o dry_a from_o my_o shipwreck_n i_o have_v great_a dread_n of_o the_o return_n of_o the_o tempest_n and_o that_o the_o cloud_n be_v not_o dispel_v in_o good_a earnest_n notwithstanding_o without_o further_a expectation_n of_o a_o more_o assure_a calm_a i_o will_v make_v use_n of_o this_o tolerable_a moment_n to_o rejoice_v for_o it_o with_o you_o yea_o and_o to_o give_v you_o my_o thanks_o for_o it_o too_o i_o have_v it_o in_o effect_n by_o your_o gift_n and_o you_o have_v restore_v i_o the_o use_n of_o my_o eye_n and_o my_o soul_n it_o be_v by_o the_o read_n of_o your_o letter_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr le_fw-fr fevre's_fw-fr book_n that_o i_o renew_v the_o commerce_n which_o i_o have_v intermit_v with_o all_o handsome_a letter_n and_o good_a 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eighteen_o the_o dialogue_n of_o austin_n when_o he_o be_v die_v with_o monsieur_n the_o almoner_n who_o exhort_v he_o to_o die_v like_o a_o christian_a and_o blunt_v all_o his_o divinity_n against_o the_o hardness_n of_o his_o turkish_a soul_n will_v be_v none_o of_o the_o worst_a passage_n of_o the_o piece_n but_o for_o the_o little_a that_o you_o will_v excite_v your_o miâ—th_n in_o tickle_v your_o spleen_n you_o will_v make_v wonder_n oâ—_n his_o testament_n and_o his_o take_a leave_n of_o all_o the_o pot_n and_o kâ—ttles_n one_o after_o another_o policy_n which_o be_v my_o mistress_n and_o the_o speculative_a science_n my_o dear_a friend_n must_v pardon_v i_o if_o they_o please_v that_o i_o love_v this_o sort_n of_o relation_n better_o than_o â—hose_v of_o botero_n and_o antonio_n perez_n amid_o the_o hostility_n of_o the_o two_o party_n these_o shall_v be_v the_o gazette_n inviolable_a to_o both_o and_o if_o they_o have_v leisure_n to_o laugh_v in_o germany_n there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o they_o will_v afford_v equal_a pleasure_n to_o our_o enemy_n picolomini_n and_o torstenson_n our_o ally_n let_v my_o request_n prevail_v with_o you_o to_o exercise_v yourself_o in_o these_o excellent_a way_n of_o writing_n and_o do_v not_o suffer_v the_o grace_n of_o your_o discourse_n to_o expire_v with_o the_o sound_n of_o your_o voice_n preserve_v we_o the_o memory_n of_o your_o feast_n after_o the_o example_n of_o plutarch_n and_o athenaeus_n and_o to_o the_o end_n your_o good_a cheer_n may_v last_v after_o the_o table_n be_v take_v away_o and_o all_o the_o compositum_fw-la may_v taste_v it_o i_o mean_v the_o whole_a man_n prepare_v we_o a_o volume_n of_o novel_n which_o may_v deserve_v to_o be_v term_v even_o by_o the_o sober_a mounseur_fw-fr chaplain_n the_o ragoust_n and_o delicate_n of_o the_o wit._n provide_v they_o contain_v no_o forbidden_a ingredient_n as_o there_o be_v in_o some_o of_o those_o of_o boccace_n i_o promise_v you_o a_o public_a remerciment_n 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 oblâ—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 lâ—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 thâ—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 whâ—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 seâ—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 wâ—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 â—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 vâ—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
recommend_v to_o he_o but_o i_o fear_v in_o a_o little_a while_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o recommend_v myself_o and_o that_o orator_n and_o poet_n will_v not_o be_v esteem_v as_o privilege_a person_n you_o well_o remember_v the_o field_n that_o be_v take_v away_o from_o poor_a virgil_n and_o the_o complaint_n that_o he_o make_v thereupon_o in_o his_o eclogue_n if_o one_o that_o i_o know_v have_v foresee_v this_o imposition_n six_o year_n ago_o his_o letter_n shall_v have_v be_v date_v from_o beyond_o sea_n and_o he_o will_v have_v provide_v for_o the_o security_n of_o his_o peculium_fw-la however_o thing_n go_v i_o exhort_v all_o the_o world_n to_o patience_n but_o i_o find_v every_o man_n in_o the_o depth_n of_o despair_n and_o can_v imagine_v any_o remedy_n to_o our_o present_a suffering_n unless_o heaven_n appear_v by_o miracle_n for_o our_o succour_n to_o accomplish_v the_o good_a intention_n of_o the_o king_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 20_o june_n 1639._o 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