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1. Front matter2. THE PROJECT GUTENBERT COURT MEMOIRS3. Introductory material4. MARGUERITE DE NAVARRE5. PUBLISHER'S NOTE.6. TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.7. Introductory material8. BOOK 1.9. LETTER II.10. LETTER III.11. LETTER IV.12. LETTER V.13. LETTER VI.14. LETTER VII.15. LETTER VIII.16. LETTER IX.17. LETTER X.18. LETTER XI.19. LETTER XII.20. LETTER XIII.21. LETTER XIV.22. LETTER XV.23. LETTER XVI.24. LETTER XVII.25. LETTER XVIII.26. LETTER XIX.27. LETTER XX.28. LETTER XXI.29. HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF VALOIS.30. HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF VALOIS. (continued 2)31. THE ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS:32. BOOK V.33. ORIGINAL PREFACE.34. HISTORIC COURT MEMOIRS.35. BOOK I.36. BOOK II.37. BOOK II. (continued 2)38. BOOK II. (continued 3)39. BOOK III.40. BOOK III. (continued 2)41. BOOK IV.42. BOOK V.43. THE ETEXT EDITORS BOOKMARKS44. MEMOIRS OF MADAME LA MARQUISE DE MONTESPAN45. TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.46. HISTORIC COURT MEMOIRS.47. CHAPTER I.48. CHAPTER II.49. CHAPTER III.50. CHAPTER IV.51. CHAPTER V.52. CHAPTER VI.53. CHAPTER VII.54. CHAPTER VIII.55. CHAPTER IX.56. CHAPTER X.57. CHAPTER XI.58. CHAPTER XII.59. CHAPTER XIII.60. CHAPTER XIV.61. CHAPTER XV.62. CHAPTER XVI.63. CHAPTER XVII.64. CHAPTER XVIII.65. CHAPTER XIX.66. Book in hand, he pointed out to me numberless faults of style, incoherent and fantastic imagery, sentiment alike exaggerated and a thousand leagues removed from nature. He considered, and still considers, Pierre Corneille to be a blind enthusiast of the ancients, whom we deem great since we do not know them. In his eyes, this declamatory poet was a republican more by virtue of his head than his heart or his intention,—one of those men more capricious than morose, who cannot reconcile themselves to what exists, and prefer to fall back upon bygone generations, not knowing how to live like friendly folk among their contemporaries.67. CHAPTER XX.68. CHAPTER XXI.69. CHAPTER XXII.70. CHAPTER XXIII.71. CHAPTER XXIV.72. CHAPTER XXV.73. CHAPTER XXVI.74. CHAPTER XXVII.75. CHAPTER XXVIII.76. CHAPTER XXIX.77. CHAPTER XXX.78. CHAPTER XXXI.79. CHAPTER XXXII.80. CHAPTER XXXIII.81. CHAPTER XXXIV.82. CHAPTER XXXV.83. CHAPTER XXXVI.84. CHAPTER XXXVII85. CHAPTER XXXVIII.86. CHAPTER XXXIX.87. CHAPTER XL.88. CHAPTER XLI.89. CHAPTER XLII.90. CHAPTER XLIII.91. CHAPTER XLIV.92. CHAPTER XLV.93. CHAPTER XLVI.94. CHAPTER XLVII.95. CHAPTER XLVIII.96. CHAPTER XLIX.97. CHAPTER L.98. CHAPTER LI.99. CHAPTER LII.100. CHAPTER LIII.101. CHAPTER LIV.102. CHAPTER LV.103. CHAPTER LVI104. CHAPTER LVII.105. CHAPTER LVIII.106. CHAPTER LIX.107. CHAPTER LX.108. CHAPTER LXI.109. CHAPTER I.110. CHAPTER II.111. CHAPTER III.112. CHAPTER IV.113. CHAPTER V.114. CHAPTER VI.115. CHAPTER VII.116. CHAPTER VIII.117. CHAPTER IX.118. CHAPTER X.119. CHAPTER XI.120. CHAPTER XII.121. CHAPTER XIII.122. CHAPTER XIV.123. CHAPTER XV.124. CHAPTER XVI.125. CHAPTER XVII.126. CHAPTER XVIII.127. CHAPTER XIX.128. CHAPTER XX.129. CHAPTER XXI.130. CHAPTER XXII.131. CHAPTER XXIII.132. CHAPTER XXIV.133. CHAPTER XXV.134. CHAPTER XXVI.135. CHAPTER XXVII.136. CHAPTER XXVIII.137. CHAPTER XXIX.138. CHAPTER XXX.139. CHAPTER XXXI.140. CHAPTER XXXII.141. CHAPTER XXXIII.142. CHAPTER XXXIV.143. CHAPTER XXXV.144. CHAPTER XXXVI.145. CHAPTER XXXVII146. CHAPTER XXXVIII.147. CHAPTER XXXIV.148. CHAPTER XL.149. CHAPTER XLI.150. CHAPTER XLII.151. CHAPTER XLIII.152. CHAPTER XLIV.153. CHAPTER XLV.154. CHAPTER XLVI.155. CHAPTER XLVII.156. THE ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS:157. MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF LOUIS XIV. AND OF THE REGENCY158. BOOK 1.159. SECRET COURT MEMOIRS.160. SECTION I.161. SECTION II.—LOUIS XIV.162. SECTION III.—MADEMOISELLE DE FONTANGE.163. SECTION IV.-MADAME DE LA VALLIERE.164. SECTION V.—MADAME DE MONTESPAN165. SECTION VI.—MADAME DE MAINTENON.166. SECTION VII.—THE QUEEN—CONSORT OF LOUIS XIV.167. BOOK 2.168. SECTION VIII.—PHILIPPE I., DUC D'ORLEANS.169. SECTION IX.—PHILIPPE II., DUC D' ORLEANS, REGENT OF FRANCE.170. SECTION X.—THE AFFAIRS OF THE REGENCY.171. SECTION XI.—THE DUCHESSE D'ORLEANS, WIFE OF THE REGENT.172. SECTION XII.—MARIE-ANNE CHRISTINE VICTOIRE OF BAVARIA, THE FIRST DAUPHINE.173. SECTION XIII.—ADELAIDE OF SAVOY, THE SECOND DAUPHINE.174. SECTION XIV.—THE FIRST DAUPHIN.175. SECTION XV.—THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY, THE SECOND DAUPHIN.176. SECTION XVI.—PETITE MADAME.177. BOOK 3.178. SECTION XVII.—HENRIETTA OF ENGLAND, THE FIRST WIFE OF MONSIEUR, BROTHER OF LOUIS XIV.179. SECTION XVIII.—THE DUC DE BERRI.180. SECTION XIX.—THE DUCHESSE DE BERRI.181. SECTION XXI.—MADEMOISELLE DE VALOIS, CHARLOTTE-AGLAE, CONSORT OF THE PRINCE OF MODENA.182. SECTION XXII.—THE ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN OF THE REGENT, DUC D'ORLEANS.183. SECTION XXIII.—THE CHEVALIER DE LORRAINE.184. SECTION XXIV.—PHILIP V., KING OF SPAIN.185. SECTION XXV.—THE DUCHESSE LOUISE-FRANCISQUE, CONSORT OF LOUIS III., DUC DE BOURBON.186. SECTION XXVI.—THE YOUNGER DUCHESS.187. SECTION XXVII.—LOUIS III., DUC DE BOURBON.188. SECTION XXVIII.—FRANCOIS-LOUIS, PRINCE DE CONTI.189. SECTION XXIX.—THE GREAT PRINCESSE DE CONTI, DAUGHTER OF LA VALLIERE.190. SECTION XXX.—THE PRINCESS PALATINE, MARIE-THERESE DE BOURBON, WIFE OF FRANCOIS-LOUIS, PRINCE DE CONTI.191. SECTION XXXI.—LOUISE-ELIZABETH, PRINCESSE DE CONTI, CONSORT OF LOUIE-ARMAND DE CONTI.192. SECTION XXXII.—LOUIE-ARMAND, PRINCE DE CONTI.193. SECTION XXXIII.—THE ABBE DUBOIS.194. SECTION XXXIV.—MR. LAW.195. BOOK 4.196. SECTION XXXV.—VICTOR AMADEUS, KING OF SICILY.197. SECTION XXXVI.—THE GRAND DUCHESS, WIFE OF COSMO II. OF FLORENCE.198. SECTION XXXVII.—THE DUCHESSE DE LORRAINE, ELIZABETH-CHARLOTTE PHILIPPINE D'ORLEANS, CONSORT OF LEOPOLD JOSEPH-CHARLES DE LORRAINE.199. SECTION XXXVIII.—THE DUC DU MAINE, LOUIS-AUGUSTUS.200. SECTION XXXIX.—THE DUCHESSE DU MAINE, LOUISE-BENOITE, DAUGHTER OF HENRI-JULES DE CONDE.201. SECTION XL.—LOUVOIS202. SECTION XLI.—LOUIS XV.203. SECTION XLII.—ANECDOTES AND HISTORICAL PARTICULARS RELATING TO VARIOUS PERSONS.204. SECTION XLII.—ANECDOTES AND HISTORICAL PARTICULARS RELATING TO VARIOUS PERSONS. (continued 2)205. ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS206. MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY207. CHAPTER I208. CHAPTER II209. CHAPTER III210. CHAPTER IV211. CHAPTER V212. CHAPTER VI213. CHAPTER VII214. CHAPTER VIII215. CHAPTER IX216. CHAPTER X217. CHAPTER XI218. CHAPTER XII219. CHAPTER XIII220. CHAPTER XIV221. CHAPTER XV222. CHAPTER XVI223. CHAPTER XVII224. CHAPTER XVIII225. CHAPTER XIX226. CHAPTER XX227. CHAPTER XXI228. CHAPTER XXII229. CHAPTER XXIII230. CHAPTER XXIV231. CHAPTER XXV232. CHAPTER XXVI233. CHAPTER XXVII234. CHAPTER XXVIII235. CHAPTER XXIX236. CHAPTER XXX237. CHAPTER XXXI238. CHAPTER XXXII239. CHAPTER XXXIII240. CHAPTER XXXIV241. CHAPTER XXXV242. CHAPTER XXXVI243. CHAPTER XXXVII244. CHAPTER XXXVIII245. CHAPTER XXXIX246. CHAPTER XL247. CHAPTER XLI248. CHAPTER XLII249. CHAPTER XLIII250. CHAPTER XLIV251. CHAPTER XLV252. CHAPTER XLVI253. CHAPTER XLVII254. CHAPTER XLVIII255. CHAPTER XLIX256. CHAPTER L.257. CHAPTER LI258. CHAPTER LII259. CHAPTER LIII260. CHAPTER LIV261. CHAPTER LV262. CHAPTER LVI263. CHAPTER LVII264. CHAPTER LVIII265. CHAPTER LIX266. CHAPTER LX267. CHAPTER LXI268. CHAPTER LXII269. CHAPTER LXIII270. CHAPTER LXIV271. CHAPTER LXV272. CHAPTER LXVI273. CHAPTER LXVII274. CHAPTER LXVIII275. CHAPTER LXIX276. CHAPTER LXX277. CHAPTER LXXI278. CHAPTER LXXII279. CHAPTER LXXIII280. CHAPTER LXXIV281. CHAPTER LXXV282. CHAPTER LXXVI283. CHAPTER LXXVII284. CHAPTER LXXVIII285. CHAPTER LXXIX286. CHAPTER LXXX287. CHAPTER LXXXI288. CHAPTER LXXXII289. CHAPTER LXXXIII290. CHAPTER LXXXIV291. CHAPTER LXXXV292. CHAPTER LXXXVI293. CHAPTER LXXXVII294. CHAPTER LXXXVIII295. CHAPTER LXXXIX296. CHAPTER XC297. CHAPTER XCI298. CHAPTER XCII299. CHAPTER XCIII300. CHAPTER XCIV301. CHAPTER XCV302. CHAPTER XCVI303. CHAPTER XCVII304. CHAPTER XCVIII305. CHAPTER XCIX306. CHAPTER C307. CHAPTER CI308. CHAPTER CII309. CHAPTER CIII310. CHAPTER CIV311. CHAPTER CV312. CHAPTER CVI313. CHAPTER CVII314. CHAPTER CVIII315. CHAPTER CIX316. CHAPTER CX317. CHAPTER CXI318. CHAPTER CXII319. CHAPTER CXIII320. CHAPTER CXIV321. CHAPTER CXV322. CHAPTER CXVI323. CHAPTER CXVII324. CHAPTER CXVIII325. CHAPTER CXIX326. INTRODUCTION327. CHAPTER I328. CHAPTER II.329. CHAPTER III330. CHAPTER IV331. CHAPTER V332. CHAPTER VI333. CHAPTER VII334. CHAPTER VIII335. CHAPTER IX336. CHAPTER X337. CHAPTER XI338. CHAPTER XII339. CHAPTER XIII340. CHAPTER XIV341. CHAPTER XV342. CHAPTER XVI343. CHAPTER XVII344. CHAPTER XVIII345. CHAPTER XIX346. CHAPTER XX347. CHAPTER XXI348. CHAPTER XXII349. CHAPTER XXIII350. CHAPTER XXIV351. CHAPTER XXV352. CHAPTER XXVI353. CHAPTER XXVII354. CHAPTER XXVIII355. CHAPTER XXIX356. CHAPTER XXX357. CHAPTER XXXI358. CHAPTER XXXII359. CHAPTER XXXIII360. CHAPTER XXXIV361. CHAPTER XXXV362. CHAPTER XXXVI363. CHAPTER XXXVII364. CHAPTER XXXVIII365. CHAPTER XXXIX366. CHAPTER XL367. CHAPTER XLI368. CHAPTER XLII369. CHAPTER XLIII370. CHAPTER XLIV.371. CHAPTER XLV372. CHAPTER XLVI.373. CHAPTER XLVII374. CHAPTER XLVIII.375. CHAPTER XLIX376. CHAPTER L377. CHAPTER LI378. CHAPTER LII379. CHAPTER LIII380. CHAPTER LIV381. CHAPTER LV382. CHAPTER LVI383. CHAPTER LVII384. CHAPTER LVIII385. CHAPTER LIX386. CHAPTER LX387. CHAPTER LXI388. CHAPTER LXII.389. CHAPTER LXIII390. CHAPTER LXIV391. CHAPTER LXV392. CHAPTER LVI393. CHAPTER LXVII.394. CHAPTER LXVIII395. CHAPTER LXIX396. CHAPTER LXX397. CHAPTER LXXI398. CHAPTER LXXII399. CHAPTER LXXIII400. CHAPTER LXXIV401. CHAPTER LXXV402. CHAPTER LXXVI403. CHAPTER LXXVII404. CHAPTER LXXVIII405. CHAPTER LXXIX406. CHAPTER LXXX407. CHAPTER LXXXI408. CHAPTER LXXXII409. CHAPTER LXXXIII410. CHAPTER LXXXIV411. CHAPTER LXXXV412. CHAPTER LXXXVI413. CHAPTER LXXXVII414. CHAPTER LXXXVIII415. CHAPTER LXXXIX416. CHAPTER XC417. CHAPTER XCI418. CHAPTER XCII419. CHAPTER XCIII420. CHAPTER XCIV.421. CHAPTER XCV422. CHAPTER XCVI423. CHAPTER XCVII424. CHAPTER XCVII.425. CHAPTER XCIX426. CHAPTER C427. CHAPTER CI428. CHAPTER CII429. CHAPTER CIII430. CHAPTER CIV431. CHAPTER CV432. CHAPTER CVI433. CHAPTER CVII434. CHAPTER CVIII435. CHAPTER CIX436. CHAPTER CX437. CHAPTER CXI.438. CHAPTER CXII439. CHAPTER CXIII440. CHAPTER CXIV441. CHAPTER CXV442. CHAPTER CXVI443. CHAPTER CXVII444. CHAPTER CXVIII445. CHAPTER CXIX446. ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS FOR THE ENTIRE SAINT-SIMON SET:447. MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV. AND XVI.448. ADVERTISEMENT.449. INTRODUCTION.450. SECRET MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV., AND MEMOIRS OF MADAME DU HAUSSET.451. SECRET MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV., AND MEMOIRS OF MADAME DU HAUSSET. (continued 2)452. SECRET MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV., AND MEMOIRS OF MADAME DU HAUSSET. (continued 3)453. SECRET COURT MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XVI. AND THE ROYAL FAMILY OF FRANCE454. SECTION II.455. SECTION III.456. SECTION IV.457. SECTION V.458. SECTION VI.459. SECTION VII.460. SECTION VIII.461. SECTION IX.462. SECTION X.463. BOOK 2.464. SECTION II.465. SECTION III.466. SECTION IV.467. SECTION V.468. SECTION VI.469. SECTION VII.470. SECTION VIII.471. SECTION IX.472. POSTSCRIPT:473. SECTION X.474. SECTION XI.475. SECTION XII.476. SECTION XIII.477. SECTION XIV.478. SECTION XV.479. SECTION XVI.480. SECTION XVII.481. SECTION XVIII.482. SECTION XIX.483. THE ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS:484. MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF485. PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR.486. MADAME CAMPAN487. HISTORIC COURT MEMOIRS.488. MEMOIR OF MADAME CAMPAN.489. MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF MARIE ANTOINETTE,490. CHAPTER I.491. CHAPTER II.492. CHAPTER III.493. CHAPTER IV.494. CHAPTER V.495. CHAPTER VI.496. CHAPTER VII.497. CHAPTER VIII.498. CHAPTER IX.499. CHAPTER X.500. CHAPTER XI.501. CHAPTER XII.502. CHAPTER XIII.503. CHAPTER XIV.504. MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF MARIE ANTOINETTE, QUEEN OF FRANCE505. CHAPTER I.506. CHAPTER II.507. CHAPTER III.508. CHAPTER IV.509. CHAPTER V.510. CHAPTER VI.511. CHAPTER VII.512. CHAPTER VIII.513. CHAPTER IX.514. SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER IX.515. SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER IX. (continued 2)516. NOTE.517. THE ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS:518. MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF ST. CLOUD519. SECRET COURT MEMOIRS.520. LETTER I.521. LETTER II.522. LETTER III.523. LETTER IV.524. LETTER V.525. LETTER VI.526. LETTER VII.527. LETTER VIII.528. LETTER IX.529. LETTER X.530. LETTER XI.531. LETTER XII.532. LETTER XIII.533. LETTER XIV.534. LETTER XV.535. LETTER XVI.536. LETTER XVII.537. LETTER XVIII.538. LETTER XIX.539. LETTER XX.540. LETTER XXI.541. LETTER XXII.542. LETTER XXIII.543. LETTER XXIV.544. LETTER XXV.545. LETTER XXVI.546. LETTER XXVII.547. LETTER XXVIII.548. LETTER XXIX.549. LETTER XXX.550. LETTER XXXI.551. LETTER XXXII.552. LETTER XXXIII.553. LETTER XXXIV.554. LETTER XXXV.555. LETTER XXXVI.556. LETTER XXXVII.557. LETTER XXXVIII.558. LETTER XL.559. LETTER I.560. LETTER II.561. LETTER III.562. LETTER IV.563. LETTER V.564. LETTER VI.565. LETTER VII.566. LETTER VIII.567. LETTER IX.568. LETTER X.569. LETTER XI.570. LETTER XII.571. LETTER XIII.572. LETTER XIV.573. LETTER XV.574. LETTER XVI.575. LETTER XVII.576. LETTER XVIII.577. LETTER XIX.578. LETTER XX.579. LETTER XXI.580. LETTER XXII.581. LETTER XXIII.582. LETTER XXIV.583. LETTER XXV.584. LETTER XXVI.585. LETTER XXVII.586. LETTER XXVIII.587. LETTER XXIX.588. LETTER XXX.589. LETTER XXXI.590. LETTER XXXII.591. LETTER XXXIII.592. LETTER XXXIV.593. LETTER XXXV.594. LETTER XXXVI.595. LETTER XXXVII.596. THE ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS:597. MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT598. Introductory material599. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF ANTHONY HAMILTON.600. CHAPTER FIRST.601. CHAPTER SECOND.602. CHAPTER THIRD.603. MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT, VOLUME 2.604. CHAPTER FOURTH.605. CHAPTER FIFTH.606. MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT, VOLUME 3.607. CHAPTER SIXTH.608. CHAPTER SEVENTH.609. MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT, VOLUME 4.610. CHAPTER EIGHTH.611. MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT, VOLUME 5.612. CHAPTER NINTH.613. MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT, VOLUME 6.614. CHAPTER TENTH.615. CHAPTER TENTH. (continued 2)616. MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT, VOLUME 7.617. CHAPTER ELEVENTH.618. PG EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS: