La Beaumelle, his attack on Voltaire
in Prussia, II. 66.
La Bruyère, his critique on Rabelais,
I. 34. Describes Corneille's
conversation and manner, 55. His
portrait of La Fontaine, 181.
La Fare, anacreontic poet, I. 171.
La Fontaine, Jean de, versifier of
Rabelais' Tales, I. 34. His life
peaceful, 150. Born in 1621 at
Château Thierry, 150. His father,
151. He enters the community
of the Pères de l'Oratoire,
151. Renounces the cloister, and
espouses Mlle. Marie d'Héricart,
151. Becomes master of the royal
domains in his district, 151.
Hears Malherbe's ode on the assassination
of Henri IV., and
commences poet, 152. Studies
the Roman poets, 153. Verses by,
112. His "Adonis" in heroic
verse, 155. His character indolent
and _insouciant_, 155. Resides
long at Château Thierry, 155.
Fights M. Poignan, on account
of madame de la Fontaine, 156.
That officer disarms the poet both
of sword and jealousy, 156. Divers
reports as to the placid temper
of his wife, 157. Visits Paris,
but neglects business, 157. Becomes
domiciled with the duke
and duchess of Bouillon, 159.
His intimacy with Racine, Molière,
and Boileau, 160. Comfortable
amid Parisian society, he
forgets his wife and his home, 161.
Fouquet grants him a pension,
162. He solicits that finance
minister's pardon from Louis
XIV., 162. 222. His "Contes et
Merveilles en vers," 163. 173. Tale
of "Pysche and Cupid," 163. 177.
Noticed by Henrietta duchess of
Orléans. 164. His tale of "Joconde,"
165. His "Fables," 164.
178. 180. Is elected of the French
Academy, 167. Anecdote on that
subject, 167. He has the ill luck
to displease the abbé Furetière
by an inadvertence, 168. La Fontaine
incorrigibly forgetful, 169.
Forgets that he has a son, and
admires him as a stranger, 169.
Anecdotes exhibiting him, 170,
&c. Resides in the house of madame
d'Hervart, 172. 170. Decline
of his health, 173. The
priests constrain him to destroy
some of his works, 173. And to
make public reparation for the
evil influence of his "Fables,"
175. He recovers and writes
more tales, 176. Dies, aged
seventy-four, 176. Criticism on
his works, 177. His dramatic
pieces, 178. His tables and tales,
178. 180. English fables compared
with, 179. Opinions by his
contemporaries of, 181. Epitaph
by himself, 182.
La Harpe, M., criticisms of, I. 178.
258. II. 102.
Lally-Tolendal, M. de, saved by
madame de Staël, II. 315. 316.
Lamb, Miss, pretty song by, I. 108.
La Metrie, physician at Potzdam,
II. 62.
Lamoignon, M. de, premier président,
I. 267. 271.
Langeron, the abbé de, I. 366.
"Langey, Chevalier de, Military
Stratagems and Prowess of," by
Rabelais, I. 37.
La Noue, tragedian, II. 43.
Leibnitz, letter of the celebrated,
II. 65.
Le Kain, tragedian, II. 54. He resides
with Voltaire, and performs
on his stage, 54.
Le Nôtre, architect, &c., I. 112.
Lettres Provinciales of Pascal, I.
198. Object of this work explained,
201. Condemnation of
the book, 207. Misfortunes resulting
therefrom at Port Royal,
207.
L'Huilier, M., engages Gassendi to
educate Chapelle the poet, I. 99.
Ligne, prince de, visits Rousseau
incognito, II. 165. Declares himself
by letter, and kindly offers
a home to J. J. Rousseau, 166.
Locke, John, works of, II. 18. 24.
His "Treatise on Education,"
151.
Longueville, duke of, I. 69.
Longueville, duchess of, I. 68. Her
beauty, 70. Various allusions to
this princess, 72. 74. 77. Her character
and religious sentiments,
83, n.
Louis XIII., accession of, I. 64.
Death of, 66. M. Poquelin and
his son Molière his deputy, valet-de-chambre
to, 100. The king
causes M. de Cinq-Mars and De
Thou to be beheaded, 100. Allusions
to this monarch, 215.
Louis XIV., grants a pension to
Pierre Corneille, I. 55. His attachment
to Henrietta duchess of
Orléans, 58. Splendour of his
court begins to be remarkable,
111. Takes a part in the ballets at
court, 118. 119. Discontinues to
do so, from a passage in "Britannicus"
alluding to Nero, 118,
n. His journeys, 120. Flattery
of by the poets and savants, 163.
Did not comprehend La Fontaine,
164. And delays his ratification
of his being received in the French
Academy, 167. Trial of Fouquet,
finance minister, 112. 113. 222.
223. The king refuses to pardon
him, 224. The fêtes at Versailles,
225. 256. Tournament at, Louis
representing count Roger, 225.
His affection for the beautiful
La Vallière, 112. 119. 162. 225.
236. His court described, 244, n.
His queen, 236. Secret marriage
with madame de Maintenon, 87.
236. 237. 248. His reign, animadversions
on, 257. 323. Age of
Louis XIV. described, 269. Louis
XIV. conceives a dislike for Fénélon,
333. 346. Perceives his injustice,
but burns his papers, 366.
Anecdotes of the king, 319. 323.
Preceptors to his son and grand-sons,
334. 336, n. The Gallican
church, its state in the reign of
Louis XIV., 339-362. References
to Louis XIV., in the life
of Voltaire, II. 6. 10.
Louis XV., I. 368. II. 44. 46. 47. 55.
57. 60. His inglorious old age,
101.
Louis XVI., II. 86. 100. 104. _For
the historical events of his reign
and fall, see the Lives of Condorcet,
Mirabeau, &c._ in Vol. II.
Love and gallantry, novels breathing
of, I. 107. 108. Ill taste of
language relating to, 108. Purity
of sentiment aimed at nevertheless,
108.
Lucian, by whom imitated, I. 35.
Lucretius, II. 144.
Lulli, musical composer, solicits
La Fontaine to write the opera of
"Daphne," I. 166. His death
described, 176.
Luxembourg, maréchal duc de, II.
149. His kind attentions to his
neighbour Jean Jacques Rousseau,
150.
Luxembourg, duchess of, II. 150.
152. Her conduct with regard to
Rousseau, when he was danger of
arrest, 153.
Lyons, almanacs calculated under
the meridian of, I. 37.