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共 33 段- His mode of preserving his castle from pillage was very char
- He received his first rudiments at the convent of Seville, n
- Rabelais most frequently quotes; but he also appropriates so
- So much renown of course inspired his would be rivals with r
- His fortunes were low. The trifling pension allowed him by C
- Meanwhile Condé blockaded the metropolis; and the volunteers
- On the retreat of Condé from Paris, Rochefoucauld retired wi
- [Footnote 22: It is well known that the history of the troub
- The company to which he belonged possessed great merit, both
- In those days, as in those of our Elizabeth, the king and co
- Molière may now be considered as having risen to the height
- In every point of view Molière's disposition and actions dem
- "Puisqu'à Paris on dénie
- The most imperative of all motives, however, the want of mon
- His state soon became so alarming that he was called upon to
- The world at this time, awakening from a long state of barba
- One day, in the month of October, he was taking an airing in
- There was one other passion in which he indulged, that was f
- Her widowhood was exemplary. Left at four-and-twenty without
- His wife, a relation of le Tellier and Louvois, enjoyed the
- During this year madame de Sévigné again, as she said, for t
- [Footnote 67: At the age of seventy-six, madame de Sévigné's
- At the age of sixteen he lost his father, and thus acquired
- The last couplet contains a compliment to the bishop of Alet
- The only thing that seems to have unpleasantly disturbed his
- [Footnote 89: In the first edition of this work the scene of
- This tragedy was the cause of the quarrel between Racine and
- Much of Racine's time was spent at court--the king having gi
- There is no name more respected in the modern history of the
- As the doctrine gained ground, it met opposition. Des Marais
- There were several accompanying circumstances to mitigate th
- At the beginning of 1715 Fénélon fell ill of an inflammation
- [Footnote 116: The marquis de Fénélon was the archbishop's g