Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	france_n	king_n	lewis_n	1,259	5	9.9825	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90369	The history of the French Academy, erected at Paris by the late famous Cardinal de Richelieu, and consisting of the most refined wits of that nation. Wherein is set down its original and establishment, its statutes, daies, places, and manner of assemblies, &c. With the names of its members, a character of their persons, and a catalogue of their works. / Written in French, by Mr. Paul Pellison, counseller and secretary of the King of France.; Relation contenant l'histoire de l'Académie française. English	Pellisson-Fontanier, Paul, 1624-1693.; Some, Henry.	1657 (1657)	Wing P1110; Thomason E1595_1; ESTC R203126	122,702	275

have_v also_o a_o good_a part_n of_o his_o ●ortune●_n and_o last_o his_o genius_n and_o the_o character_n of_o his_o wit_n be_v as_o they_o say_v most_o live●y_a and_o natural_o express_v in_o the_o three_o vo_o ●m_n o_o cyrus_n in_o the_o person_n of_o callicrates_n though_o his_o birth_n be_v not_o high_a yet_o his_o worth_n make_v he_o live_v familiar_o with_o person_n of_o the_o high_a qua_fw-la ity_n his_o father_n be_v a_o merchant_n of_o wine_n by_o the_o great_a and_o be_v a_o follower_n of_o the_o court_n be_v a_o man_n that_o love_v good_a cheer_n and_o be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o great_a one_o he_o have_v three_o son_n his_o elder_a which_o d●ed_n young_a this_o that_o be_v the_o second_o who_o he_o never_o love_v and_o of_o who_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o they_o have_v change_v he_o at_o nurse_n becau_fw-mi e_fw-it he_o drink_v nothing_o but_o water_n be_v o●_n a_o very_a weak_a complexion_n and_o last_o the_o young_a which_o he_o love_v most_o tender_o because_o he_o be_v a_o good_a companion_n tke_v himself_o he_o die_v in_o the_o war_n in_o the_o king_n of_o swedens_fw-fr service_n have_v behave_v himself_o very_o noble_o as_o the_o court_n be_v the_o theatre_n of_o envy_n the_o birth_n of_o voiture_fw-fr be_v often_o object_v to_o he_o both_o in_o jest_n and_o in_o earnest_n thus_o they_o say_v one_o day_n at_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n come_v by_o chance_n into_o a_o room_n where_o some_o officer_n be_v drink_v one_o of_o they_o with_o the_o glass_n in_o his_o hand_n say_v these_o verse_n to_o he_o quoy_fw-fr voiture_fw-fr tu_fw-la degenere_fw-la horse_n d'ici_fw-la magrebi_fw-la de_fw-fr toy_n tu_fw-la ne_fw-la vaudras_fw-la jamais_fw-fr ton_fw-fr pere_fw-fr tu_fw-la ne_fw-la ven_z du_fw-fr vin_fw-fr ni_fw-fr n'en_fw-fr boy_n another_o time_n they_o make_v this_o epigram_n for_o that_o it_o be_v thought_n he_o be_v a_o suitor_n to_o one_o of_o the_o king_n pourveyer_n daughter_n and_o report_v that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v marry_v o_fw-fr que_fw-fr ce_fw-fr beau_fw-fr couple_n d'amans_n valerio_n gouster_n de_fw-fr contentemens_n que_fw-fr leur_fw-fr delices_fw-la seront_fw-fr grandes_fw-fr il●_n seront_fw-fr tousiour_n en_fw-fr f●stin_a car_fw-fr si_fw-fr la_fw-fr prou_z fourn●t_fw-fr les_fw-fr viand_n voiture_fw-fr fournira_fw-la le_fw-fr vin_fw-fr madame_fw-fr destoges_n play_v at_o proverb_n with_o he_o and_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o reject_v one_o of_o he_o that_o be_v naught_o say_v she_o pierce_v another_o of_o they_o they_o attribute_v also_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr bassompierre_n this_o jest_n on_o volture_n it_o be_v pity_n he_o be_v not_o of_o his_o father_n trade_n for_o love_v sweet_a th●ngs_n as_o he_o do_v he_o will_v have_v make_v we_o drink_v nothing_o but_o hippocras_n and_o this_o too_o wine_z that_o fetch_v other_o to_o life_n make_v he_o swoon_v mean_v that_o he_o apprehend_v he_o be_v jeer_v for_o it_o for_o my_o part_n i_o have_v make_v no_o scruple_n to_o relate_v his_o original_a because_o in_o my_o judgement_n if_o those_o that_o be_v bear_v nob_n e_o be_v most_o happy_a those_o which_o deserve_v to_o be_v noble_a be_v most_o praise_v worthy_a they_o say_v he_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o court_n at_o first_o partly_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr d'avaux_fw-fr with_o who_o he_o have_v be_v a_o fellow-student_n in_o the_o college_n de_fw-fr boncour_n who_o be_v also_o of_o the_o same_o age_n and_o have_v the_o same_o inclination_n with_o he_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr chaudebonne_n be_v the_o first_o that_o carry_v he_o to_o rambovillet_n hostel_n that_o be_v to_o the_o rendezvous_a of_o all_o the_o gallant_a wit_n and_o prime_a person_n of_o the_o court_n where_o the_o chamber_n of_o the_o illustrious_a artenice_n be_v always_o full_a of_o they_o he_o dwell_v afterward_o with_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n than_o the_o king_n only_a brother_n who_o during_o the_o broil_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v retire_v into_o languedoc_n he_o follow_v thither_o from_o thence_o he_o be_v send_v by_o he_o into_o spain_n whence_o out_o of_o curiosity_n he_o pass_v in_o africa_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o his_o letter_n he_o be_v high_o esteem_v at_o madrid_n and_o it_o be_v there_o he_o make_v those_o spanish_a verse_n which_o every_o body_n tool_n to_o be_v lopez_n de_fw-fr vega_n the_o phrase_n and_o language_n of_o they_o be_v so_o pure_a the_o count_n duke_n d'olivare_n express_v much_o affection_n to_o he_o and_o take_v pleasure_n to_o discourse_v with_o he_o very_o often_o and_o he_o desire_v he_o to_o write_v to_o he_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v return_v into_o france_n say_v to_o he_o twice_o at_o his_o departure_n no_o dexe_n v._o m._n de_fw-fr escrivir_fw-fr me_fw-it aunque_fw-la no_o fuera_fw-mi de_fw-mi negocios_fw-es nos_fw-la escriveremos_fw-la aforismos_fw-la as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v fail_v not_o to_o write_v if_o there_o be_v no_o business_n yet_o some_o fine_a thing_n or_o other_o i_o find_v these_o word_n in_o some_o note_n write_v by_o voiture_n own_o hand_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o voyage_n there_o be_v some_o other_o particularity_n of_o the_o count_n duke_n pretty_a remarkable_a and_o among_o the_o rest_n these_o two_o which_o i_o remember_v first_o that_o he_o brag_v to_o he_o in_o private_a that_o in_o all_o the_o time_n he_o be_v in_o favour_n he_o never_o give_v any_o man_n a_o offensive_a word_n the_o other_o be_v that_o he_o judge_v common_o of_o man_n very_o right_o and_o rather_o by_o the_o ill_a then_o by_o the_o good_a that_o be_v speak_v of_o they_o that_o be_v if_o he_o see_v they_o speak_v but_o little_a ill_n of_o a_o man_n or_o with_o but_o little_a certainty_n he_o conceive_v a_o good_a opinion_n of_o he_o i_o have_v see_v also_o some_o fragment_n of_o a_o piece_n in_o prose_n which_o voiture_fw-fr being_n in_o france_n intend_v to_o make_v in_o praise_n of_o this_o minister_n of_o state_n wherein_o he_o express_v much_o of_o esteem_n and_o veneration_n for_o he_o he_o make_v two_o voyage_n to_o rome_n and_o be_v send_v to_o florence_n to_o carry_v the_o news_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o k._n lewis_n 14._o that_o now_o reign_v he_o have_v divers_a office_n at_o court_n as_o master_n of_o the_o hostel_n to_o the_o king_n &_o introductor_n of_o ambassador_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n he_o have_v also_o many_o pension_n and_o receive_v divers_a favour_n from_o mounseur_fw-fr d'avaux_fw-fr who_o be_v sur-intendant_a of_o the_o f●nances_n make_v he_o his_o commissary_n only_o that_o he_o shall_v receive_v the_o profit_n of_o it_o without_o perform_v the_o duty_n he_o will_v have_v dye_v very_o rich_a have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o his_o extreme_a love_n to_o game_n it_o have_v such_o power_n over_o he_o that_o he_o will_v engage_v himself_o insensible_o to_o loss_n far_o above_o his_o condition_n as_o be_v that_o of_o 15._o hundred_o pistole_n which_o he_o lose_v in_o one_o night_n which_o be_v then_o all_o the_o talk_n of_o the_o town_n when_o i_o make_v my_o first_o voyage_n to_o paris_n in_o this_o at_o least_o he_o be_v like_a to_o his_o father_n who_o be_v a_o very_a great_a gamester_n at_o piquet_n and_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o he_o count_v the_o set_a win_v when_o he_o can_v get_v up_o to_o the_o quarré_v that_o be_v to_o say_v 66._o with_o they_o set_v up_o with_o four_o counter_n in_o a_o square_a whence_o it_o come_v that_o to_o this_o day_n among_o gamester_n they_o call_v this_o point_n voiture_n quarré_v voiture_fw-fr was_z also_o of_o a_o very_a amorous_a complexion_n or_o at_o least_o make_v as_o if_o he_o be_v so_o and_o though_o they_o accuse_v he_o of_o have_v never_o be_v real_o in_o love_n he_o brag_v that_o he_o have_v be_v think_v to_o be_v so_o with_o all_o sort_n of_o person_n from_o the_o high_a quality_n to_o the_o low_a or_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o from_o the_o sceptre_n to_o the_o sheephook_n and_o from_o the_o crown_n to_o the_o coyf_n he_o be_v well_o please_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v believe_v he_o be_v in_o favour_n with_o all_o his_o several_a mistress_n and_o indeed_o he_o be_v with_o so_o many_o who_o be_v deep_o in_o love_n with_o he_o he_o be_v never_o marry_v and_o leave_v only_o a_o natural_a daughter_n he_o die_v at_o the_o age_n of_o fifty_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o of_o a_o ague_n which_o he_o catch_v as_o they_o say_v to_o purge_v himself_o have_v the_o gout_n he_o be_v o●_n a_o low_a stature_n have_v b_o ack_a eye_n and_o hair_n his_o visage_n somewhat_o simple_a but_o yet_o pleasant_a he_o draw_v his_o own_o picture_n himse_n f_o in_o one_o of_o his_o letter_n to_o a_o unknown_a m●stresse_n and_o that_o which_o be_v cut_v in_o brass_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o work_n be_v as_o they_o say_v very_o like_o he_o he_o speak_v thing_n after_o

by_o a_o large_a dictionary_n and_o a_o very_a exact_a grammar_n which_o may_v give_v it_o a_o part_n of_o those_o ornament_n it_o want_v and_o that_o afterward_o it_o may_v acquire_v the_o rest_n by_o a_o rhetoric_n and_o a_o poetic_a which_o shall_v be_v compose_v to_o serve_v as_o a_o rule_n to_o they_o that_o will_v write_v in_o verse_n and_o in_o prose_n this_o advice_n which_o be_v also_o the_o thought_n of_o all_o the_o other_o academy_n be_v general_o follow_v and_o because_o mounseur_fw-fr chapelain_n have_v enlarge_v himself_o upon_o the_o manner_n how_o they_o ought_v to_o proceed_v in_o the_o dictionary_n and_o grammar_n 1634._o reg._n march_n 27._o 1634._o he_o be_v desire_v to_o draw_v a_o platform_n of_o it_o which_o be_v see_v afterward_o by_o the_o company_n and_o thereupon_o it_o be_v order_v he_o shall_v confer_v with_o messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr bourzey_n de_fw-fr gombauld_n and_o de_fw-fr gomberville_n but_o i_o shall_v have_v another_o occasion_n to_o tell_v you_o more_o of_o this_o platform_n and_o to_o give_v you_o a_o abridgement_n of_o it_o whereby_o you_o may_v judge_v what_o esteem_n and_o commendation_n it_o deserve_v as_o for_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o academy_n 1634._o reg._n march_n 27._o 1634._o the_o first_o that_o travail_v in_o this_o subject_n by_o order_n of_o the_o company_n be_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr chastelet_n counsellor_n of_o state_n after_o they_o have_v see_v his_o paper_n he_o be_v order_v to_o confer_v about_o it_o with_o the_o same_o messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr bourzey_n de_fw-fr gombauld_n and_o de_fw-fr gomberville_n afterward_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o all_o the_o academiciens_fw-la shall_v be_v exhort_v to_o give_v in_o their_o memojre_n in_o write_v upon_o this_o subject_n i_o have_v see_v nine_o of_o these_o memoir_n or_o advice_n of_o some_o particular_a academiciens_fw-la which_o be_v those_o of_o messieurs_fw-fr faret_fw-la de_fw-fr gombauld_n chapelain_n conrart_n sirmond_n du_fw-fr chastelet_n bardin_n colleset_v and_o baudoin_n i_o shall_v not_o stay_v to_o tell_v you_o the_o content_n of_o they_o but_o i_o believe_v i_o may_v remark_n by_o the_o way_n two_o thing_n which_o have_v not_o be_v follow_v in_o the_o statute_n one_o which_o be_v in_o the_o memoire_fw-fr of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr gombald_n and_o which_o i_o relate_v here_o as_o a_o testimony_n of_o his_o piety_n and_o virtue_n it_o be_v that_o he_o propound_v that_o each_o of_o the_o academiciens_fw-la shall_v be_v bind_v to_o compose_v every_o year_n a_o piece_n great_a or_o small_a in_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n the_o other_o which_o seem_v to_o i_o very_o strange_a though_o it_o be_v desire_v by_o monsieur_n sirmond_n a_o man_n otherwise_o of_o a_o very_a solid_a judgement_n it_o be_v that_o he_o will_v have_v all_o the_o academiciens_fw-la bind_v by_o oath_n to_o use_v those_o word_n which_o be_v approve_v by_o the_o major_a part_n of_o voice_n in_o the_o assembly_n so_o that_o if_o this_o law_n have_v be_v receive_v whatsoever_o particular_a aversion_n one_o may_v have_v to_o a_o word_n notwithstanding_o he_o must_v of_o necessity_n make_v use_v of_o it_o &_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v use_v it_o otherwise_o he_o will_v commit_v not_o only_o a_o fault_n but_o a_o sin_n all_o these_o memoir_n be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o 4._o commisioners_n messeurs_fw-fr du_fw-fr chastelet_n chaplain_n faret_fw-la and_o gombauld_n 1634._o reg._n decemb_v 4._o 1634._o to_o cull_v out_o of_o each_o what_o they_o like_v best_a and_o after_o their_o choice_n mounseur_fw-fr conrart_n who_o in_o quality_n of_o secretary_n have_v also_o assist_v at_o all_o these_o particular_a conference_n digest_v and_o couch_v in_o write_v the_o article_n of_o the_o statute_n they_o be_v read_v examine_v and_o approve_v by_o the_o company_n 1634._o reg._n novemb_n 15._o 1634._o the_o same_o mounseur_fw-fr conrart_n have_v also_o in_o charge_n to_o draw_v up_o the_o letter_n parent_n for_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o academy_n which_o seem_v to_o belong_v unto_o he_o upon_o a_o double_a account_n because_o he_o be_v both_o secretary_n to_o the_o academy_n and_o secretary_n to_o the_o king_n after_o that_o he_o have_v read_v they_o in_o the_o assembly_n messieurs_fw-fr du_fw-fr chastelet_n de_fw-fr serizay_n and_o de_fw-fr cerisy_n be_v order_v to_o receive_v they_o with_o he_o 1635._o reg._n january_n 2._o 1635._o and_o to_o show_v they_o to_o the_o lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o seal_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr boisrobert_n to_o the_o cardinal_n i_o believe_v you_o will_v take_v it_o kind_o that_o i_o have_v here_o insert_v they_o at_o large_a since_o that_o they_o serve_v for_o the_o foundation_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o that_o beside_o they_o be_v conceive_v in_o very_o pure_a and_o elegant_a term_n which_o not_o omit_v those_o clause_n and_o form_n of_o speech_n usual_a to_o the_o chancery_n do_v nevertheless_o relish_v the_o politenesse_n of_o the_o academy_n and_o the_o court._n lewis_z by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o france_z and_o navarre_n to_o all_o present_a and_o to_o come_v greet_v since_o god_n have_v call_v we_o to_o the_o conduct_n of_o this_o state_n it_o have_v be_v our_o chief_a aim_n not_o only_o to_o remedy_v those_o disorder_n which_o the_o civil_a war_n wherewith_o it_o have_v be_v so_o long_o afflict_v have_v bring_v into_o it_o but_o also_o to_o enrich_v it_o with_o all_o the_o ornament_n befit_v the_o most_o illustrious_a and_o most_o ancient_a of_o all_o monarchy_n that_o be_v now_o in_o the_o world_n and_o though_o we_o have_v labour_v incessant_o to_o execute_v this_o design_n yet_o till_o now_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o we_o full_o to_o accomplish_v it_o the_o trouble_v raise_v so_o often_o in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o province_n and_o the_o assistance_n which_o we_o have_v be_v oblige_v to_o give_v to_o divers_a of_o our_o ally_n have_v divert_v we_o from_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o that_o quiet_a which_o we_o have_v procure_v for_o other_o but_o as_o all_o our_o intention_n have_v be_v just_a so_o have_v they_o also_o succeed_v prosperous_o those_o of_o our_o neighbour_n that_o be_v oppress_v by_o their_o enemy_n do_v now_o live_v secure_a under_o our_o protection_n the_o public_a tranquillity_n make_v our_o subject_n forget_v all_o past_a misery_n &_o confusion_n have_v at_o length_n give_v place_n to_o that_o good_a order_n which_o we_o have_v revive_v among_o they_o in_o re-establish_a trade_n in_o cause_v military_a disciplinie_n to_o be_v exact_o observe_v in_o our_o army_n in_o regulate_v our_o tax_n &_o in_o reform_v luxury_n it_o be_v well_o know_v to_o every_o one_o what_o share_n our_o dear_a &_o well-beloved_a cousin_n the_o cardinal_n duke_n de_fw-fr richelieu_n have_v have_v in_o all_o these_o thing_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o wrong_v those_o ability_n and_o fidelity_n which_o he_o have_v manifest_v in_o all_o our_o affair_n ever_o since_o we_o choose_v he_o for_o our_o principal_a minister_n if_o in_o what_o yet_o remain_v for_o we_o to_o do_v towards_o the_o glory_n and_o embelishment_n of_o france_n we_o shall_v not_o follow_v his_o advice_n and_o commit_v the_o disposal_n and_o direction_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v yet_o thereto_o necessary_a unto_o his_o care_n wherefore_o have_v make_v know_v unto_o he_o our_o intention_n he_o have_v represent_v unto_o we_o that_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o glorious_a mark_n of_o the_o felicity_n of_o a_o state_n that_o art_n &_o science_n have_v flourish_v in_o it_o &_o that_o as_o well_o learning_n as_o arm_n have_v be_v there_o in_o honour_n and_o esteem_v since_o that_o they_o be_v one_o of_o the_o principal_a instrument_n of_o virtue_n that_o have_v atcheive_v so_o many_o memorable_a exploit_n it_o remain_v only_o that_o we_o add_v thing_n delightful_a unto_o those_o that_o be_v necessary_a and_o ornament_n unto_o profit_n and_o that_o in_o his_o opinion_n we_o can_v not_o begin_v better_a the●_n with_o the_o most_o noble_a of_o all_o art_n eloquence_n that_o the_o french_a tongue_n which_o hitherto_o have_v but_o too_o much_o resent_v the_o negligence_n of_o those_o which_o can_v have_v render_v it_o the_o most_o perfect_a of_o the_o modern_n be_v more_o capable_a than_o ever_o to_o attain_v it_o consider_v the_o number_n of_o person_n which_o have_v a_o particular_a knowledge_n of_o the_o advantage_n that_o it_o be_v mistress_n of_o and_o of_o those_o which_o may_v still_o be_v add_v to_o it_o that_o to_o establish_v certain_a rule_n of_o it_o he_o have_v ordain_v a_o assembly_n who_o proposal_n have_v satify_v he_o so_o well_o that_o to_o execute_v they_o and_o to_o render_v the_o french_a tongue_n not_o only_o elegant_a but_o also_o capable_a to_o treat_v of_o all_o art_n and_o science_n there_o needs_o only_a the_o continuance_n of_o these_o conference_n which_o may_v be_v do_v with_o very_a much_o profit_n if_o we_o

a_o quite_o peculiar_a manner_n with_o a_o ingenious_a livelynesse_n although_o he_o never_o print_v any_o thing_n yet_o be_v he_o in_o great_a repute_n not_o only_o in_o france_n but_o also_o in_o foreign_a country_n for_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o wit_n &_o the_o academy_n of_o the_o humor●sts_n at_o rome_n send_v he_o letter_n whereby_o they_o make_v he_o one_o of_o their_o academy_n his_o work_n be_v publish_v after_o his_o death_n in_o one_o volume_n which_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o public_a with_o so_o much_o approbation_n that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o make_v two_o edition_n of_o it_o in_o six_o month_n his_o prose_n be_v more_o correct_v and_o exact_a it_o have_v a_o certain_a air_n of_o gallantry_n which_o be_v not_o find_v any_o where_o else_o and_o something_o so_o natural_a and_o so_o exact_a both_o together_o that_o the_o read_n thereof_o be_v infinite_o take_v his_o verse_n perhaps_o be_v no_o less_o curious_a although_o more_o neglect_v he_o many_o time_n slight_v rule_n but_o like_o a_o master_n as_o a_o man_n that_o think_v himself_o far_o above_o they_o and_o that_o scorn_v to_o bind_v himself_o to_o observe_v they_o that_o which_o be_v most_o to_o be_v commend_v in_o all_o his_o writing_n be_v that_o they_o be_v not_o copy_n but_o original_n and_o that_o by_o read_v the_o ancient_n and_o the_o modern_n cicero_n terence_n ariosto_n marot_n and_o many_o other_o he_o make_v a_o certain_a new_a character_n wherein_o he_o imitate_v no_o man_n and_o scarce_o any_o man_n can_v imitate_v he_o he_o have_v write_v the_o beginning_n of_o a_o romance_n in_o prose_n which_o he_o call_v alcidalis_fw-la the_o subject_n whereof_o be_v give_v he_o by_o madam_n the_o marquis_n of_o montausieur_fw-fr who_o be_v then_o mademoiselle_n de_fw-fr rambouïllet_n julie_n d'angenes_n but_o since_o his_o death_n this_o beginning_n have_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o this_o lady_n be_v never_o see_v and_o perhaps_o never_o shall_v to_o conclude_v it_o be_v he_o that_o bring_v again_o into_o the_o fashion_n in_o our_o age_n the_o rondeaux_n or_o sonnet_n that_o end_v as_o they_o begin_v which_o have_v be_v quite_o out_o of_o use_n ever_o since_o marot_n time_n i_o have_v among_o my_o paper_n one_o thing_n which_o justify_v what_o i_o now_o say_v it_o be_v a_o letter_n of_o he_o which_o be_v never_o print_v write_v to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr jonquiere_n father_n to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr paillerol_n my_o cousin_n it_o be_v date_v january_n 8._o 1638._o and_o have_v this_o postscript_n i_o doubt_v whether_o you_o know_v what_o rondeaux_n be_v i_o have_v of_o late_o make_v three_o or_o four_o of_o they_o which_o have_v put_v the_o wit_n in_o the_o humour_n of_o make_v they_o it_o be_v a_o kind_a of_o write_v which_o be_v proper_a for_o jest_n and_o raillery_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o you_o be_v grow_v more_o grave_a now_o than_o you_o be_v when_o you_o be_v a_o boy_n i_o for_o my_o part_n be_o always_o in_o the_o same_o humour_n i_o be_v in_o when_o we_o steal_v the_o drake_n if_o then_o you_o love_v my_o folly_n read_v they_o but_o by_o no_o mean_n let_v the_o lady_n see_v they_o who_o hand_n i_o kiss_v rondeau_n cinq_fw-fr ou_fw-fr six_z fois_fw-fr cette_fw-fr nuit_fw-fr en_fw-fr dormant_a etc._n etc._n ou_fw-fr vous_fw-fr savez_fw-fr tromper_n bien_fw-fr finement_n etc._n etc._n monsieur_fw-fr sirmond_n john_n sirmond_n be_v a_o native_a of_o rion_n in_o auvergne_n of_o a_o good_a family_n of_o the_o robe_n he_o be_v nephew_n to_o father_n sirmond_n the_o jesuit_n confessor_n to_o k._n lewis_n 13._o and_o one_o of_o the_o most_o know_a man_n of_o our_o age_n he_o come_v to_o court_n and_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr richelieu_n who_o esteem_v he_o one_o of_o the_o best_a writter_n in_o those_o day_n be_v make_v historiographer_n to_o the_o king_n with_o a_o pension_n of_o 1200._o crown_n he_o write_v divers_a piece_n for_o the_o cardinal_n on_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o time_n but_o almost_o all_o of_o they_o under_o assume_v name_n the_o abbot_n of_o s._n german_a who_o be_v the_o writer_n one_o the_o adverse_a part_n treat_v he_o extreme_a ill_n in_o the_o tract_n which_o he_o call_v the_o chimerique_n ambassador_n he_o make_v a_o answer_n to_o it_o which_o be_v in_o the_o collection_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr du_fw-fr chastelet_n the_o abbot_n of_o s._n german_a reply_v and_o handle_v he_o yet_o more_o injurious_o whereby_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o write_v again_o in_o his_o own_o defence_n but_o card._n de_fw-fr richelieu_n and_o king_n lewis_n 13._o dye_v in_o the_o interim_n and_o he_o can_v never_o obtain_v under_o the_o regency_n a_o privilege_n to_o print_v this_o book_n hereat_o he_o be_v very_o much_o trouble_v and_o see_v beside_o that_o his_o enemy_n be_v upon_o his_o return_n to_o court_n and_o that_o favour_n will_v be_v no_o long_o on_o his_o side_n he_o retire_v into_o auvergne_n where_o he_o die_v be_v about_o threescore_o yeat_n old_a he_o leave_v a_o son_n who_o as_o they_o say_v will_v print_v some_o of_o his_o work_n particular_o his_o latin_a verse_n his_o prose_n show_v that_o he_o have_v a_o excellent_a genius_n for_o eloquence_n his_o style_n be_v strong_a and_o mascu_n ine_z and_o want_v no_o adornment_n the_o piece_n which_o i_o have_v see_v of_o his_o be_v these_o whereof_o the_o great_a pa_n it_o be_v in_o the_o collection_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr du_fw-fr chastelet_n the_o pourtraicture_n of_o the_o king_n make_v of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o constable_n of_o luynes_n the_o tr●ck_n of_o state_n of_o k._n lewis_n 13._o write_v in_o favour_n of_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr richelieu_n the_o letter_n decifr_v a_o advertisement_n to_o the_o province_n by_o the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr cleonville_n which_o i_o have_v hear_v account_v his_o masterpiece_n l'_fw-mi homme_fw-fr du_fw-fr pape_n and_o du_fw-fr roy_fw-fr in_o answer_n to_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr rocque_n spanish_a ambassador_n at_o venice_n who_o have_v write_v a_o book_n against_o france_n under_o the_o name_n of_o zambeccari_fw-la the_o chimaera_n defeat_v by_o sulpice_n de_fw-fr mandrini_n sieur_n de_fw-fr gazonval_n the_o relation_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o querasque_fw-la take_v out_o of_o a_o treatise_n write_v by_o monsieur_n servien_n he_o have_v make_v also_o some_o latin_a verse_n as_o i_o say_v and_o that_o epigram_n against_o mamurra_n wherein_o this_o parasite_n be_v call_v pamphagus_n be_v he_o i_o will_v add_v here_o by_o way_n of_o acknowledgement_n that_o one_o of_o his_o book_n be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o thing_n that_o make_v i_o relish_v our_o language_n i_o be_v but_o new_o come_v from_o college_n when_o i_o meet_v with_o i_o know_v not_o how_o many_o romance_n and_o other_o new_a piece_n which_o though_o i_o be_v very_o young_a and_o a_o mere_a child_n i_o can_v not_o endure_v but_o run_v back_o to_o my_o tully_n and_o terence_n which_o i_o find_v more_o rational_a at_o last_o there_o come_v to_o my_o hand_n almost_o at_o the_o same_o time_n four_o book_n which_o be_v the_o eight_o oration_n of_o tully_n the_o trick_n of_o state_n of_o monsieur_n sirmond_n the_o four_o volume_n of_o the_o letter_n of_o m._n de_fw-fr balzac_n which_o be_v whole_o print_v and_o the_o memoires_n of_o queen_n margaret_n which_o i_o read_v over_o twice_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o night_n after_o that_o i_o begin_v not_o only_o no_o long_o to_o contemn_v the_o french_a language_n but_o even_o passionate_o to_o love_v it_o to_o study_v it_o with_o some_o care_n and_o to_o believe_v as_o i_o do_v still_o even_o to_o this_o day_n that_o with_o a_o genius_n some_o time_n and_o pain_n a_o man_n may_v render_v it_o capable_a of_o all_o thing_n monsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr colomby_n francis_z de_fw-fr cawigny_n sieur_n de_fw-fr colomby_n be_v of_o caen_n in_o normandy_n a_o kinsman_n to_o malherbe_n who_o disciple_n and_o follower_n he_o be_v he_o be_v also_o of_o kin_n to_o mounseur_fw-fr morant_n treasurer_n de_fw-fr l'espargne_fw-fr who_o procure_v he_o a_o pension_n and_o see_v it_o pay_v he_o he_o have_v a_o office_n at_o court_n which_o never_o any_o have_v before_o or_o since_o he_o for_o he_o be_v style_v orator_n to_o the_o king_n in_o affair_n of_o state_n and_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n that_o he_o receive_v 1200._o crown_n a_o year_n he_o receive_v also_o other_o favour_n from_o the_o court_n and_o be_v indeed_o proud_a that_o they_o be_v think_v to_o be_v much_o great_a than_o they_o be_v towards_o his_o latter_a end_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o religious_a habit_n but_o he_o be_v no_o priest_n he_o die_v at_o the_o age_n of_o threescore_o year_n he_o be_v of_o a_o great_a stature_n &_o very_o strong_a of_o a_o ambitious_a humour_n and_o resolute_a in_o all_o his_o action_n he_o