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accompany_v with_o a_o sermon_n that_o will_v hold_v a_o whole_a lent_n hostibus_fw-la eveniant_fw-la talia_fw-la dona_fw-la meis_fw-la i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 15_o april_n 1637._o letter_n xii_o sir_n i_o be_o glad_a you_o be_v well_o please_v with_o the_o treatise_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr des_fw-fr cartes_n and_o shall_v no_o long_o question_v the_o solidity_n of_o his_o doctrine_n since_o it_o have_v receive_v your_o approbation_n i_o send_v you_o with_o this_o his_o judgement_n on_o my_o first_o letter_n stylo_o ut_fw-la aiebat_fw-la petroniano_n my_o latin_a will_v sudden_o follow_v all_o glorious_a with_o the_o eulogy_n bestow_v on_o it_o at_o paris_n with_o which_o appointment_n it_o will_v not_o fear_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o manutii_n have_v be_v so_o high_o value_v by_o the_o bourbon_n you_o be_v extol_v there_o according_a to_o your_o merit_n and_o you_o may_v believe_v that_o if_o i_o understand_v as_o many_o language_n as_o one_o of_o our_o friend_n 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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 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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 that_o i_o much_o value_v his_o friendship_n but_o yet_o have_v great_a love_n to_o my_o own_o repose_n as_o for_o monsieur_n the_o count_n i_o be_o not_o so_o unjust_a as_o to_o honour_v he_o in_o a_o less_o degree_n than_o i_o do_v because_o i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o commend_v mounseur_fw-fr his_o brother_n they_o be_v two_o person_n not_o only_o distinct_a and_o separate_a but_o even_o opposite_a and_o contrary_n in_o all_o thing_n one_o of_o they_o be_v the_o most_o courteous_a and_o civil_a of_o all_o man_n live_v and_o the_o other_o have_v not_o his_o equal_a in_o crossnesse_n and_o morosity_n so_o that_o if_o the_o virtue_n of_o their_o mother_n be_v not_o indubitable_a no_o man_n will_v ever_o believe_v they_o brother_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 30._o octob._n 1638._o let._n xxix_o sir_n i_o be_o redevable_a unto_o you_o for_o the_o exact_a justice_n you_o have_v render_v in_o your_o last_o letter_n to_o our_o friend_n of_o antiquity_n i_o have_v draw_v 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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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