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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
want_n of_o those_o wholesome_a and_o delightful_a lesson_n those_o golden_a torrent_n that_o issue_n from_o your_o mouth_n with_o which_o you_o enrich_v your_o people_n among_o the_o least_o tolerable_a calamity_n of_o my_o exile_n it_o can_v but_o be_v a_o torment_a misfortune_n to_o be_v none_o of_o the_o world_n in_o a_o season_n when_o the_o world_n be_v so_o lovely_a a_o prospect_n and_o it_o be_v no_o little_a act_n of_o moderation_n to_o be_v content_v with_o the_o silence_n of_o a_o hermitage_n now_o when_o there_o be_v another_o son_n of_o thunder_n in_o the_o church_n now_o you_o handle_v all_o divine_a thing_n withal_o the_o vigour_n and_o dignity_n humane_a eloquence_n be_v capable_a of_o at_o least_o my_o lord_n if_o i_o may_v not_o be_v permit_v to_o enjoy_v it_o i_o be_o not_o prohibit_v to_o love_n and_o long_a after_o it_o i_o shall_v with_o delight_n behold_v the_o progress_n of_o your_o renown_n in_o the_o letter_n i_o expect_v from_o mounseur_fw-fr chaplain_n i_o will_v devour_v the_o story_n of_o your_o advent_n and_o lent_n that_o be_v the_o acclamation_n and_o applause_n of_o paris_n in_o the_o relation_n i_o desire_v from_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr menage_n it_o may_v be_v he_o may_v have_v so_o much_o charity_n as_o to_o allow_v i_o a_o large_a share_n of_o his_o happiness_n and_o to_o cheer_v up_o my_o solitude_n send_v i_o some_o short_a note_n of_o those_o good_a and_o lovely_a thing_n his_o memory_n will_v lay_v up_o so_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v altogether_o absent_a or_o at_o least_o i_o shall_v not_o lose_v all_o that_o be_v get_v in_o my_o absence_n with_o this_o think_v i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o moderate_v the_o great_a discontent_n in_o that_o i_o can_v be_v your_o most_o devout_a and_o attentive_a auditor_n as_o i_o be_o my_o lord_n y_z etc._n etc._n dec._n 1._o 1644._o letter_n xvii_o to_o monsieur_n the_o precedent_n maynard_n counsellor_n to_o the_o king_n sir_n the_o man_n so_o much_o speak_v of_o to_o i_o be_v in_o this_o 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greek_a father_n which_o be_v preach_v at_o st._n john_n en_fw-fr greve_n yea_o for_o a_o father_n of_o the_o first_o classis_fw-la in_o both_o church_n there_o need_v nothing_o for_o this_o but_o to_o put_v antioch_n in_o stead_n of_o paris_n and_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o french_a i_o see_v no_o other_o course_n to_o draw_v he_o into_o a_o better_a conceit_n of_o our_o ecclesiastical_a rhetoric_n he_o must_v be_v cheat_v for_o his_o own_o good_a and_o without_o doubt_n he_o will_v admire_v that_o as_o a_o homily_n which_o he_o will_v not_o abide_v if_o he_o be_v tell_v it_o be_v a_o sermon_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n jun._n 5._o 1645._o letter_n xviii_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr menage_n sir_n i_o be_o not_o afraid_a to_o lose_v brave_a gomez_n savour_n for_o my_o epigram_n of_o the_o hoarse_a nightingale_n he_o be_v not_o backward_o in_o take_v offence_n for_o he_o be_v only_o ambitious_a of_o military_a virtue_n and_o 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y_z etc._n etc._n dec._n 20._o 1645._o letter_n xix_o to_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n of_o lisieux_n sir_n i_o have_v do_v what_o you_o command_v i_o you_o will_v receive_v by_o monsieur_n your_o secretary_n the_o paper_n of_o that_o gentleman_n that_o write_v so_o excellent_o and_o yet_o can_v spell_v that_o so_o happy_o make_v use_v of_o the_o high_a figure_n of_o rhetoric_n and_o yet_o never_o learn_v so_o much_o as_o the_o element_n of_o grammar_n he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o use_n of_o comma_n and_o point_n yet_o never_o fail_v to_o make_v most_o ceven_a and_o just_a period_n he_o familiary_o put_v a_o great_a letter_n down_o where_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o little_a one_o and_o never_o know_v the_o difference_n between_o kit_n and_o chit_n if_o he_o write_v to_o his_o mistress_n in_o the_o city_n concern_v
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maury_n dr._n in_o divinity_n 90_o to_o monsieur_n l'huilly_a counsellor_n the_o king_n etc._n etc._n 91_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr bellejoy_n 92_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr colardeau_n the_o king_n attorney_n in_o fontenay_n 94_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr thibaudy_a ib._n 95_o 96_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr conrart_n counsellor_n and_o secretary_n to_o the_o king_n 97_o ib._n to_o monsieur_n the_o precedent_n mainard_n 99_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr girard_n secretary_n to_o the_o late_a lord_n duke_n of_o espernon_n 100_o 101_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr bellejoy_n 102_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr zuilichem_n counsellor_n and_o secretary_n to_o his_o highness_n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n 103_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr campaignole_n lieutenant_n to_o the_o regiment_n of_o the_o king_n guard_n 104_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr favereau_n counsellor_n to_o the_o king_n in_o the_o court_n of_o aid_n 105_o 106_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr lavaux_n st._n james_n rectour_n of_o the_o university_n 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heart_n or_o hair_n you_o will_v take_v he_o for_o a_o woodman_n for_o you_o shall_v see_v nothing_o but_o heart_n and_o hare_n have_v he_o get_v his_o learning_n at_o the_o university_n by_o the_o usual_a way_n he_o will_v be_v no_o great_a a_o scholar_n then_o other_o man_n be_v he_o may_v be_v seek_v for_o among_o the_o crowd_n of_o those_o sir_n dominy_fw-la whereof_o there_o be_v legion_n in_o every_o province_n of_o this_o kingdom_n but_o you_o will_v grant_v i_o that_o he_o be_v remarkable_a by_o his_o singularity_n and_o that_o his_o defect_n of_o latin_a and_o scarcity_n of_o such_o like_a foreign_a good_n do_v more_o illustrate_v the_o grandeur_n and_o riches_n of_o his_o birth_n be_v the_o first_o of_o his_o kind_n he_o deserve_v a_o crown_n by_o aristotle_n rule_n and_o for_o the_o present_a now_o the_o palatinate_n be_v in_o controversy_n and_o three_o or_o four_o dispute_n for_o it_o a_o philosopher_n of_o my_o acquaintance_n be_v of_o opinion_n he_o shall_v put_v in_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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another_o time_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n feb._n 24._o 1645._o letter_n xv._o to_o mounseur_fw-fr l'huilliard_n counsellor_n to_o the_o king_n etc._n etc._n sir_n i_o advertise_v you_o that_o you_o be_v a_o great_a fomenter_n of_o quarrel_n and_o that_o you_o have_v stir_v up_o abundance_n of_o trouble_n and_o jealousy_n among_o my_o paper_n that_o discourse_n of_o the_o comical_a style_n can_v endure_v you_o shall_v lay_v it_o a_o side_n to_o take_v up_o that_o of_o grand_fw-fr eloquence_n the_o roman_a take_v it_o ill_a that_o you_o side_n with_o the_o hollander_n to_o his_o disadvantage_n maecenas_n the_o glory_n the_o antiquity_n of_o religion_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n find_v fault_n with_o the_o
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all_o thing_n die_v and_o be_v subject_a to_o corruption_n it_o be_v a_o universal_a law_n but_o you_o have_v affection_n that_o be_v privilege_v they_o know_v no_o declination_n they_o hold_v out_o against_o old_a age_n have_v never_o be_v more_o vigorous_a and_o ardent_a it_o be_v a_o infinite_a pleasure_n to_o i_o to_o understand_v this_o truth_n in_o the_o letter_n you_o do_v i_o the_o honour_n to_o write_v i_o and_o to_o behold_v in_o it_o that_o i_o be_o still_o your_o favourite_n after_o i_o have_v hold_v the_o place_n five_o and_o twenty_o year_n questionless_a we_o shall_v one_o day_n be_v propose_v for_o example_n and_o add_v to_o the_o fable_n and_o history_n but_o how_o fine_a a_o thing_n it_o will_v be_v sir_n can_v the_o other_o part_n of_o ourselves_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o same_o vigour_n that_o our_o friendship_n be_v and_o the_o snow_n that_o appear_v upon_o our_o head_n do_v not_o signify_v there_o be_v ice_n in_o our_o vein_n see_v how_o dear_o two_o virtue_n 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brain_n the_o father_n bourbon_n and_o the_o ambassador_n of_o sweden_n like_v it_o well_o and_o encourage_v i_o to_o travel_v further_o into_o the_o country_n you_o shall_v short_o have_v your_o share_n of_o such_o rarity_n as_o grow_v there_o which_o i_o have_v bring_v over_o from_o thence_o late_o but_o your_o whole_a part_n shall_v not_o be_v huddle_v with_o that_o of_o the_o publick_n i_o promise_v you_o yet_o more_o than_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o parcel_n of_o my_o latin_a but_o metellus_n shall_v gather_v his_o custom_n from_o and_o you_o shall_v find_v he_o at_o balzac_n in_o as_o large_a character_n as_o in_o horace_n where_o you_o have_v read_v more_o than_o once_o motum_fw-la ex_fw-la metello_n consul_n civicum_fw-la the_o prelate_n be_v very_o well_o worth_a the_o consul_n and_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n which_o i_o owe_v not_o to_o a_o affection_n so_o constant_a and_o pure_a as_o you_o i_o be_o sir_n y_z &_o dec._n 26._o 1644._o letter_n xxxvi_o to_z mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr scudery_n sir_n every_o thing_n that_o come_v out_o of_o your_o hand_n every_o thing_n that_o bear_v your_o name_n be_v precious_a your_o remembrance_n be_v very_o oblige_v in_o all_o manner_n in_o a_o little_a note_n write_v to_o another_o in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o a_o sudden_a thought_n raise_v only_o by_o chance_n it_o have_v be_v exceed_o dear_a to_o i_o i_o leave_v you_o to_o imagine_v with_o what_o joy_n i_o receive_v it_o be_v embellish_v with_o infinite_a riches_n and_o ornament_n and_o accompany_v with_o a_o eloquent_a preface_n which_o i_o find_v follow_v by_o a_o excellent_a poem_n if_o this_o poem_n be_v the_o last_o present_v you_o intend_v to_o the_o theatre_n as_o you_o put_v we_o in_o fear_n you_o can_v take_v your_o leave_n of_o the_o people_n with_o a_o adieu_o more_o remarkable_a than_o that_o or_o that_o will_v make_v your_o departure_n more_o regret_v i_o subscribe_v in_o general_a to_o what_o be_v say_v of_o it_o in_o the_o preface_n and_o further_o add_v this_o sir_n that_o arminius_n be_v not_o only_o your_o masterpiece_n but_o the_o masterpiece_n of_o the_o art_n that_o he_o will_v bring_v honour_n to_o our_o muse_n and_o put_v a_o jealousy_n into_o those_o of_o our_o neighbour_n i_o proceed_v still_o that_o it_o be_v a_o child_n which_o speak_v the_o place_n of_o his_o extraction_n and_o the_o courage_n of_o his_o father_n mere_a imitation_n and_o the_o borrow_a greatness_n of_o matter_n fly_v not_o so_o high_a there_o be_v something_o here_o natural_a and_o your_o own_o and_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o be_v a_o learned_a and_o ingenious_a person_n but_o magnanimity_n and_o gallantry_n be_v require_v to_o make_v germanicus_n and_o arminius_n speak_v so_o noble_o a_o author_n who_o live_v in_o their_o time_n have_v give_v
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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that_o you_o may_v see_v i_o can_v perform_v your_o will_n without_o examine_v your_o command_n the_o gentleman_n that_o deliver_v i_o your_o letter_n will_v confirm_v what_o i_o say_v and_o make_v his_o report_n of_o the_o thing_n he_o have_v see_v already_o i_o have_v begin_v they_o before_o i_o understand_v your_o desire_n the_o end_n shall_v soon_o follow_v the_o beginning_n and_o if_o you_o do_v i_o the_o honour_n to_o cast_v your_o eye_n upon_o my_o pain_n i_o assure_v myself_o you_o will_v accept_v my_o devotion_n which_o have_v not_o cease_v to_o be_v though_o it_o do_v to_o appear_v and_o i_o have_v constant_o be_v as_o i_o shall_v continue_v my_o whole_a life_n with_o all_o my_o soul_n madam_n your_o etc._n etc._n mar._n 14._o 1643._o letter_n xii_o to_o the_o reverend_a father_n vital_a theron_n a_o divine_a of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n reverend_a father_n be_v it_o possible_a that_o i_o be_o the_o person_n of_o who_o you_o have_v sing_v such_o excellent_a thing_n it_o be_v almost_o beyond_o my_o belief_n and_o though_o my_o friend_n assure_v i_o of_o it_o and_o i_o read_v my_o name_n in_o your_o verse_n i_o be_o in_o doubt_n whether_o there_o be_v not_o another_o balzac_n more_o worthy_a of_o that_o honour_n perhaps_o i_o be_o not_o the_o true_a one_o and_o i_o owe_v my_o good_a fortune_n to_o a_o equivocal_a name_n yet_o i_o remember_v i_o have_v hear_v it_o report_v for_o one_o of_o jupiter_n pastime_n to_o enrich_v poverty_n and_o exalt_v meanness_n in_o which_o regard_n i_o be_o not_o long_o in_o wonder_n that_o the_o muse_n shall_v be_v of_o their_o father_n humour_n and_o that_o they_o love_v the_o same_o divertisement_n with_o he_o you_o have_v therefore_o with_o your_o pen_n ennoble_v a_o vision_n which_o appear_v to_o you_o for_o my_o advantage_n you_o have_v lift_v i_o from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n you_o have_v celebrate_v the_o apotheôsis_n of_o a_o man_n yet_o alive_a of_o a_o man_n that_o have_v no_o legion_n who_o be_v not_o clad_v in_o purple_a nor_o have_v found_v you_o a_o college_n yet_o you_o have_v bring_v more_o pomp_n and_o more_o ornament_n to_o this_o uninteress_v canonization_n then_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o that_o which_o be_v leave_v we_o by_o antiquity_n and_o herodian_a have_v so_o magnificent_o describe_v it_o be_v too_o superlative_a a_o excess_n reverend_a father_n and_o though_o i_o have_v the_o virtue_n of_o moderation_n and_o equanimity_n yet_o my_o happiness_n be_v extravagant_a and_o irregular_a so_o that_o i_o just_o apprehend_v the_o jealousy_n of_o that_o goddess_n who_o the_o language_n of_o your_o verse_n call_v the_o terrible_a nemesis_n she_o punish_v the_o prosperous_a as_o well_o as_o the_o proud_a and_o do_v not_o willing_o let_v festival_n pass_v without_o trouble_v their_o serenity_n with_o some_o dysaster_n but_o be_v it_o not_o possible_a to_o get_v she_o in_o lieu_n of_o her_o interest_n and_o for_o the_o temper_n of_o my_o great_a fortune_n to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o a_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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la_fw-fr vauguion_n sir_n the_o day_n you_o have_v the_o goodness_n to_o come_v and_o visit_v i_o my_o spirit_n be_v so_o enfeeble_v with_o a_o restless_a night_n and_o i_o be_v so_o incapable_a of_o all_o reasonable_a society_n that_o if_o you_o go_v not_o away_o with_o a_o very_a low_a opinion_n of_o i_o you_o do_v a_o act_n of_o very_o high_a charity_n since_o that_o time_n the_o disgrace_n of_o that_o unlucky_a half_a hour_n have_v lie_v upon_o my_o heart_n and_o i_o have_v often_o fancy_v what_o you_o may_v conceive_v of_o the_o testimony_n and_o approbation_n of_o the_o public_a questionless_a sir_n you_o accuse_v the_o people_n either_o of_o simplicity_n or_o imposture_n you_o judge_v that_o they_o have_v suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v delude_v by_o a_o very_a unable_a man_n or_o else_o they_o will_v deceive_v other_o for_o his_o sake_n have_v i_o but_o a_o indifferent_a esteem_n of_o you_o i_o shall_v comfort_v myself_o up_o against_o all_o you_o can_v speak_v thereupon_o 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with_o advantage_n can_v i_o but_o evidence_n to_o you_o with_o what_o respect_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n mar._n 28._o 1640._o letter_n xxi_o to_o the_o reverend_a father_n stephen_n de_fw-fr bourges_n a_o capuchin_n preacher_n reverend_a father_n you_o ought_v to_o commiserate_v i_o instead_o of_o complain_v of_o i_o you_o know_v well_o on_o who_o the_o unhappiness_n of_o your_o separation_n fall_v or_o at_o lest_o who_o lose_v most_o by_o it_o since_o you_o will_v be_v so_o good_a as_o to_o take_v a_o share_n in_o the_o mishap_n for_o my_o justification_n be_v please_v to_o consider_v only_o the_o present_a estate_n of_o thing_n you_o be_v the_o distributer_n of_o the_o favour_n
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ait_fw-fr secum_fw-la declamare_fw-la solitos_fw-la potui_fw-la illud_fw-la ingenium_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la quod_fw-la solum_fw-la populus_fw-la romanus_n par_fw-fr imperio_fw-la svo_fw-la habuit_fw-la you_o that_o know_v all_o this_o and_o much_o more_o be_v not_o without_o doubt_n but_o the_o interpreter_n of_o some_o friend_n a_o little_a too_o nice_a and_o you_o relate_v i_o his_o conceit_n and_o not_o your_o own_o one_o of_o these_o day_n perhaps_o he_o will_v advise_v don_n garsias_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o infantada_n to_o change_v their_o name_n because_o they_o contain_v something_o of_o garcon_n and_o infant_n prudence_n have_v both_o its_o bound_n and_o its_o excel_v this_o perpetual_a circumspection_n be_v a_o troublesome_a virtue_n and_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v a_o little_a heavy_a and_o blockish_a then_o to_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n to_o be_v wise_a i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 14_o octob._n 1636._o letter_n xx._n sir_n the_o ode_n of_o the_o poet_n 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apprehensive_a and_o propound_v mounseur_fw-fr chapelain_n for_o his_o example_n who_o style_n be_v so_o chaste_a and_o orderly_a it_o be_v possible_a he_o may_v become_v a_o very_a gallant_a man_n but_o if_o he_o adhere_v to_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o master_n he_o be_v lose_v beyond_o recovery_n let_v he_o therefore_o choose_v according_a to_o his_o capacity_n the_o good_a or_o the_o evil_a thâ—t_n be_v set_v before_o he_o for_o if_o he_o continue_v in_o that_o manner_n he_o have_v undertake_v i_o must_v give_v he_o this_o answer_n that_o he_o be_v likely_a to_o become_v one_o of_o the_o most_o ridiculous_a poet_n of_o our_o age_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 20_o octob_n 1636._o letter_n xxi_o sir_n the_o letter_n which_o i_o late_o receive_v from_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr colommiers_fw-fr have_v comfort_v i_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n and_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o happy_a news_n of_o your_o return_n have_v give_v i_o assurance_n of_o a_o good_a whereof_o i_o begin_v to_o despair_v so_o that_o i_o promise_v myself_o the_o felicity_n of_o embrace_v you_o before_o i_o leave_v paris_n and_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o that_o desirable_a afternoon_n of_o which_o your_o engagement_n have_v raise_v a_o ardent_a expectation_n the_o benefit_n of_o it_o will_v be_v that_o i_o shall_v return_v into_o barbary_n with_o your_o benediction_n which_o can_v but_o carry_v happiness_n with_o it_o but_o you_o will_v do_v yet_o somewhat_o more_o you_o will_v enable_v i_o to_o resist_v the_o badness_n of_o the_o air_n for_o a_o long_a time_n you_o will_v fortify_v i_o with_o preservative_n and_o receipt_n against_o the_o contagion_n of_o galimatias_fw-la gibberish_n and_o solecism_n of_o gascony_n and_o other_o like_a popular_a evil_n which_o seize_v upon_o our_o great_a lord_n after_o four_o month_n continuance_n in_o the_o country_n i_o humble_o thank_v you_o before_o hand_n for_o the_o good_a you_o will_v do_v i_o and_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n paris_n 15._o may._n letter_n xxii_o sir_n to_o satisfy_v your_o goodness_n and_o give_v you_o the_o account_n of_o my_o adventure_n i_o shall_v tell_v you_o that_o i_o be_o happy_o arrive_v at_o my_o own_o house_n and_o that_o i_o meet_v with_o neither_o war_n nor_o enemy_n betwixt_o paris_n and_o angoulesme_fw-fr the_o news_n of_o the_o come_n of_o monsieur_n the_o count_n de_fw-fr brassac_n have_v before_o clear_v the_o way_n of_o all_o bad_a company_n he_o be_v undeniable_o that_o vir_fw-la quis_fw-la in_o the_o first_o of_o the_o aeneid_n who_o appearance_n be_v able_a to_o appease_v a_o popular_a sedition_n and_o you_o must_v grant_v i_o that_o in_o his_o countenance_n he_o carry_v some_o kind_n of_o resemblance_n of_o neptune_n when_o he_o grow_v in_o choler_n against_o the_o wind_n i_o beseech_v heaven_n that_o the_o cure_n of_o our_o other_o distemper_n be_v of_o no_o great_a difficulty_n than_o this_o and_o that_o the_o croate_n put_v we_o to_o no_o more_o trouble_n than_o the_o croquan_o they_o have_v do_v too_o much_o for_o good_a subject_n and_o too_o little_a for_o rebel_n this_o be_v also_o a_o effect_n of_o the_o king_n fortune_n under_o his_o reign_n even_o wickedness_n itself_o be_v innocent_a and_o fury_n be_v discreet_a and_o respectful_a we_o will_v treat_v of_o this_o another_o time_n more_o at_o large_a i_o have_v need_n of_o rest_n and_o you_o be_v not_o concern_v with_o politic_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n let._n xxiii_o sir_n hannibal_n be_v then_o at_o the_o gate_n since_o the_o enemy_n have_v get_v passage_n over_o the_o river_n of_o soame_n your_o letter_n have_v make_v i_o partake_v of_o your_o inconvenience_n and_o know_v you_o to_o be_v in_o trouble_n i_o can_v relish_v my_o own_o repose_n if_o the_o condition_n of_o affair_n grow_v worse_o i_o do_v not_o question_v but_o you_o have_v choice_n of_o sanctuary_n the_o place_n that_o shall_v receive_v your_o fly_a muse_n will_v be_v ever_o glorious_a by_o that_o honour_n and_o
write_n of_o the_o late_a monsieur_n the_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr berulle_n and_o i_o can_v imagine_v what_o induce_v hâ—m_n to_o esteem_v so_o mean_o of_o those_o of_o father_n seguenot_n the_o companion_n of_o his_o fortune_n as_o to_o myself_o i_o confess_v his_o style_n ravish_v i_o and_o i_o leave_v h_o s_o doctrine_n to_o their_o censure_n to_o who_o the_o judgement_n of_o it_o belong_v i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 22._o janu._n 1638._o let._n iii_o sir_n our_o new_a friend_n be_v of_o too_o nice_a a_o palate_n and_o that_o which_o disgust_n he_o be_v neither_o harsh_a nor_o unsavoury_a i_o can_v conceive_v his_o reason_n to_o think_v it_o strange_a that_o i_o say_v if_o i_o be_v bear_v a_o swiss_n i_o shall_v approve_v no_o other_o government_n but_o that_o of_o my_o own_o country_n since_o the_o supposition_n i_o make_v be_v to_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o government_n of_o that_o country_n wherein_o i_o be_v bear_v beside_o liberty_n and_o master_n be_v two_o 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such_o weak_a body_n yet_o they_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v a_o long_a time_n if_o they_o be_v not_o molest_v but_o leave_v to_o the_o care_n and_o conduct_v of_o nature_n quiet_n preserve_v they_o though_o in_o a_o state_n of_o decay_n and_o among_o their_o familiar_a and_o accustom_a malady_n shall_v they_o be_v waken_v or_o turn_v only_o from_o one_o side_n to_o the_o other_o their_o life_n be_v include_v in_o their_o insensible_a drowsiness_n that_o waken_n and_o change_n will_v prove_v fatal_a to_o they_o such_o be_v the_o dangerous_a consequence_n of_o some_o alteration_n when_o our_o young_a friend_n have_v see_v as_o many_o winter_n as_o we_o he_o will_v have_v no_o better_a opinion_n than_o we_o of_o those_o that_o go_v about_o to_o reform_v the_o world_n let_v he_o survey_v the_o history_n of_o all_o age_n and_o he_o will_v perceive_v that_o this_o zeal_n of_o reformation_n have_v give_v birth_n to_o new_a disorder_n instead_o of_o root_n out_o and_o abolish_n the_o old_a i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 20_o jan._n 1638._o letter_n iu._n sir_n the_o wit_n and_o judgement_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr be_v without_o question_n excellent_a and_o his_o composition_n have_v not_o that_o pedantry_n which_o be_v so_o rank_a in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o writer_n but_o it_o must_v also_o be_v confess_v that_o in_o some_o place_n his_o expression_n want_v vigour_n and_o what_o he_o oftentimes_o present_v in_o a_o plain_a dress_n may_v be_v render_v far_o more_o glorious_a by_o a_o pen_n that_o have_v skill_n in_o ornament_n i_o rather_o pardon_v he_o this_o weakness_n then_o that_o which_o make_v he_o distrust_v fidelity_n itself_o and_o fill_v his_o head_n with_o suspicion_n yet_o i_o think_v you_o ought_v not_o to_o suffer_v his_o disfidence_n and_o jealousy_n to_o outlive_v their_o infancy_n and_o to_o gain_v strength_n by_o time_n as_o the_o more_o discreet_a you_o be_v oblige_v to_o begin_v first_o and_o â—pen_v the_o passage_n to_o his_o illumination_n since_o he_o be_v sick_a it_o be_v most_o requisite_a you_o become_v his_o physician_n and_o perform_v a_o cure_n on_o such_o a_o person_n as_o deserve_v to_o recover_v i_o have_v here_o have_v for_o three_o or_o four_o day_n the_o company_n of_o doctor_n who_o i_o invite_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o assistance_n in_o my_o study_n in_o this_o manner_n i_o increase_v my_o train_n be_v a_o philosopher_n of_o a_o quick_a appetite_n that_o can_v be_v content_v with_o three_o date_n and_o four_o olive_n for_o his_o ordinary_n i_o always_o bear_v a_o spirit_n above_o my_o fortune_n and_o sometime_o act_v the_o lord_n although_o there_o be_v lord_n who_o servant_n be_v beyond_o comparison_n more_o wealthy_a than_o i_o as_o for_o instance_n the_o little_a hog_n of_o who_o have_v a_o revenue_n of_o above_o ten_o thousand_o crown_n to_o find_v he_o a_o year_n provision_n of_o acorn_n and_o husk_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 10._o feb._n 1638._o let._n v._n 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
june_n 1641._o letter_n xvi_o sir_n it_o seem_v the_o great_a discourse_n have_v be_v display_v at_o rambovillet_n hostel_n and_o you_o have_v courage_n enough_o to_o read_v it_o as_o well_o as_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr voiture_fw-fr patience_n to_o attend_v it_o this_o be_v indeed_o too_o much_o already_o and_o i_o dare_v not_o believe_v the_o rest_n nor_o imagine_v that_o i_o merit_v those_o acclamation_n you_o speak_v of_o those_o lady_n be_v for_o the_o sublimity_n of_o eloquence_n and_o can_v relish_v the_o meanness_n of_o i_o demosthenes_n be_v a_o more_o agreeable_a author_n to_o they_o than_o i_o and_o they_o have_v rather_o applaud_v the_o text_n than_o the_o preacher_n i_o have_v consider_v what_o you_o write_v i_o of_o the_o ironical_a doctor_n and_o i_o shall_v one_o of_o these_o day_n know_v a_o fit_a deploratae_fw-la salutis_fw-la aut_fw-la ad_fw-la meliorem_fw-la frugem_fw-la redire_fw-la possit_fw-la in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o will_v communicate_v to_o you_o what_o 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