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Sketches Of Celebrated Characters.
HENRY IV . OF FRANCE AND SULLY . WHOEVER reads the life of Henry will find , that a'strong and lasting friendship subsisted between that monarch and his favourite minister . The affection Which Henry had for this great man , was not to be weakened even by the tears and entreaties of a beloved mistress , of which we may jud by the following speech he made to Gabrielle
ge D'Estrees ( since Duchess of Beaufort ) , who had been highly offended , and exasperated against Stilly , and had endeavoured , by every artifice in her power , to disgrace him with his royal master , but without effect ; for Henry , though a most ardent lover , never betrayed that kind of Weakness so common with men to their mistresses . ; but so unpardonable in men of sense , as to suffer himself to be guided
or influenced , so as to act contrary to his judgment . After Henryhad patiently heard ail the duchess had to aiiedge against Sully ; he coolly replied , ' je vous declare , que si j'elois reditil a la necessiie dc cboisir deperdre I ' uii on Vautre , je mepasserois mieux de dix mattresses comme vous , que d ' un servileur comme lui . ' After such a declaration on the part of Henry , and to a woman too , whom he was so
passionately fond of , it is certain if it did not lessen the number of Sully ' s enemies , it at least silenced them . Yet it sometimes happened that Henry fell out with his favourite himself ; for being naturally of a ¦ warm and lively temper , and a little impatient of contradiction , he did not at all times relish the sober advice of his friend Sully , especially if it threw any constraint , or thwarted his measures in respect to his mistresses . It must be observed , that Sully did riot obtain the
royal confidence by paying a servile court , or being subservient to his master ' s passions , or by flattering and applauding him when he was about to act in any manner which might in the least be likely to cast a blemish on his glory ; methods which too often succeed with weak princes . But Sully dared to use the noble privilege of a friend , and rather risqued being under the displeasure of his sovereign , than connive at any thing which mi ght prejudice , or in the least injure
the interest or reputation of a master to whom he was united in the sacred bonds of friendship . At one time , when Sully had been making some remonstrances to Henry , which that prince took very ill , he hastily quitted the room , saying loud enough for Sully to hear , ' voila un homme que je ne saurois plus souff'rir ; il ne fail jamais que me contrcdire , et trouver mauvais tout ce que je veux ; mais pardieu ,
je m ' enferai oh ' eir : je ne le reverrai . tie quinze jours . ' But for all this menace , we find that Henry went by seven o ' clock the next morning to the arsenal , accompanied by five or six noblemen . The instant they arrived , he , with Roquelaire and two or three other lords , run up to Sully ' s apartment , and , without g iving him any previous notice , rapt at the closet door himself Sullhaving asked' Who is there ?'
y , was nota little surprized to be answered , ' e ' est le Roi . ' He no sooner heard the well known voice of his sovereign but he opened the door . ' Hebien , ' said the king , ' que faisiez vous la mon ami ? ' Sully replied , that he had been writing of letters , and had been preparing some business for his secretaries , ' And how long have you been there r
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Sketches Of Celebrated Characters.
HENRY IV . OF FRANCE AND SULLY . WHOEVER reads the life of Henry will find , that a'strong and lasting friendship subsisted between that monarch and his favourite minister . The affection Which Henry had for this great man , was not to be weakened even by the tears and entreaties of a beloved mistress , of which we may jud by the following speech he made to Gabrielle
ge D'Estrees ( since Duchess of Beaufort ) , who had been highly offended , and exasperated against Stilly , and had endeavoured , by every artifice in her power , to disgrace him with his royal master , but without effect ; for Henry , though a most ardent lover , never betrayed that kind of Weakness so common with men to their mistresses . ; but so unpardonable in men of sense , as to suffer himself to be guided
or influenced , so as to act contrary to his judgment . After Henryhad patiently heard ail the duchess had to aiiedge against Sully ; he coolly replied , ' je vous declare , que si j'elois reditil a la necessiie dc cboisir deperdre I ' uii on Vautre , je mepasserois mieux de dix mattresses comme vous , que d ' un servileur comme lui . ' After such a declaration on the part of Henry , and to a woman too , whom he was so
passionately fond of , it is certain if it did not lessen the number of Sully ' s enemies , it at least silenced them . Yet it sometimes happened that Henry fell out with his favourite himself ; for being naturally of a ¦ warm and lively temper , and a little impatient of contradiction , he did not at all times relish the sober advice of his friend Sully , especially if it threw any constraint , or thwarted his measures in respect to his mistresses . It must be observed , that Sully did riot obtain the
royal confidence by paying a servile court , or being subservient to his master ' s passions , or by flattering and applauding him when he was about to act in any manner which might in the least be likely to cast a blemish on his glory ; methods which too often succeed with weak princes . But Sully dared to use the noble privilege of a friend , and rather risqued being under the displeasure of his sovereign , than connive at any thing which mi ght prejudice , or in the least injure
the interest or reputation of a master to whom he was united in the sacred bonds of friendship . At one time , when Sully had been making some remonstrances to Henry , which that prince took very ill , he hastily quitted the room , saying loud enough for Sully to hear , ' voila un homme que je ne saurois plus souff'rir ; il ne fail jamais que me contrcdire , et trouver mauvais tout ce que je veux ; mais pardieu ,
je m ' enferai oh ' eir : je ne le reverrai . tie quinze jours . ' But for all this menace , we find that Henry went by seven o ' clock the next morning to the arsenal , accompanied by five or six noblemen . The instant they arrived , he , with Roquelaire and two or three other lords , run up to Sully ' s apartment , and , without g iving him any previous notice , rapt at the closet door himself Sullhaving asked' Who is there ?'
y , was nota little surprized to be answered , ' e ' est le Roi . ' He no sooner heard the well known voice of his sovereign but he opened the door . ' Hebien , ' said the king , ' que faisiez vous la mon ami ? ' Sully replied , that he had been writing of letters , and had been preparing some business for his secretaries , ' And how long have you been there r