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A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe from the earliest texts to the present day. Volume 2 (of 3)

Note 180 — Chapter IV · THE CRITICISM OF THE PLÉIADE.

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Odd as these things may seem, they are not fool-born jests of an idle historian. Ronsard actually says them, though at greater length. See p. 28, “Su“Su tu veux faire mourir sur-le-champ quelque capitaine, il le faut navrer au plus mortel lieu du corps, comme le cerveau, le cœur, la gorge,” &c., &c.; and, p. 29, “Car s’il fait bouillir de l’eau en un chaudron,” &c., &c.

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