Galen, edition of, by Rabelais, I. 26.
28. "Ars Medicinalis" of, 37.
Galileo, his investigation of atmospheric
laws, I. 191.
Gallanous, Peter, controversy of
respecting Aristotle, I. 31.
Gamache, viscountess de (Eléanore
de Montaigne), I. 21.
"Gargantua, the Giant, and Pantagruel,"
of Rabelais, I. 31. Supposed
personages pourtrayed in,
32. Editions thereof, 38.
Gascony and Guienne, character of
the people of, I. 1.
Gassendi, astronomer and mathematician,
instructs Chapelle and
Molière, I. 99.
Gaussin, Mademoiselle, celebrated
and beautiful actress, II. 22.
Gauthier Garguille, excellent comedian,
I. 101.
Gay's Fables, comparison of La
Fontaine's with, I. 179.
Geneva, residence of "Les Délices"
acquired by Voltaire near to,
II. 71. 74. 75. Quits it for the
château de Ferney, on the adjacent
French territory, 76. Rousseau's
early years passed at
Geneva, 112. Kind reception of
him at a later period by his
countrymen, 137. Voltaire and
d'Alembert desirous of softening
the tone of society in, by establishing
dramatic, representations,
149. Rousseau replies to
their article for that object in the
Encyclopédie, 149. Ferment at,
in which the writings of Rousseau
were concerned, 157.
Genlis, countess de, narrates her
visit to Voltaire at Ferney, II. 94.
Rousseau offended by, 167.
Gex, town of, II. 100.
Gibbon, Edward, esq. the historian,
an admirer of mademoiselle
Churchod, the mother of madame
de Staël, II. 296. 305.
Gilbert, tragedy of "Rodogune" by,
I. 53.
Ginguené, M., criticisms of, I. 34.
Goldsmith, Oliver, opinions relative
to his conversation, I. 182.
Gournay le Jars, Marie de, I. 20.
Publishes the Essays of Montaigne,
who had treated her as a
daughter by adoption, 21.
Gourville, secretary to de la Rochefoucauld,
I. 67. 70. 78. 79. His
Memoirs referred to, 84. 120.
Graffigny, madame de, II. 26. 30. 33.
Grammont, count de, espouses
miss Hamilton, I. 119.
Greek, Rabelais familiar with, I. 38.
Greek tragedy, unities of the,
I. 45. 49. 52.
Grignan, count de, his marriage,
I. 227. Praise of him by madame
de Sévigné, 227. He repairs to
Provence as lieutenant-governor,
228.
Grignan, countess de, daughter of
madame, de Sévigné, educated
by her mother, II. 218. Is presented
at court, 225. Appeared at the
fêtes of Versailles, 226. Her
beauty celebrated by Benserade,
226. Accepts the hand of the
count de Grignan, a widower,
227. Accompanies her husband
to Provence, 228. Portraiture of
the countess, 229. Visits of madame
de Sévigné to her in Provence,
228. 241. Madame de
Grignan attends her mother in
Paris when ill, 245. But returns
to Provence herself in ill health,
246. Renewed journeys to see
her mother, and to Provence, 246.
247. 249. Her children, 248. Is
on terms of affection with her
mother, 250. Attended in sickness
by her mother, 254.
Grignan, marquis de, their son, I.
230, n. 250. 251. 254. 258.
Grignan, chevalier de, an uncle,
I. 246. His family, 246. 247.
Grignan, Pauline de, daughter of
the countess, I. 248, n. 251. She
marries the marquis de Simiane,
254. 258.
Grimm, baron de. Correspondence
of, I. 63. II. 103. J. J. Rousseau's
friendship for, 144. Account of
the baron, 145. His report as to
Rousseau, 164. 171.
Gros Guillaume, comedian, I. 101.
Gros René, comedian, I. 102.
Gros René, madame, actress, I. 102.
Guibert, count de, II. 98.
Guise, duke of, assassinated at Blois,
I. 11.
Guyon, madame, enthusiasm or
mysticism of, I. 340. _et seq._ Her
fervour occasions the disgrace of
Fénélon, 342. He speaks in her
cause to Bossuet, 342. Her party
punished, 343.