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Sketches Of Celebrated Characters.
( said Henry ) above these three hours , answered Sully ; ' He bien , ' said the king , turning towards Roquelaire , ' pour com bien . voudricz vous mcner cett-e vie la ? ' The king then signifying his desire of being alone with Sully , the rest retired ; Henry then began to converse with Sully , but seeing that he spoke very coolly , he said ; ' Ob , oh , vous fai tes le reserve , ' at the same time smiling , and giving him a pat upon the cheek . ' I see ( continued he ) you have retained your
anger ever since yesterday ; I was in hopes that you had forgot it , as I have . Let us live together witft the same freedom as usual . lam not insensible , my friend , to your worth ; if you do not , it will be a sign to me that you will not trouble yourself any more about my affairs ; although 1 may be a little angry sometimes ( added Henry , with that noble candour so natural to him ) , I would , my clear friend , that
you should suffer it ; for even in those moments you are not less dear to me .: on the contrary , I shall think from the hour that you cease to advise me , or contradict me in those things which I know you disapprove , that you no longer love me . ' After discoursing together for a considerable time , the kingwent out , and , in quitting Sully , he tenderly embraced himsaying to those who attended him' There are
, , fools enough , who think , when I am angry with Sully , it is likely to continue : but it is the reverse , for when I come to consider the matter coolly , I am convinced he never objects to what I propose , or is the least averse to my following my own inclination , unless he is of opinion that it may either prejudice my honour and dignity , or mv
interest and welfare . I love him the better , and am always impatient to tell him so . ' Certain it is , that Henry never opened his heart to any one with that freedom and candour as he did to Sully : in one of his letters , written at Fontainbleau , he says , ' Mon ami , venezme voir , car ils ' est passe ce matin quelque chose clans mon sein , pourquoi j ' ai affaire , de vous . ' In another , dated from the same place , he says , ' II m ' est arrive un deplaisir domestique qui me cause le plus grand
chagrin que j'aie jamais eu , j ' acheterois beaucoup voire presence ; car vous etes le seul a qui j ' ouvre mon coeur , & par les conseils duquel je rev ive du soulagement . ' It is not to be supposed that a character like Sully ' s should lonoexist , without being an object of jealousy , and hated among those who were attendant upon Henry ' s court . They secretly wished to destroy
a man who they found opposed their desires ; but it was , because thendesires were seldom conformable to the true interest and welfare of the people . The } - prepared for his total overthrow , by every means within the power of their invention ; libels , anonymous letters ^ and many other arts were made use of . Sully soon saw the snares that were laid for his ruin , butconscious of his innocencetook no pains
, , to ward off the intended blow , but beheld the progress they had made for his destruction with indifference and contempt . Says a celebrated French author , ' There is not a more ehingerous situation for an hottest man , than being in high favour with his Prince ; every court parasite beholds him with a jaundiced eye ; but if a vicious and corrupt man possesses his sovereign ' s confidence , it threatens ruin ta-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Sketches Of Celebrated Characters.
( said Henry ) above these three hours , answered Sully ; ' He bien , ' said the king , turning towards Roquelaire , ' pour com bien . voudricz vous mcner cett-e vie la ? ' The king then signifying his desire of being alone with Sully , the rest retired ; Henry then began to converse with Sully , but seeing that he spoke very coolly , he said ; ' Ob , oh , vous fai tes le reserve , ' at the same time smiling , and giving him a pat upon the cheek . ' I see ( continued he ) you have retained your
anger ever since yesterday ; I was in hopes that you had forgot it , as I have . Let us live together witft the same freedom as usual . lam not insensible , my friend , to your worth ; if you do not , it will be a sign to me that you will not trouble yourself any more about my affairs ; although 1 may be a little angry sometimes ( added Henry , with that noble candour so natural to him ) , I would , my clear friend , that
you should suffer it ; for even in those moments you are not less dear to me .: on the contrary , I shall think from the hour that you cease to advise me , or contradict me in those things which I know you disapprove , that you no longer love me . ' After discoursing together for a considerable time , the kingwent out , and , in quitting Sully , he tenderly embraced himsaying to those who attended him' There are
, , fools enough , who think , when I am angry with Sully , it is likely to continue : but it is the reverse , for when I come to consider the matter coolly , I am convinced he never objects to what I propose , or is the least averse to my following my own inclination , unless he is of opinion that it may either prejudice my honour and dignity , or mv
interest and welfare . I love him the better , and am always impatient to tell him so . ' Certain it is , that Henry never opened his heart to any one with that freedom and candour as he did to Sully : in one of his letters , written at Fontainbleau , he says , ' Mon ami , venezme voir , car ils ' est passe ce matin quelque chose clans mon sein , pourquoi j ' ai affaire , de vous . ' In another , dated from the same place , he says , ' II m ' est arrive un deplaisir domestique qui me cause le plus grand
chagrin que j'aie jamais eu , j ' acheterois beaucoup voire presence ; car vous etes le seul a qui j ' ouvre mon coeur , & par les conseils duquel je rev ive du soulagement . ' It is not to be supposed that a character like Sully ' s should lonoexist , without being an object of jealousy , and hated among those who were attendant upon Henry ' s court . They secretly wished to destroy
a man who they found opposed their desires ; but it was , because thendesires were seldom conformable to the true interest and welfare of the people . The } - prepared for his total overthrow , by every means within the power of their invention ; libels , anonymous letters ^ and many other arts were made use of . Sully soon saw the snares that were laid for his ruin , butconscious of his innocencetook no pains
, , to ward off the intended blow , but beheld the progress they had made for his destruction with indifference and contempt . Says a celebrated French author , ' There is not a more ehingerous situation for an hottest man , than being in high favour with his Prince ; every court parasite beholds him with a jaundiced eye ; but if a vicious and corrupt man possesses his sovereign ' s confidence , it threatens ruin ta-