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it_o be_v fill_v with_o all_o the_o defilement_n of_o humane_a wit_n with_o the_o mud_n and_o the_o corruption_n of_o all_o age_n but_o what_o shall_v not_o i_o say_v in_o a_o preface_n of_o my_o make_n before_o the_o book_n i_o send_v you_o since_o i_o have_v make_v a_o ticket_n speak_v so_o much_o already_o one_o word_n more_o in_o answer_n to_o your_o letter_n pardon_v i_o madam_n my_o dear_a colen_n if_o i_o can_v do_v what_o you_o entreat_v i_o i_o do_v not_o think_v i_o shall_v quit_v st._n john_n chrysostome_n nor_o st._n leo_n the_o pope_n who_o be_v the_o chaplain_n of_o my_o desert_n for_o your_o preacher_n to_o who_o sermon_n you_o invite_v i_o and_o unless_o yourself_o be_v to_o preach_v in_o your_o own_o chapel_n it_o will_v be_v a_o very_a difficult_a task_n to_o entice_v i_o out_o of_o my_o hermitage_n as_o long_o as_o this_o fair_a season_n last_v do_v not_o think_v i_o be_o in_o jest_n when_o i_o speak_v of_o your_o preach_a you_o want_v nothing_o to_o do_v it_o but_o 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my_o gratitude_n on_o my_o lip_n or_o desire_v it_o out_o of_o my_o writing_n such_o a_o violence_n be_v not_o in_o your_o power_n you_o may_v dispense_v with_o i_o as_o long_o as_o you_o please_v for_o what_o i_o owe_v to_o the_o quality_n you_o hold_v in_o the_o world_n but_o you_o can_v hinder_v i_o from_o acknowledge_v the_o superiority_n which_o virtue_n exercise_v in_o the_o rational_a word_n you_o can_v give_v away_o her_o interest_n with_o your_o own_o extraordinary_a person_n must_v be_v treat_v with_o respect_n beyond_o the_o vulgar_a address_n and_o see_v you_o be_v so_o elevate_v above_o humane_a thing_n by_o the_o sublimity_n of_o your_o soul_n i_o be_o afraid_a i_o shall_v make_v too_o long_o a_o conclusion_n and_o not_o express_v in_o tell_v you_o only_o that_o i_o be_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o religion_n my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n jul._n 2._o 1643._o letter_n xv._o to_o mounseur_fw-fr remy_n professor_n of_o rhetoric_n and_o poet_n laureate_a sir_n this_o be_v not_o 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sir_n in_o obedience_n to_o your_o order_n i_o have_v write_v a_o letter_n to_o monsieur_n the_o abbot_n of_o st._n nicholas_n but_o i_o much_o fear_v it_o will_v seem_v after_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o oration_n of_o gascoigne_n short_a and_o bad_a there_o be_v no_o question_n the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o history_n of_o flanders_n he_o do_v i_o the_o favour_n to_o send_v i_o be_v of_o less_o excellence_n than_o the_o two_o first_o but_o to_o discover_v my_o thought_n to_o you_o i_o begin_v to_o have_v a_o a_o great_a aversion_n from_o war_n a_o history_n that_o relate_v only_o of_o sieges_n camp_n and_o battle_n can_v always_o please_v a_o man_n that_o have_v but_o little_a fancy_n to_o the_o military_a virtue_n it_o be_v pity_n that_o rare_a wit_n do_v not_o choose_v france_n for_o his_o theatre_n rather_o than_o the_o low-countries_n where_o the_o frequent_a alteration_n of_o the_o scene_n will_v have_v render_v his_o work_n more_o various_a and_o delightful_a he_o mâ—ght_v sometime_o have_v retire_v from_o the_o field_n to_o the_o cabinet_n and_o we_o shall_v have_v see_v the_o fox_n of_o the_o court_n among_o the_o lion_n of_o army_n this_o perpetual_a roar_n of_o lion_n be_v a_o music_n with_o which_o i_o confess_v i_o be_o not_o much_o ravish_v ape_n reynards_n and_o other_o animal_n of_o more_o subtlety_n than_o fierceness_n will_v yield_v i_o better_a pastime_n with_o their_o frisk_n and_o gambol_n puppet_n have_v their_o use_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n you_o know_v it_o well_o but_o likewise_o you_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o while_o the_o ape_n dance_v on_o the_o rope_n that_o time_n be_v take_v to_o cut_v the_o purse_n of_o the_o more_o attentive_a spectator_n be_v please_v to_o sound_v out_o this_o riddle_n since_o you_o have_v employ_v i_o in_o the_o explication_n of_o so_o many_o of_o you_o i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 20_o feb._n 1638._o let._n vi_o sir_n i_o desire_v you_o to_o understand_v that_o such_o a_o gentleman_n be_v distaste_v with_o i_o or_o rather_o i_o with_o he_o i_o invite_v he_o hither_o upon_o the_o word_n of_o my_o stationer_n but_o by_o ill_a fortune_n he_o appear_v not_o so_o well_o purify_v as_o the_o letter_n of_o recommendation_n endeavour_v to_o persuade_v i_o there_o be_v certain_a vapour_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o ruin_n of_o his_o nose_n of_o that_o noisomeness_n that_o they_o be_v insupportable_a to_o the_o most_o civil_a and_o yield_a conversation_n beside_o to_o tell_v you_o free_o he_o be_v the_o most_o savage_a of_o all_o mortal_n and_o less_o capable_a of_o discipline_n than_o bat_n and_o swallow_n which_o if_o plini_n history_n may_v be_v credit_v can_v never_o be_v reclaim_v yet_o i_o do_v not_o fail_v to_o treat_v he_o courteous_o at_o part_v and_o to_o retrench_v something_o from_o my_o poverty_n to_o advantage_v he_o but_o with_o a_o solemn_a promise_n to_o our_o lady_n never_o to_o bring_v to_o their_o sight_n again_o a_o animal_n of_o so_o unpleasing_a a_o aspect_n or_o a_o pedant_n of_o that_o humour_n and_o smell_v such_o people_n in_o proper_a speech_n be_v the_o plague_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n catiline_n cethegus_n and_o other_o though_o term_v so_o by_o cicero_n be_v not_o plague_n but_o in_o figure_n and_o metaphor_n miserable_a be_v they_o that_o come_v near_o they_o without_o be_v fortify_v with_o antidote_n and_o preservative_n their_o infirmity_n be_v dreadful_a and_o they_o have_v this_o advantage_n from_o their_o defect_n that_o though_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a at_o all_o of_o valour_n yet_o they_o cause_v all_o the_o world_n to_o fly_v from_o they_o i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n angoulesm_n 16._o march_v 1638._o let._n vii_o sir_n if_o prudence_n herself_o shall_v write_v letter_n they_o can_v not_o be_v more_o absolute_a and_o judicious_a than_o you_o the_o last_o i_o receive_v
that_o i_o be_o go_v to_o tell_v you_o this_o good_a man_n do_v so_o near_o resemble_v my_o father_n that_o the_o first_o time_n i_o see_v he_o i_o believe_v my_o father_n have_v disguise_v himself_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o capuchin_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 20_o octob._n 1638._o let._n xxviii_o sir_n i_o earnest_o beseech_v you_o to_o have_v so_o much_o pity_n of_o i_o as_o to_o deliver_v i_o from_o the_o torment_n of_o this_o importunate_a person_n he_o assault_v i_o with_o paraphrase_n and_o sermon_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v i_o to_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o be_v a_o hundred_o league_n distant_a from_o he_o if_o you_o have_v no_o skill_n in_o exorcism_n to_o chase_v he_o from_o haunt_v i_o i_o will_v turn_v shameless_a and_o give_v he_o some_o remarkable_a disgust_n at_o least_o his_o quality_n of_o preacher_n and_o paraphra_v or_o even_o those_o of_o psalmist_n and_o prophet_n shall_v not_o hinder_v i_o from_o signify_v to_o he_o in_o plain_a term_n 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etc._n balzac_n 10_o novemb_n 1638._o let._n xxx_o sir_n i_o will_v not_o undertake_v to_o cure_v you_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o i_o assure_v you_o i_o suffer_v with_o you_o and_o have_v as_o quick_a a_o sense_n of_o your_o sorrow_n as_o of_o my_o own_o the_o person_n for_o who_o you_o lament_v dye_v like_o a_o hero_n and_o with_o the_o glorious_a consolation_n of_o that_o ancient_a verse_n he_o conquer_a fell_a and_o ere_o of_o life_n bereave_v pay_v back_o his_o foe_n the_o death_n himself_o receive_v but_o this_o be_v that_o which_o in_o my_o opinion_n oblige_v you_o to_o a_o double_a grief_n that_o which_o augment_v the_o glory_n he_o obtain_v render_v more_o deplorable_a the_o loss_n which_o you_o undergo_v and_o a_o mean_a valour_n have_v give_v you_o a_o less_o measure_n of_o affliction_n yet_o in_o this_o case_n as_o in_o other_o attention_n must_v be_v give_v to_o the_o counsel_n of_o reason_n and_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v remember_v that_o in_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o world_n 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to_o have_v be_v four_o french_a cavalier_n to_o have_v cover_v he_o with_o the_o body_n of_o four_o cavalier_n of_o germany_n the_o brown_a nymph_n in_o my_o opinion_n do_v not_o render_v he_o good_a justice_n nor_o sing_v his_o high_a valour_n in_o a_o suitable_a strain_n i_o be_o trouble_v for_o our_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr chaudebonne_n who_o you_o call_v the_o sick-sage_a but_o wisdom_n be_v no_o more_o privilege_v than_o valour_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o even_o the_o saint_n die_v before_o they_o be_v canonize_v i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 1_o decemb._n 1638._o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o book_n familiar_a letter_n of_o m._n de_fw-fr balzac_n to_o m._n chapelain_n the_o four_o book_n letter_n i._n sir_n i_o do_v not_o begin_v to_o count_v my_o obligation_n to_o you_o from_o this_o day_n all_o that_o i_o possess_v of_o hannibal_n caro_n i_o hold_v of_o your_o bounty_n and_o the_o same_o hand_n have_v make_v i_o a_o new_a year_n present_a of_o his_o 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touch_v your_o service_n your_o name_n be_v cherish_v and_o respect_v of_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr nawe_fw-mi who_o be_v a_o man_n perfect_o honest_a will_v look_v only_o upon_o you_o in_o the_o good_a justice_n he_o will_v do_v you_o i_o have_v endure_v a_o fit_a of_o more_o than_o thirty_o hour_n and_o all_o the_o respite_n that_o i_o can_v obtain_v from_o my_o anguish_n be_v only_o enough_o to_o entreat_v you_o to_o believe_v that_o i_o be_o as_o of_o old_a sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 22_o march_n 1641._o let._n x._o sir_n i_o perceive_v i_o must_v contest_v no_o long_o with_o you_o about_o the_o worth_n of_o my_o word_n they_o shall_v be_v rate_v at_o what_o value_n you_o put_v upon_o they_o and_o be_v account_v handsome_a since_o they_o please_v you_o i_o will_v only_o desire_v they_o be_v as_o strong_a as_o by_o your_o favour_n they_o be_v graceful_a and_o that_o i_o have_v the_o faculty_n of_o heal_v with_o my_o word_n as_o well_o as_o 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