Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 2
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1. Front matter2. MEMOIRS OF MADAME LA MARQUISE DE MONTESPAN3. CHAPTER XVII.4. CHAPTER XVIII.5. CHAPTER XIX.6. 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.7. CHAPTER XX.8. CHAPTER XXI.9. CHAPTER XXII.10. CHAPTER XXIII.11. CHAPTER XXIV.12. CHAPTER XXV.13. CHAPTER XXVI.14. CHAPTER XXVII.15. CHAPTER XXVIII.16. CHAPTER XXIX.17. CHAPTER XXX.18. CHAPTER XXXI.19. CHAPTER XXXII.20. CHAPTER XXXIII.21. CHAPTER XXXIV.22. ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS: