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Cinq-Mars Ou Une Conjuration Sous Louis XIII.

Cinq-Mars Ou Une Conjuration Sous Louis XIII.

De Vigny, Alfred

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General World History

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ISBN10: 123527778X
ISBN13: 9781235277788
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 102
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.21 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: French
Ce livre historique peut avoir de nombreuses fautes de frappe, le texte manquant, des images ou des index. Les acheteurs peuvent telecharger une copie gratuite scannee du livre original (sans fautes de frappe) de l'editeur. 1896. Non illustre. Extrait: ... CHAPITRE XXVI. LA FETE. On the same day, at Paris, Richelieu gave a magnificent fete to the king and court to celebrate the opening of the Palais-Cardinal. Pomp and splendour reigned everywhere. The tragedy of Mirame, * the work of Richelieu himself, was performed in the private theatre of the palace; and, while the distinguished guests occupied the boxes, the populace of Paris crowded the pit. But the performance excited no enthusiasm, and drew no applause from the crowd. The Cardinal was deeply mortified, and his chagrin was made the keener by the storms of applause which rose from the crowd when Corneille was casually noticed among the spectators. At the close of the tragedy the Cardinal was conveyed in his chair from the theatre through a large window; and a hundred voices proclaimed the fulfilment of the prophecy t that had spread confusion among the conspirators at the house of Marion de Lorme. He then held a reception in more than royal state and dignity, where princes, nobles, marshals, and ambassadors vied in doing him homage. Tandis que Richelieu1 ballottait ainsi dans ses mains puissantes les plus grandes et les moindres choses de l'Europe, au milieu d'une fete bruyante dans son magnifique palais, on avertissait la Reine au Louvre que l'heure etait venue de se rendre chez le Cardinal, ou le Roi l'attendait apres la tragedie. La serieuse Anne2 d'Autriche n'assistait a aucun spectacle; mais elle n'avait pu refuser la fete du premier ministre. Elle etait dans son oratoire,3 prete a partir et couverte de perles, sa parure favorite; debout pres d'une grande glace avec Marie de Mantoue, elle se plaisait a terminer la toilette de la j...

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