Bacon, Francis lord, his opinion of
Rabelais, I. 23.
Ballads, Spanish and Moorish, I.
45.
Balzac, poetry of, I. 153.
Barante, M., his "Literature of the
Eighteenth Century," II. 14, n.
Bardou, French poet, I. 265.
Baron, excellent comedian, I. 131.
132. 143.
Barre, chevalier de la, execution of
the, II. 84.
Beauvilliers, duke de, I. 335.
Béjart, brothers, comedians in Molière's
troop, I. 102. Facetiousness
of the younger, 121.
Béjart, Madeleine, actress, her
beauty, I. 102.
Béjart, Armande, is married by
Molière, I. 102. Their union infelicitous,
117. 131. Implores
Louis XIV. that her deceased
husband should be buried in holy
ground, 140. She marries M.
Guérin, comedian, 148.
Bellay, du, archbishop of Paris,
friendly to Rabelais, I. 24, 25. 27.
Ambassador from Francis I. to
Paul III., 28. He receives Rabelais
in his household at Paris,
33. Supposed dying message by
Rabelais to, 39.
Bellerose, Pierre le Meslier named,
tragedian, I. 98.
Benedictine order, claims of for
respect, I. 25.
Benserade, court poet, I. 226.
Bergerac, Cyrano de, I. 99.
Bernier, traveller in the East, I. 99.
100.
Bible, English, an example for
language, I. 61.
Boccaccio, his works acknowledged
to be diverting by La Fontaine, I.
154. 181.
Boétie, Etienne de la, friendship of
Montaigne for, I. 7. Latin poem
by, 16. Death-bed of, 9.
Boileau Despréaux, Nicholas, epigram
on Corneille by, I. 57. His
high estimate of Molière's genius,
97. 118. 146. His regret for the
loss of Molière's early farces, 105.
He criticises "Les Fourberies de
Scapin," 134. His advice to Molière,
142. His poetry remarkable
for wit, but without humour,
146. His observations on La
Fontaine, 160. 165. In favour
with Louis XIV., 163. Is elected
of the French Academy, 167.
His admiration of the "Lettres
Provinciales" of Pascal, 202.
His father, Giles Boileau, 259.
Birth of Nicholas in 1636, 259.
At school he commenced writing
poetry, 260. Studies law, and
named advocate, 261. Attacks
Chapelain and Cotin, 263. 265.
Substitutes fresh victims of his
satire in place of such as had
surrendered at discretion, 265.
His friends, 267. He speaks of
his own success, 268, n. His "Art
Poétique," 270. The "Lutrin,"
270. Passages from, 272-279.
Leigh Hunt's parallel of Boileau
and Pope, 271, n. Boileau eulogises
Louis XIV., and is favourably
received at court, 278. Is
named historiographer conjointly
with Racine, 279. These poets
accompany Louis to Ghent, 280.
Is liable in camp to alarms,
his phlegmatic disposition, 281.
His conversations with madame
de Maintenon and Racine, 283.
Desires a seat in the French
Academy, 167. 284. Repairs to
the baths of Bourbon for health,
285. His correspondence by
letter of much interest, 285.
286. Is indignant as to Perrault's
"Siècle de Louis Quatorze,"
287. His Satire on Women,
288. His pension, 289. His
tender regard for Racine, 289.
He loses his valued friend, 290.
His interview with Louis as sole
historiographer, 291. His retirement,
291. His amusements in
old age, 291. Sells his house at
Auteuil, 292. His piety, 293.
Completes an edition of his works,
293. Account of several of his
works, 293. _et passim._ Dies of
dropsy on the chest at seventy-five
years of age, 294. His superior
wit, 294. His verses highly
finished and regular, 295. The
"Lutrin" his best poem, 295.
Teaches Racine that easy versification
is the result of painstaking,
307. He reconciles Antoine
Arnaud, and Racine, 315. His
enduring kindness for Racine,
327. His name of Despréaux, II.
21.
Boisrobert, French poet, I. 43. 47.
Bonaparte, general, his first interview
with madame de Staël, II.
322. Appointed first consul, 323.
Surmises as to the causes of Bonaparte's
enmity, 324. His interview
with M. Necker, 325. He
permits madame de Staël to reside
in Paris, 326. Not being lauded
by her, he seizes her "Germany,"
and exiles her from France, 332.
On his return from Elba, invites
her to assist him in forming a
constitution; her answer, 340.
Bonnecorse, French writer, I. 265.
266.
Bordeaux, the father of Montaigne
mayor of, I. 1. Michel Montaigne
(the Essayist) mayor, 19. Re-election
of Montaigne, 19. Warfare
of the Fronde against the
royal party, at, 73. The prince of
Condé joyfully received by the
Bordelais, 77. Molière patronised
by the duke d'Epernon at, 102.
Bose, M., letter from madame Roland
to, II. 272. He visits her in
prison, 289.
Bossuet, bishop of Meaux, witnesses
the death of the duke of Rochefoucauld,
I. 90. His intended marriage,
334. Abandons it for the
church, 334. Appointed preceptor
to the dauphin, 334. 336. His
funeral oration on Henrietta, duchess
of Orléans, 334, n. His "Discours
sur l'Histoire Universelle,"
334. He causes the misfortunes
of Fénélon by his zeal against the
doctrines of quietisme, 345. No
reconciliation takes place between
Bossuet and Fénélon, 356.
Bonhours, le père, jesuit, I. 203, n.
Bouillon, duke of, I. 73. His death
of typhus fever, 82.
Bouillon, duchess of, I. 70. Niece
of Mazarin, 158. She conducts La
Fontaine to Paris, 159. 172. 177.
Bouillon, M., his "Joconde," I. 165.
Bourdaloue, le père, I. 202, n. 257, n.
Said to surpass his instructor,
Bossuet, in pulpit eloquence, 334.
Boursault, French dramatic author,
I. 265. His visit to Boileau, 266.
Bretons, character of this race, I.
216. Their loyalty romantic and
excessive, 216.
Brissot, M., and the Girondists, II.
273. 314. He falls into disrepute,
276. Their known moderation,
281. 283. Louvet accuses Robespierre,
but is ill supported except
by the Gironde deputies, 284. Act
of accusation against them, 290.
Execution of Brissot, 291.
Brittany, province of, I. 214. 216.
Affairs of, 243.
Broglie, duke de, espouses Albertine,
daughter of madame de
Staël, II. 340.
Bruyère, _see_ La Bruyère.
Buchanan, George, applauds the
early teaching Latin to Montaigne,
I. 4.
Budæus, referred to as to Rabelais,
I. 24.
Burke, right hon. Edmund, his opinion
of Oliver Goldsmith, I. 182.
Burgundy, duke of, grandson of
Louis XIV., his preceptors, I. 335.
359. 364. His death, 365. II. 10.
Bussy-Rabutin, Roger, count de,
cousin of madame de Sévigné, I.
217. Her letters to the count,
217. His letters to madame de
Sévigné, 217. 219. Particulars of
his career, 218, n. His licentious
works, 221.