This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...no trustworthy evidence that the King ever received or read it. It was first published by D'Alembert in 1787, and contains the words: "Your council is without energy and power to do good. Madame de Maintenon and the Due de Beauvillier might make use of your confidence in them to open your eyes. But their weakness and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...no trustworthy evidence that the King ever received or read it. It was first published by D'Alembert in 1787, and contains the words: "Your council is without energy and power to do good. Madame de Maintenon and the Due de Beauvillier might make use of your confidence in them to open your eyes. But their weakness and timidity are a dishonour to themselves and a scandal to the world. 1 Th. Lavallee, Correspondance ginirale, iv. pp. 275, 278. 2 Problime ecclesiastique, &c, 1698 (anonyme); Dangeau, Journal, vii. pp. 10, 334; Th. Lavallee, Correspondance ginirale, iv. p. 161; Mai 1697, pp. 261, 262, 16 Oct. 1698. Fenelon, Correspondance, ed. 1827, ii. pp. 329, 332; Th. Lavallee, Correspondance ginirale, iv. pp. 45, 54; A. de Boislisle, Receuil de la Socie't/ de FHist. de France, proces-verbal, jvier. 1886. 4 Fenelon, (Euvres: Correspondance, ii. p. 329, ed. 1827, contains a facsimile of the original in the editor's possession. France is ruined; why do they delay speaking frankly to you? What are they good for, if they don't tell you that you must give back the territories which do not belong to you, and prefer the lives of your subjects to vainglory...." The ruthless offensiveness of this language has suggested explanations. Was Fenelon's attack on his friends merely a blind used for the purpose of concealing more thoroughly the identity of the anonymous author? Or were these words suppressed in the text of the letter to which Madame de Maintenon so distinctly alludes? And was it really his intention to say to the King: "You don't love God; you fear Him with the cowardice of a slave. Hell frightens you. Your religion is a mere superstition. You look upon yourself as an earthly god, while God has sent you into this world to promote the welfare...
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Add this copy of Louis XIV and Madame De Maintenon to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1911 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 1911. First edition. Hardcover, 323 pp. 20 b&w illustrations. Very good. Sunning to spine, top-edge and fore-edge. Foxing to fore-edge and endpapers. Light wear to rear cover.
