Francois De Fenelon
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»St Simon, vii. p. 365. ■• T^l. Wks., xiii. Wks., vi. p. 504.
THE COURT PRECEPTORATE 83 the only quality on which it is possible to count ; his Vernunft, that higher Reason which is also character, developed but slowly ; he was twenty before it got the upper hand.^ Much, no doubt, must be set down to the count of his environment. Versailles, truly, was not the place where healthy freedom of thought and will could flourish abund- antly ; it is no wonder that M. de Broglie looks wistfully away fr...om Louville's stuffy details to the mountain-air of B^arn, where Henry of Navarre first learnt to be a man.
As Fenelon well knew, his pupil's great wealth of affection was slowly starving to death in that vast ice-chamber of a Court, where, as the preacher said, even at midsummer all was frozen. He had no mother ; his father cared little for any of his children, and least of all for him ; of his grand- father he stood, not in fear, but in positive dread. What was more natural than that Fenelon should eagerly dig a channel for the warm affections thus running grievously to waste — what more inevitable than that, in doing so, he should overlook the claims of the more masculine qualities, and unconsciously lead to himself what was meant for God, till he later turned in alarm at their tumultuous outflow, and bade Tel^maque be less tender and more courageous in his love of one who would not always be with him, and learn to seek out truth and virtue for himself, rather than lean for ever on his guide ?
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
»St Simon, vii. p. 365. ■• T^l. Wks., xiii. Wks., vi. p. 504.
THE COURT PRECEPTORATE 83 the only quality on which it is possible to count ; his Vernunft, that higher Reason which is also character, developed but slowly ; he was twenty before it got the upper hand.^ Much, no doubt, must be set down to the count of his environment. Versailles, truly, was not the place where healthy freedom of thought and will could flourish abund- antly ; it is no wonder that M. de Broglie looks wistfully away fr...om Louville's stuffy details to the mountain-air of B^arn, where Henry of Navarre first learnt to be a man.
As Fenelon well knew, his pupil's great wealth of affection was slowly starving to death in that vast ice-chamber of a Court, where, as the preacher said, even at midsummer all was frozen. He had no mother ; his father cared little for any of his children, and least of all for him ; of his grand- father he stood, not in fear, but in positive dread. What was more natural than that Fenelon should eagerly dig a channel for the warm affections thus running grievously to waste — what more inevitable than that, in doing so, he should overlook the claims of the more masculine qualities, and unconsciously lead to himself what was meant for God, till he later turned in alarm at their tumultuous outflow, and bade Tel^maque be less tender and more courageous in his love of one who would not always be with him, and learn to seek out truth and virtue for himself, rather than lean for ever on his guide ?
What to read after Francois De Fenelon?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Fénelon, François De Salignac De La Mothe-, 1651-1715 to read onlineMoreLess
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