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Anecdotes Of Moliere.
. already seized a boat to convey themselves to the middle of tire stream , that they might have the pleasure of drowning in deep Water . They were so very drunk it was not in their power to clamber into the boat , or conduct it had they got in . 'Hearing a noise of people coming towards them , they immediately threw themselves in where they stood staggering , and where it" was not difficult to drag them out . Enraged at the assistance that had been given them , tlieydrew
their swords , and pursued their deliverers back to'Auleuil with / a determined resolution of killing them . These poor fellows all took refuge in' the house . of Moliere , who meeting the m-uhkards ' -said , Gentlemen , ' what is the matter ? What have these villains done to offend you ?—. Plague on " them ! said J , who appeared tlie most determined among therri , These rascals prevented us from drowning ourselves . 'Hearken , my dear Moliere , you are a man of sense , and then judge
if we are in the wrong : wearied of this life , where there is nothing shirt crosses and disappointments , we formed a' resolution of passing ihto the next ; the river appeared to us the shortest road to get thither ; ' these rascals prevented us ; could we do Jess than punish them for their insolence ?—Said Moliere , How ! is it so ? indeed , gentlemen , you are much in the right . Out of my sight ; villains ! continued he ( to ' the menwho wondered at the well-affected' passion of
Mopoor , Here . ) ., out of my sight , you are very bold in preventing ; such noble actions ;—The honest fellows werijt away hanging dovyn their'headsy surprised at being thus reproved ; where they expected , to meet , Svith ' rewards . !'" - . - ' . ' s ¦ - •' ¦ ¦ >"'" ' " ' / ' . ¦ ''¦ - ' } . ' ' ' -- ' - ;' 'When they were gone Moliere turned to his ; guests ' , " saying ,-I ' take it very lihkirid , gentlemen , that you should form so noble ' a project 1
without consulting me ' . What ! to drown yourselves without ; me ! I thought I had been reckoned among'the number of ! yoiir friends . — Upon my soul he is muclrih the right '; we have done him"great injustice ; come , . then , letusralf'go . together ' and drown oiirselWs . — - Softly , softly , answered Mpiieve , this is" not an ; affair to be" undertaken rashly ; asjt is tha . ; last action ; ! "bf our life a' yeiy bad construction would be put upon it ; shbiiidwe drown ourselves at this tithe ' of the night the world would say Sve were eithef ' . rhad or drunk . "Let us seize a moment more "honourable to ourselves : tomorrow atnine
' o ' clock in the morning , and ' without breakfast ; we ' will go arid'in the face of"the world throw "ourselves head / forembst into' the fiver . I much approve his reasons , said N—— to the rest / There is nothing to be " said against it . — Plague , on it , said L '' ; " , 'Moliere has always ten times more'sense than any of us ' : let it be as he says ; I shall go to bed , for I begin to be sleepy . ^—Without this wittyexpedient found . out bMolierethese drunkards - would certainlhave , met ; with
y , y some misfortune , so incensed were they against those who saved them from being drowned . . - ' " . : - '"'" Two or three years after the death of Moliere a ' yery severe winter ensued : his widow ordered a hundred load ' of" wood to-be burnt on her husband ' s tomb , for the " benefit of the poor of that parish . . ' " The great heat of the fir split the t ' omb-stone in , two . ;' .
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Anecdotes Of Moliere.
. already seized a boat to convey themselves to the middle of tire stream , that they might have the pleasure of drowning in deep Water . They were so very drunk it was not in their power to clamber into the boat , or conduct it had they got in . 'Hearing a noise of people coming towards them , they immediately threw themselves in where they stood staggering , and where it" was not difficult to drag them out . Enraged at the assistance that had been given them , tlieydrew
their swords , and pursued their deliverers back to'Auleuil with / a determined resolution of killing them . These poor fellows all took refuge in' the house . of Moliere , who meeting the m-uhkards ' -said , Gentlemen , ' what is the matter ? What have these villains done to offend you ?—. Plague on " them ! said J , who appeared tlie most determined among therri , These rascals prevented us from drowning ourselves . 'Hearken , my dear Moliere , you are a man of sense , and then judge
if we are in the wrong : wearied of this life , where there is nothing shirt crosses and disappointments , we formed a' resolution of passing ihto the next ; the river appeared to us the shortest road to get thither ; ' these rascals prevented us ; could we do Jess than punish them for their insolence ?—Said Moliere , How ! is it so ? indeed , gentlemen , you are much in the right . Out of my sight ; villains ! continued he ( to ' the menwho wondered at the well-affected' passion of
Mopoor , Here . ) ., out of my sight , you are very bold in preventing ; such noble actions ;—The honest fellows werijt away hanging dovyn their'headsy surprised at being thus reproved ; where they expected , to meet , Svith ' rewards . !'" - . - ' . ' s ¦ - •' ¦ ¦ >"'" ' " ' / ' . ¦ ''¦ - ' } . ' ' ' -- ' - ;' 'When they were gone Moliere turned to his ; guests ' , " saying ,-I ' take it very lihkirid , gentlemen , that you should form so noble ' a project 1
without consulting me ' . What ! to drown yourselves without ; me ! I thought I had been reckoned among'the number of ! yoiir friends . — Upon my soul he is muclrih the right '; we have done him"great injustice ; come , . then , letusralf'go . together ' and drown oiirselWs . — - Softly , softly , answered Mpiieve , this is" not an ; affair to be" undertaken rashly ; asjt is tha . ; last action ; ! "bf our life a' yeiy bad construction would be put upon it ; shbiiidwe drown ourselves at this tithe ' of the night the world would say Sve were eithef ' . rhad or drunk . "Let us seize a moment more "honourable to ourselves : tomorrow atnine
' o ' clock in the morning , and ' without breakfast ; we ' will go arid'in the face of"the world throw "ourselves head / forembst into' the fiver . I much approve his reasons , said N—— to the rest / There is nothing to be " said against it . — Plague , on it , said L '' ; " , 'Moliere has always ten times more'sense than any of us ' : let it be as he says ; I shall go to bed , for I begin to be sleepy . ^—Without this wittyexpedient found . out bMolierethese drunkards - would certainlhave , met ; with
y , y some misfortune , so incensed were they against those who saved them from being drowned . . - ' " . : - '"'" Two or three years after the death of Moliere a ' yery severe winter ensued : his widow ordered a hundred load ' of" wood to-be burnt on her husband ' s tomb , for the " benefit of the poor of that parish . . ' " The great heat of the fir split the t ' omb-stone in , two . ;' .