Madame de Grignan, daughter of Madame de Sévigne. Se

and Works. This letter is placed out of its chronological order be- M it relates ta the Brorinciales.

2. Château des Rochers, belonging to the Marquis , near Vitré (Ille-et-Vilaine).

3. The only important names are thoseof the l'ère Bourdaloue (1632- 1704), a Jesuit, and perhaps the nvM famous French preacher of the

teenth century ; and of Nicolas Bot/eau Desprtoux (1635-1711), a French poet, author of Satires, Epilres, Art portique, Lutrin. For his place in the French literature of the seventeenth century, see Introduction. M. de Troyes and M. de Toulon were Bishops, Lamoignon a high légal officiai.

4. Pu before a proper name has generally a depreciatory sensé in M. F. It has no such meaning hère.