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The art of pleasing in conversation written by the famous Abbott Richlieu ; translated out of French.; Art de plaire dans la conversation
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Vaumorière, M. de (Pierre Ortigue), 1610-1693.
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passes at Court serves still more for our instruction We see that all People must do their duty under a Master who is never deceived and who only recompenses Merit Cleonice What you say would give me a great desire to inform my self on the Affairs of the Court of Rome did I believe we might entertain our selves with that sort of News as well as with those we now spoke of Philemon I do not believe it unlawful for to speak our sentiments on things we see printed and posted up provided it be rather to instruct us than to make our selves busie bodies who fancy we must decide all things Dorante We can add nothing to what was said on this matter by a great Magistrate whose Learning and Eloquence has long since been admired by all the World The force of his Reasons and his Citations have encreast the astonishment wherein I was before at the usage was shew'd our King's Embassador Erastus Yet the Law of Nations which requires that the Person of an Embassador be sacred is known by all the World and every body has seen after what manner we have received the Embassies which were sent us from Infidel Kings They have dealt in a different manner at Rome towards the Embassador of the Eldest Son of the Church the most Christian King a Monarch whose Predecessors have protected and defended the Holy See Dorante Will you believe me instead of wading farther into this matter do as I have done buy the Book we have already hinted at read it more than once and you will have the pleasure of profiting by the labours of a great man who knows more of it than we shall ever know Belise Return we then to what we are to say of other News Do you think we may draw any instruction from the little Relations Erastus has declared himself for Dorante We need not doubt thereon for when we are told with what dexterity a jealous or covetous Person has been imposed on we are instructed how to make use of the like subtilties and the Covetous and Jealous are hereby taught to take better care In fine Cleonice must permit us to say that News may render a Conversation agreeable That a Polite Person may recount them provided he is sure of what he says and that he does not wholly set up for a News-monger Cleonice I find nothing so ridiculous as to apply one's self to the telling of News from Morning till Night to all those we meet Philemon It 's true there are People who have no other business As soon as they are seen they are immediately askt how many Bassas are strangled at Constantinople or in the Turks Army They are questioned on the manner after which the Imperialists live in Transilvania they must know whether the King of Poland pretends to make himself Master of Caminec and what design the General Morosini may have Dorante A News-monger can answer all questions if he has any knowledge in Maps and the interests of Princes he may return probable answers otherwise he pays for his boldness For if there be any News-mongers who guess right there are others who speak confidently without knowing what they say These last sometimes bring themselves into trouble and imagine thereby to make themselves famous As Dorante ended these words they were advertised that every thing was ready and this agreeable Company parted for Versailles FINIS Some BOOKS Printed for R. Bently Folio 1. BEaumont's and Fletcher's Plays in one Volume containing 51 Plays 2. Mr. William Shakespear's Plays in one Volume 3. Towerson's Works compleat in one Volume 4. Dr. Allestry's Sermons in one Volume 5. Dr. Comber's Works the four Parts in one Volume 6. The Council of Trent By Father Paolo 7. Toriano's Italian Dictionary 8. Mr. Milton's Paradise lost with 13 Copper Cuts finely engraven to express the whole Poem 9. Milton's Paradise regain'd in the same Volume Paper and Print to bind with it 10. Fodina Regalis or the History of the Laws of Mines By Sir John Pettus 11. Bishop Brownrig's Sermons Books in Quarto 1. The Burnt Child dreads the Fire 2. A Treatise of our Sangninary Laws against Papists 3. Dr. Whitby's Answer to S. Cressy 4. Mr. Nathanael Lee's Plays in one Volume 5. Mr. Thomas Otways Plays in one Volume 6. Panegyrick on His Grace the Duke of Schonberg 7. Mundus Muliebris or the Ladies Dressing-Room unlock'd and her Toilet spread Books in Octavo 1. Dr. Whitby of Idolarry 2. Dr. Whitby of Host-VVorship 3. The Life of the Marshal Turenne 4. The Secret History of the House of Medicis 5. Cornelius Agrippa of the Vanity of Arts and Sciences 6. Mauger's French Grammar Edit 13. 7. Lipsius of Constancy 8. Agiates Queen of Sparta 9. Nicorotis 10. Plurality of Worlds Translated by Mr. Glanvil 11. Boylo's Art of Poetry Translated by Mr. Soames 12. Poems and Songs by Mr. Cuts 13. Sir James Chamberlain's Poems 14. Mr. Coppinger's Poems 15. Madam Colonna's Memoirs 16. Hudibras compleat in Three Parts 17. Seneca's Morals By Sir Roger L'Estrange 18. Comber's Companion to the Altar 19. Godfrey of Boloign A Poem 20. Plato's Apology of Socrates 21. Natural History of the Passions 22. Mockclelia or Madam Quixote 23. Toriano's Italian Grammar with choice Dialogues and Phrases in Italian and English 24. Covent Garden Drollery Books in Duodecimo 1. Present State of England 2. Enter into thy Closet 3. Moral Essays in Four Volumes 4. A perfect School of Instructions for the Officers of the Mouth 5. A prospect of Humane Misery 6. Vanity of Honour Wealth and Pleasure 7. Bishop Andrew's Devotions 8. Zelinda A Romance 9. Happy Slave 10. Hatige or the King of Tameran 11. Homais Queen of Tunis 12. Triumphs of Love 13. Obliging Mistress 14. Unfortunate Hero 15. Countess of Salisbury 16. Count Teckely 17. Essex and Elizabeth 18. The Pilgrim 19. The Emperor betray'd by whom and how 20. The Character of Love 21. Don Henrick 22. Princess of Fez. 23. M. Christianissimus 24. Gallant Ladies in two parts 25. Victorious Lovers 26. Love in a Nunnery 27. Duke of Lorain 28. Minority of St. Lewis 29. Queen of Majorca 30. Count de Soysons 31. Clytie 32. Dialogues of the Dead in Two Parts 33. Neapolitan or the Defender of his Mistress 34. Instructions for a young Nobleman 35. Five Love-Letters from a Nun to a Cavalier 36. Five Love-Letters from the Cavalier in Answer to the Nun's 37. Religio Laici in a Letter to Mr. Dryden 38. Count Gabalis 39. The chast Seraglion 40. Rules of Civility 41. The Extravagant Poet. 42. New Disorders of Love 43. Ottoman Gallantry or The Life of the Bassa of Buda 44. Reviv'd Fugitives 45. Tamberlain the Great 46. Court Secret in two Volumes 47. The Duke of Mazarine's Memoirs 48. Gallantry a la Mode or Women in their proper Colours 49. Fortune-telling Cards FINIS