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Contents. xvii
. Francois de la Rochefoucauld. PACK
Maxims 215
. Mademoiselle de Montpensier.
How Mademoiselle took Orleans by Escalade 217
. Louis de St. Simon.
The Regent Orleans 221
. Madame de Sevigne".
The Engagement of Mademoiselle ... ... ... ... 224
The Death of Vatel 225
’ Jeames ’ in the Seventeenth Century 228
. Ge"de"on Tallemant des Re"aux.
The Amusements of Louis XIII ... ... ... ... 229
His Meanness ... .... ... ... ... ... ... 231
. Jean Guez de Balzac.
A Monsieur le Maistre, Advocat au Parlement ... ... 232
. Blaise Pascal.
Casuistry as to Fasting ... 233
The Pyrrhonism of Montaigne 236
. Charles de St. Evremond.
Thoughts in Old Age 237
. Jean de la Bruyere.
Des Ouvrages de l’Esprit ... 242
Character of Cydias 243
A Warning ... 245
. Rene" Descartes.
Early Studies 245
The Beginning of the Method 247
. Pierre Nicole.
Des Moyens et des Dimcultes de se connaitre 249
. Nicolas Malebranche.
Witches and Witchcraft 250
-j 99. Jacques Bossuet.
The Death of Henrietta of England 254
Jewish History ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 256
. Fran9ois de la Mothe Fe"nelon.
Mistakes in the Education of Girls 359
Necessity of enriching the French Tongue 261