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Destouches had sent some Latin epi- taphs to the prelate: "The epitaphs, " replies Fenelon, "have much significance, every line is an epigram; they are historic and curious. Those who made them had much wit; but they wanted to have it; one should have it only inadvertently, and without thinking of it. They are com- posed in the spirit of Tacitus, wdiich searches for what is bad. "' Further on, after having quoted some strophes of Horace upon peace, Fenelon chances to recall a stanza of Malherbe...: "That is the ancient style, " he says, "which is simple, graceful, exquisite, here is the modern, ichich has its heaiifjj. ''' How well that is said! how well is the proportion, the gradation from the modern to the ancient, 36 MONDAY-CHATS.
preserved, and how decidedly does one feel that, he prefers the ancient! Serious and touching thoughts sometimes intersperse these plays of the mind. The year 1811 was big with interest to Fenelon. The tirst Dauphin died on the fourteenth of April, and the duke of Burgundy became the next heir, and, according to all appearance, was very near to the throne.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Destouches had sent some Latin epi- taphs to the prelate: "The epitaphs, " replies Fenelon, "have much significance, every line is an epigram; they are historic and curious. Those who made them had much wit; but they wanted to have it; one should have it only inadvertently, and without thinking of it. They are com- posed in the spirit of Tacitus, wdiich searches for what is bad. "' Further on, after having quoted some strophes of Horace upon peace, Fenelon chances to recall a stanza of Malherbe...: "That is the ancient style, " he says, "which is simple, graceful, exquisite, here is the modern, ichich has its heaiifjj. ''' How well that is said! how well is the proportion, the gradation from the modern to the ancient, 36 MONDAY-CHATS.
preserved, and how decidedly does one feel that, he prefers the ancient! Serious and touching thoughts sometimes intersperse these plays of the mind. The year 1811 was big with interest to Fenelon. The tirst Dauphin died on the fourteenth of April, and the duke of Burgundy became the next heir, and, according to all appearance, was very near to the throne.
What to read after Monday Chats?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Charles Augustin Sainte Beuve to read onlineMoreLess
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