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A47658	The characters, or, The manners of the age by Monsieur de la Bruyere ... made English by several hands ; with the characters of Theophrastus, translated from the Greek, and a prefatory discourse to them, by Monsieur de la Bruyere ; to which is added, a key to his Characters.; Caractères. English	La Bruyère, Jean de, 1645-1696.; Theophrastus. Characters. English.	1699 (1699)	Wing L104; ESTC R10537	259,067	532

Lauzun whose Amours with Mademoiselle de Montpen●●er made so great a noise in the World He was several yea●s close Prisoner in the Cittadel of Pignerol and afterwards sent into Ireland to command the French Forces under the late King James 200. 30. Theophilus The Bishop of Autu● 201. 26. A Person of Quality The late King James 203. 4. Antiphon Mr de la Feuillade 204● 24. Of Hannibal Caesar c. The Author characterizes certain Noblemen who assume the names of Gods and Demigods 213. 13. Theognis The late Archbishop of Paris Francis de Harlay 214. 7. Pamphilus The Marquis of Dangeau 223. 12. Demophilus The Abbot of St. Helen who was dissatisfied with the Ministers of State 224. 20. Basilidius Councellour Aubray 225. 26. That such a Prince c. The Duke of Savoy 27. A second The King of Spain 29. A third The present King of England 239. 23. A good Monarch The King of France 245. 12. Menalcas The Count de Brancas Chevalier d' Honneur to the Queen Mother 165. 32. A man dy'd at Paris c. The late Prince of Conde 276. 20 Some men Mr de Feuillade 277. 24. 'T is easier for some men c. The late Archbishop of Paris Francis de Harlay 278. 5. Some men c. The Cardinal de Bouillon and the Bishop of Noyon 12. Others begin their lives c. The Counts of Guiche and Bussy Rabutin 284. 1. Phidippus The Abbot Dance 15. Gnathon The Marquis de Sable 285. 20. Cliton Ms D' Olonne and du Broussin 298. 11. Adrastus Mr. Derbarreau 308. 9. Antisthene Mr de la Bruyere Author of this Book 16. Berylle The Abbot Rubec 27. A Lac●uey is made c. Mr Berrier who had been a Footman 31. One enriches himself Benoist 32. The Mountebank Barbereau the Empirick 309. 28. If the Ambassadors c. Those of Siam 310. 28. When the Bishop c. Cardinal le Camus 314. 12. Gravity too much affected The first President of the Parliament of Paris 320. 24. There is a thing c. Mr de la Fontaine 32. Another is foolish timerous c. Mr Corneille Senior 321. 24. Theodas Mr Santeuil de St Victor one of the best Latin Poets alive 322. 15. Such an one c. Mr Peletier de Soucy and his Brother the Minister of State 325. 5. Socrates The Author speaks of himself and of his Book in the three following Paragraphs 328. 23. What surprizing success c. The● late Chancellor of France Mr Le Tellier 357. 12. When a Courtier becomes humble The Duke of Beauvilliers President of the Kings Councel and Governour to the Duke of Burgundy 369. 4. Some men c. Mr de L'Anglois de Rieux 372. 20. A Brisk Jolly Priest Mr Hameau Curate of S. Pauls 386. 8. Titius Monsieu Hennequin 389. 13. Hermippus Mr Dasserville 397. 15. Till such time c. Mr Le Tourne●r deceas'd some years ago 398. 4. Apostolick Man Father Seraphin a Capuchin 401. 7. The man must have some Wit The Abbot Bavyn and others 402. 13. A soft Effeminate Morality The Abbot Flechier Bishop of Nismes 26. The Heroick Virtue The Abbot Roquerre Nephew to the Bishop of Authun 405. 24. A man starts up c. Pontier Author of the Cabinet of Princes ERRATA 〈◊〉 183. l. ● for at ●iburs read the Tyber l. 3. for with 〈…〉 there for the blank l. 19. r. Hur●n ● and for 〈…〉 l. 20. r Iroquois p. 231. l. 16. dele not p. 265. 〈…〉 waking r. watching p. 272. l. 12. for she r. be THE CHARACTERS OR Manners of the Age. I Borrow'd the subject matter of this Book from the Publick and I now restore it what it lent me Indeed having finish'd the whold Work with the utmost regard to truth that I was capable of 't is but just I should make it this restitution The world may view here the Picture I have drawn of it from Nature and if I have hit on any defects which it agrees with me to be such it may at leisure correct them This is what a man ought chiefly to propose to himself in writing tho he can't always be sure of success However as long● as men distaste Vice so little as they do we should never give over reproaching them They would perhaps be worse were it not for censure and reproof which makes writing and preaching of absolute necessity The Orator and Writer can't stifle the Joy they feel when they are applauded but they ought to blush in themselves if they aim at nothing more than praise by their discourses or writings Besides that the most certain and least equivocal approbation is the change of Manners in their Readers or Hearers we should neither write nor speak but for Instruction yet we may lawfully rejoyce if we at the same time please those to whom we address and by this means make the truths we should advance the more insinuating and the better receiv'd when any thoughts or reflections slide into a Book which have neither fire nor turn or vivacity agreeable to the rest tho they seem at first to be set there for variety to divert our minds and render them more attentive on what is to follow but otherwise are not proper sensible or accommodated to the capacity of the people whom we must by no means neglect both the Reader and Author ought to condemn ' em● This is one rule which I desire every one to remember There 's another which my particular Interest obliges me to request may not be forgot that is always to have my Title in view and to think as often as this Book is read that I describe the Characters or Manners of the Age for though I frequently take 'em from the Court of France and men of my own Nation ●et they cannot be confin●d to any one Court or Country without losing a great deal of the compass and usefulness of my Book and destroying the design of the work which is to paint Mankind in general as the reasons of every Chapter and the connexion which insensibly the reflections that compose them have one with another plainly demonstrate After this so necessary a precaution the consequences of which 't is easie enough for any body to penetrate I must protest against all chagrin complaint all malicious interpretation prejudice and scandal Men must know how to read and hold their Tongues or say nothing more or less than they have really read but this caution will not sometimes be sufficient unless the Readers are willing themselves to judge favourably Without these conditions which an exact and scrupulous Author is in the right to require of some people as the only Recompence of his Labour I question whether he ought to continue writing if he prefers his private satisfaction to the publick good and a zeal for promoting Truth I confess about the year 1690 I was divided between an impatience to give my Book another Figure and a better form by new Characters and a fear lest