1552-1611.
A man by no means of the poetic stature of Ronsard, du Bellay, and
D'Aubigné; he found great favor in his day, but his lyric note was not
powerful enough to endure long. He is most successful in the graceful
expression of a natural melancholy, as in the example here given. He
was a follower, in moderation, of the Pleiad.
Works : _Recueil des oeuvres poétiques de J. Bertaut_, l601; appeared
again enlarged in 1605 ; _Recueil de quelques vers amoureux_, 1602 :
both collections are included in _Oeuvres poétiques_, 1620; a
recent edition is edited by A. Chenevière, 1891 (_Bibliothèque
elzévirienne_). CHANSON. 27. DEMEURE, _delay_.