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Memoir writing specially flourished, and the characters of the men and women of the court are known to us on all sides. MEMOIR WRITING SPECIALLY FLOURISHED AND THE CHARACTERS OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE COURT ARE KNOWN TO US ON ALL SIDES
ign of Louis XIII. and the regency of Anne of Austria. There was a spirit of romance and grace about it, somewhat cumbrous and stately, but outwardly pure and refined, and quite a step out of the gross and open vice of the former reigns. The Duchess de Rambouillet, a lady of great grace and wit, made her house the centre of a brilliant society, which set itself to raise and refine the manners, literature, and language of the time. No word that was considered vulgar or coarse was allowed to pass muster; and though in process of time this censorship became pedantic and petty, there is no doubt that much was done to purify both the language and the tone of thought. Poems, plays, epigrams, eulogiums, and even sermons were rehearsed before the committee of taste in the Hôtel de Rambouillet, and a wonderful new stimulus was there given, not only to ornamental but to solid literature. Many of the great men who made France illustrious were either ending or beginning their careers at this time. RING THE REIGN OF LOUIS THE THIRTEENTH AND THE REGENCY OF ANNE OF AUSTRIA THERE WAS A SPIRIT OF ROMANCE AND GRACE ABOUT IT SOMEWHAT CUMBROUS AND STATELY BUT OUTWARDLY PURE AND REFINED AND QUITE A STEP OUT OF THE GROSS AND OPEN VICE OF THE FORMER REIGNS THE DUCHESS DE HOMBUILLIERE A LADY OF GREAT GRACE AND WIT MADE HER HOUSE THE CENTRE OF A BRILLIANT SOCIETY WHICH SET ITSELF TO RAISE AND REFINE THE MANNERS LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE OF THE TIME NO WORD THAT WAS CONSIDERED VULGAR OR COARSE WAS ALLOWED TO PASS MUSTER AND THOUGH IN PROCESS OF TIME THIS CENSORSHIP BECAME PEDANTIC AND PETTY THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT MUCH WAS DONE TO PURIFY BOTH THE LANGUAGE AND THE TONE OF THOUGHT POEMS PLAYS EPIGRAMS EULOGIUMS AND EVEN SERMONS WERE REHEARSED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE OF TASTE IN THE HOTEL DE HOMBOUILLIER AND A WONDERFUL NEW STIMULUS WAS THERE GIVEN NOT ONLY TO ORNAMENTAL BUT TO SOLID LITERATURE MANY OF THE GREAT MEN WHO MADE FRANCE ILLUSTRIOUS WERE EITHER ENDING OR BEGINNING THEIR CAREERS AT THIS TIME
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