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Up to 1837, the date of the first letter which we have been able to collect, his life, narrated by Sainte Beuve, from whom we make numerous extracts, may be summed up in a few pages. Pierre Joseph Proudhon was born on the 15th of January, 1809, in a suburb of Besancon, called Mouillere. His father and mother were employed in the great brewery belonging to M. Renaud. UP TO EIGHTEEN THIRTY SEVEN THE DATE OF THE FIRST LETTER WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COLLECT HIS LIFE NARRATED BY SAINT BERF FROM WHOM WE MAKE NUMEROUS EXTRACTS MAY BE SUMMED UP IN A FEW PAGES PIERRE JOSEPH PRUDENT WAS BORN ON THE FIFTEENTH OF JANUARY EIGHTEEN HUNDRED NINE IN A SUBURB OF BIZES CALLED MUYERE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER WERE EMPLOYED IN THE GREAT BREWERY BELONGING TO MONSIEUR RONAU
riend to whom he is indebted for this pleasure, and his letter becomes a literary and philosophical criticism, full of sense, and like no other. His familiarity is suited to his correspondent; he affects no rudeness. The terms of civility or affection which he employs towards his correspondents are sober, measured, appropriate to each, and honest in their simplicity and cordiality. When he speaks of morals and the family, he seems at times like the patriarchs of the Bible. His command of language is complete, and he never fails to avail himself of it. Now and then a coarse word, a few personalities, too bitter and quite unjust or injurious, will have to be suppressed in printing; time, however, as it passes away, permits many things and renders them inoffensive. Am I right in saying that Proudhon's correspondence, always substantial, will one day be the most accessible and attractive portion of his works?" Almost the whole of Proudhon's real biography is included in his correspondence. UNT OF HIS IMPRESSIONS TO THE FRIEND TO WHOM HE IS INDEBTED FOR THIS PLEASURE AND HIS LETTER BECOMES A LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL CRITICISM FULL OF SENSE AND LIKE NO OTHER HIS FAMILIARITY IS SUITED TO HIS CORRESPONDENT HE AFFECTS NO RUDENESS THE TERMS OF CIVILITY OR AFFECTION WHICH HE EMPLOYS TOWARDS HIS CORRESPONDENTS ARE SOBER MEASURED APPROPRIATE TO EACH AND HONEST IN THEIR SIMPLICITY AND CORDIALITY WHEN HE SPEAKS OF MORALS IN THE FAMILY HE SEEMS AT TIMES LIKE THE PATRIARCHS OF THE BIBLE HIS COMMAND OF LANGUAGE IS COMPLETE AND HE NEVER FAILS TO AVAIL HIMSELF OF IT NOW AND THEN A COARSE WORD A FEW PERSONALITIES TOO BITTER AND QUITE UNJUST OR INJURIOUS WILL HAVE TO BE SUPPRESSED IN PRINTING TIME HOWEVER AS HE PASSES AWAY PERMITS MANY THINGS AND RENDERS THEM INOFFENSIVE AM I RIGHT IN SAYING THAT PRUDENCE CORRESPONDENCE ALWAYS SUBSTANTIAL WILL ONE DAY BE THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AND ATTRACTIVE PORTION OF HIS WORKS ALMOST THE WHOLE OF PRUDENCE' REAL BIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED IN HIS CORRESPONDENCE
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