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7. War in the Low Countries.  Maria Theresa, the queen of Louis XIV. SEVEN WAR IN THE LOW COUNTRIES MARIA THERESA THE QUEEN OF LOUIS THE
 most noted preachers who ever existed, and Fénélon, Archbishop of Cambrai, one of the best of men. A reform of discipline, begun in the convent of Port Royal, ended by attracting and gathering together some of the most excellent and able persons in France--among them Blaise Pascal, a man of marvellous genius and depth of thought, and Racine, the chief French dramatic poet. Their chief director, the Abbot of St. Cyran, was however, a pupil of Jansen, a Dutch ecclesiastic, whose views on abstruse questions of grace were condemned by the Jesuits; and as the Port-Royalists would not disown the doctrines attributed to him, they were discouraged and persecuted throughout Louis's reign, more because he was jealous of what would not bend to his will than for any real want of conformity. Pascal's famous "Provincial Letters" were put forth during this controversy; and in fact, the literature of France reached its Augustan age during this reign, and the language acquired its standard perfection. SHOP OF MONT WAS ONE OF THE MOST NOTED PREACHERS WHO EVER EXISTED AND FINALON ARCHBISHOP OF CAMBRE ONE OF THE BEST OF MEN A REFORM OF DISCIPLINE BEGUN IN THE CONVENT OF PORT ROYAL ENDED BY ATTRACTING AND GATHERING TOGETHER SOME OF THE MOST EXCELLENT AND ABLE PERSONS IN FRANCE AMONG THEM BLEISE PASCAL A MAN OF MARVELLOUS GENIUS AND DEPTH OF THOUGHT AND HASIN THE CHIEF FRENCH DRAMATIC POET THEIR CHIEF DIRECTOR THE ABBOT OF SAINT SIREN WAS HOWEVER A PUPIL OF JANSEN A DUTCH ECCLESIASTIC WHOSE VIEWS ON ABSTRUSE QUESTIONS OF GRACE WERE CONDEMNED BY THE JESUITS AND AS THE PORT ROYALISTS WOULD NOT DISOWN THE DOCTRINES ATTRIBUTED TO HIM THEY WERE DISCOURAGED AND PERSECUTED THROUGHOUT LOUIS REIGN MORE BECAUSE HE WAS JEALOUS OF WHAT WOULD NOT BEND TO HIS WILL THAN FOR ANY REAL WANT OF CONFORMITY PASCAL'S FAMOUS PROVINCIAL LETTERS WERE PUT FORTH DURING THIS CONTROVERSY AND IN FACT THE LITERATURE OF FRANCE REACHED ITS AUGUSTINE AGE DURING THIS REIGN AND THE LANGUAGE ACQUIRED ITS STANDARD PERFECTION
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