1806-1851.
He wrote mainly for the stage, and left but one volume of poems, _Mes
Heures perdues_, which are all forgotten save this famous sonnet. The
lady who inspired it is said to have been the daughter of Charles
Nodier, afterwards Mme. Mennessier-Nodier. _Mes Heures perdues_ was
reprinted in 1878, with a notice of Arvers by Th. de Banville.