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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. 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
re was a battle at the gates of Paris, in which all Condé's friends were wounded, and he himself so entirely worsted that he had to go into exile, when he entered the Spanish service, while Mazarin returned to power at home. 4. The Court of Anne of Austria.--The court of France, though never pure, was much improved during the reign 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. N AGAIN THERE WAS A BATTLE AT THE GATES OF PARIS IN WHICH ALL GONDY'S FRIENDS WERE WOUNDED AND HE HIMSELF SO ENTIRELY WORSTED THAT HE HAD TO GO INTO EXILE WHEN HE ENTERED THE SPANISH SERVICE WHILE MAZARIN RETURNED TO POWER AT HOME FOUR THE COURT OF ANNE OF AUSTRIA THE COURT OF FRANCE THOUGH NEVER PURE WAS MUCH IMPROVED DURING 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
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