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madam_n the_o marchionesse_n of_o rambovillet_n madam_n i_o have_v not_o yet_o receive_v the_o present_a you_o be_v please_v to_o honour_v i_o withal_o but_o the_o news_n of_o it_o be_v bring_v i_o by_o mounseur_fw-fr chaplain_n i_o be_v not_o able_a any_o long_o to_o suppress_v within_o mymind_v the_o acknowledgement_n i_o owe_v you_o for_o it_o and_o yet_o they_o be_v such_o madam_n that_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o draw_v they_o out_o of_o the_o thought_n into_o the_o expression_n without_o lose_v somewhat_o in_o the_o conveyance_n to_o clothe_v they_o in_o ordinary_a word_n be_v too_o great_a a_o abasement_n of_o they_o and_o in_o conscience_n i_o never_o have_v more_o need_n of_o that_o officious_a figure_n which_o aid_v our_o good_a intention_n which_o discharge_v the_o poor_a man_n debt_n and_o not_o content_a to_o describe_v thing_n to_o their_o just_a value_n do_v enhance_v they_o infinite_o above_o themselves_o you_o be_v acquaint_v with_o it_o madam_n under_o the_o famous_a 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i_o have_v a_o other_o way_n to_o express_v myself_o i_o nebulâ_fw-la turpi_fw-la multo_fw-it me_fw-it jupiter_n imbre_fw-la atque_fw-la omni_fw-la premit_fw-la aeolio_fw-la dam_fw-la mitior_fw-la almâ_fw-la luce_n frui_fw-la pater_fw-la et_fw-la formosum_fw-la red_a serenum_fw-la i_o do_v not_o beg_v jupiter_n for_o the_o dry_n up_o my_o rheum_n and_o use_v of_o my_o nose_n but_o mere_o that_o i_o may_v be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o enjoy_v your_o kindness_n or_o if_o you_o will_v have_v any_o more_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o immortal_a god_n ut_fw-la saltem_fw-la ambrosio_n florae_n immortalis_fw-la odour_n muneribusque_fw-la tuis_fw-la fruar_fw-la o_o vel_fw-la regibus_fw-la aequis_fw-la par_fw-fr arabum_n costarde_n animo_fw-la in_o earnest_n sir_n your_o perfume_n be_v admirable_a they_o be_v even_o better_o than_o those_o of_o the_o last_o year_n and_o if_o my_o rhetoric_n about_o this_o subject_n be_v not_o quite_o exhaust_v they_o shall_v be_v attend_v with_o as_o 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appease_v my_o inquietude_n for_o indeed_o i_o begin_v to_o have_v doubtful_a apprehension_n of_o you_o i_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n afraid_a of_o heaven_n earth_n and_o sea_n that_o be_v of_o sickness_n imprisonment_n and_o shipwreck_n but_o now_o the_o cloud_n be_v dispel_v and_o if_o i_o be_v one_o that_o commit_v the_o fault_n which_o i_o have_v reprove_v or_o mingle_v two_o religion_n together_o i_o shall_v pay_v my_o vow_n to_o fortune_n i_o shall_v offer_v a_o victim_n to_o mercury_n and_o give_v thanks_o to_o the_o other_o god_n that_o preside_v over_o travel_v abroad_o and_o return_v for_o the_o conservation_n of_o a_o head_n that_o be_v so_o infinite_o dear_a to_o i_o but_o we_o must_v not_o withhold_v our_o acknowledgement_n from_o the_o author_n of_o the_o mercy_n let_v we_o be_v grateful_a to_o your_o good_a angel_n or_o rather_o to_o he_o that_o put_v you_o in_o his_o custody_n and_o confess_v that_o if_o you_o have_v be_v mind_v to_o pass_v through_o hungary_n and_o 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be_v to_o my_o infinite_a contentment_n of_o this_o number_n and_o i_o have_v read_v it_o above_o a_o dozen_o time_n without_o tediousness_n you_o may_v have_v be_v a_o admirable_a author_n of_o politic_a discourse_n and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a loss_n that_o your_o subject_n have_v so_o much_o of_o fiction_n our_o entire_a history_n will_v not_o have_v cost_v you_o more_o pain_n than_o this_o small_a parcel_n of_o it_o which_o you_o endeavour_v to_o adorn_v with_o falsity_n and_o you_o may_v have_v instruct_v posterity_n instead_o of_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o you_o shall_v happy_o have_v time_n to_o divert_v they_o i_o will_v hope_v for_o satisfaction_n to_o my_o desire_n both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o from_o your_o pen._n and_o i_o require_v of_o you_o at_o least_o some_o conspiracy_n of_o catiline_n some_o jugurthine_n war_n or_o any_o other_o considerable_a member_n if_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o obtain_v the_o whole_a body_n the_o packet_n foâ—_n rome_n be_v not_o yet_o dispatch_v perhaps_o a_o fecond_v abbot_n de_fw-fr ret_n will_v appear_v to_o do_v we_o the_o like_a favour_n i_o beseech_v you_o to_o attend_v it_o with_o patience_n and_o not_o to_o believe_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n that_o my_o affection_n make_v i_o sick_a you_o understand_v my_o intention_n in_o this_o i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 16_o march_n 1638._o let._n viii_o sir_n the_o doctor_n that_o act_v hercules_n furens_fw-la in_o your_o presence_n and_o the_o pipe_n you_o advise_v he_o to_o moderate_v his_o violence_n with_o in_o the_o dispute_n be_v very_o fine_a device_n and_o which_o i_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o rob_v you_o of_o for_o one_o of_o the_o chapter_n of_o my_o bourbon_n but_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o the_o dear_a ****_o shall_v become_v a_o impeacher_n of_o crime_n and_o a_o preyer_n upon_o confiscation_n and_o that_o he_o will_v live_v by_o the_o death_n of_o other_o certain_o after_o this_o honey_n must_v lose_v its_o sweetness_n for_o the_o 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behalf_n it_o be_v better_a to_o betake_v himself_o to_o eat_v cheese_n and_o chestnut_n in_o the_o mountain_n of_o avergne_n then_o to_o enterprise_v such_o practice_n to_o subsist_v at_o court_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 29_o may_n 1637._o letter_n ix_o sir_n the_o letter_n of_o seigneur_n jean_n jaques_n have_v afford_v i_o extraordinary_a pleasure_n and_o i_o be_o oblige_v to_o your_o goodness_n for_o furnish_v i_o with_o such_o agreeable_a divertisâ—ments_n his_o manner_n of_o beg_v often_o bring_v to_o memory_n that_o of_o paulus_n jovius_n who_o yet_o use_v to_o demand_v with_o more_o confidence_n and_o carelessness_n than_o he_o i_o have_v read_v certain_a letter_n of_o he_o of_o that_o nature_n indeed_o admirable_a in_o their_o kind_n in_o some_o of_o they_o he_o protest_v that_o if_o the_o cardinal_n of_o lorraine_n do_v not_o cause_v his_o pension_n to_o be_v paâ—d_v he_o he_o will_v affirm_v that_o he_o be_v not_o of_o the_o race_n of_o godfrey_n who_o bestow_v the_o arch_a bishopwrick_a of_o tire_n upon_o a_o schoolmaster_n in_o other_o he_o desire_v two_o horse_n of_o the_o marquis_n of_o pescara_n and_o for_o that_o effect_n pray_v he_o to_o strike_v the_o earth_n with_o a_o little_a more_o force_n than_o neptune_n do_v in_o another_o to_o a_o lady_n his_o friend_n he_o beseech_v she_o to_o send_v he_o some_o preserve_v of_o naples_n for_o that_o he_o begin_v to_o be_v clâ—yed_v with_o his_o daily_a food_n of_o new_a lay_v egg_n etc._n etc._n although_o our_o friend_n have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o beg_v with_o so_o much_o variety_n yet_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v he_o will_v receive_v a_o sufficient_a dole_n if_o he_o to_o who_o he_o write_v procure_v he_o a_o canonship_n of_o verdun_n but_o i_o beseech_v you_o make_v i_o understand_v the_o reason_n of_o most_o illustrious_a which_o he_o give_v he_o be_v it_o because_o he_o have_v a_o suit_n to_o he_o and_o the_o italian_a policy_n have_v teach_v he_o in_o such_o case_n trattalo_fw-it di_fw-it master_fw-mi domine_fw-la dio_fw-mi etc._n etc._n the_o poet_n martial_n who_o be_v at_o least_o as_o poor_a as_o the_o orator_n jean-jacques_n term_n a_o roman_a lady_n his_o queen_n because_o she_o give_v he_o good_a new-year_n gift_n once_o a_o year_n and_o almost_o every_o day_n a_o dinner_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 10_o april_n 1638._o letter_n x._o sir_n i_o be_v surprise_v at_o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o french_a gentleman_n and_o i_o assure_v you_o i_o can_v not_o own_v it_o till_o i_o have_v with_o much_o study_n recall_v the_o memory_n of_o thing_n long_o since_o past_a if_o i_o have_v comit_v sacrilege_n or_o a_o great_a crime_n if_o such_o can_v be_v i_o shall_v not_o conceal_v it_o from_o you_o and_o therefore_o be_o not_o at_o all_o scrupulous_a to_o confess_v that_o which_o be_v more_o pardonable_a and_o of_o less_o consequence_n it_o be_v true_a i_o be_o the_o author_n of_o that_o discourse_n which_o do_v not_o enough_o fear_n the_o thunder_n of_o rome_n and_o treat_v the_o holy_a inquisition_n with_o too_o little_a respect_n but_o it_o be_v likewise_o true_a that_o i_o compose_v it_o in_o holland_n without_o design_n of_o come_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o public_a by_o print_v and_o in_o a_o age_n that_o may_v be_v excuse_v for_o great_a fail_n therefore_o have_v pass_v the_o space_n of_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n it_o may_v well_o claim_v prescription_n against_o all_o sort_n of_o accuser_n since_o that_o time_n the_o whole_a face_n of_o christendom_n have_v be_v often_o change_v and_o all_o the_o earth_n renew_v the_o world_n than_o be_v not_o the_o world_n it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n and_o in_o truth_n the_o great_a heinsius_n can_v hope_v for_o much_o glory_n in_o flesh_v himself_o so_o unmerciful_o upon_o balzac_n in_o his_o infancy_n and_o triumph_v with_o his_o gray_a hair_n over_o a_o youth_n of_o seventeen_o year_n old_a and_o who_o as_o then_o have_v no_o beard_n his_o cruelty_n have_v be_v 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o_o unworthy_a that_o disâ—nters_v the_o dead_a i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 15._o octob._n 1638._o letter_n xi_o sir_n let_v we_o never_o mention_v the_o it_o be_v the_o shame_n and_o ignominy_n of_o the_o french_a name_n it_o be_v a_o day_n the_o roman_n will_v have_v term_v scelerata_fw-la &_o we_o must_v call_v it_o curse_v it_o be_v fit_a posterity_n detest_v it_o or_o rather_o never_o hear_v of_o it_o and_o that_o we_o raze_v it_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a from_o among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o by_o jove_n command_n out_o of_o old_a time_n record_n let_v the_o three_o sister_n raze_v it_o nor_o afford_v its_o name_n a_o place_n among_o thing_n past_a and_o do_v there_o be_v some_o people_n only_a instrument_n of_o ill_a luck_n in_o who_o hand_n the_o most_o advantageous_a
that_o i_o be_o go_v to_o tell_v you_o this_o good_a man_n do_v so_o near_o resemble_v my_o father_n that_o the_o first_o time_n i_o see_v he_o i_o believe_v my_o father_n have_v disguise_v himself_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o capuchin_n i_o be_o sir_n y_z etc._n etc._n balzac_n 20_o octob._n 1638._o let._n xxviii_o sir_n i_o earnest_o beseech_v you_o to_o have_v so_o much_o pity_n of_o i_o as_o to_o deliver_v i_o from_o the_o torment_n of_o this_o importunate_a person_n he_o assault_v i_o with_o paraphrase_n and_o sermon_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v i_o to_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o be_v a_o hundred_o league_n distant_a from_o he_o if_o you_o have_v no_o skill_n in_o exorcism_n to_o chase_v he_o from_o haunt_v i_o i_o will_v turn_v shameless_a and_o give_v he_o some_o remarkable_a disgust_n at_o least_o his_o quality_n of_o preacher_n and_o paraphra_v or_o even_o those_o of_o psalmist_n and_o prophet_n shall_v not_o hinder_v i_o from_o signify_v to_o he_o in_o plain_a term_n 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