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The Didot Sale.
canon law—a MS . of French execution in the 13 th century—3 , 500 f . ( Fontaine . ) 41 , 42 , ancl 43 were pieces of Cicero , the first ( " Lcelius " and " Cato Major " ) a pretty MS . of Italian art-work late in the 15 th century ; the third ( "DeFinibus" of similar age and also decorated by an Italian artist ; the second remarkable , as a classic ( "Ladius , " etc . ) , for its age , which was the ninth century . They fetched l , 280 f ., 3 , 700 f ., ancl 700 f . ( Quaritch . ) 44 , Jehan
de Rovroy ' s French translation of the " Strategemata of Frontinus , " a MS . of the 15 th century , with four miniatures—6 , 600 f . ( Techener . ) No . 45 , which brought the enormous price of 25 , 000 f ., was a minute volume , consisting of but a few painted leaves , which was yet one of the greatest curiosities of the sale . This was the " Livre d'Heures "—facetiously so styled in the author ' s lifetime —of the witty and licentious Count de Bussy-Rabutin , cousin ancl correspondent of the more famous Madame die Sevigne . The burlesque prayers which it contained as text to the ei ght pictures which still adorn it had been carefull y erased , evidently in the time of the Grand Monarque , but the illustrations
remain . They are portraits of Anne of Austria , the Duke of Buckingham , Gaston d'Orleans , Madame de Montespan , Mademoiselle de la Valliere , ancl others who were the objects of scandal in the time of Louis XIII . and Louis XIV ., but not in their proper costume or appearance , being attitudinized and arrayed in the characters of St . Sebastian , St . Cecilia , St . Agnes , and other saints of the religious Livres d'Heures . Such a book must have been cautiousl y
guarded and concealed in the time of Louis XIV . ; indeed , it is evident from the care which was taken to destroy the ribald text ( of which a few words are still decipherable ) that the owner distrusted its safety even in after-days . There is probably no other copy in existence , although it is conjectured , from certain words used by Boileau , that the Livre d'Heures of Bussy-Rabutin was known to circulate in copies among a chosen few 200 years ago . The paintinoof the portraits was assigned in the catalogue to the celebrated artist Petitot . ( To be continued ) .
The Power Of Song.
THE POWER OF SONG .
BY W . PEED . VERNON , R . W . M . AND BARD , LODGE KELSO , NO . 58 . OH , how I long my soul in song Ever to pour in measured lay , On soaring . wings , o ' er earthly things , To mount in tuneful melody . Clear of the soil ancl its turmoil
, My soul , unfettered , would expand In loving theme , till it would seem That love and music filled the land . With vig ' rous fire , my sounding lyre Would wake the echoes far away ; Till all around should list the sound
, And while it lasted , ling ' ring stay . Now soft and low , the words would flow Like gently breathing summer winds ; Of Hope I'd sing , and peace would bring-To poor distressed and troubled minds .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Didot Sale.
canon law—a MS . of French execution in the 13 th century—3 , 500 f . ( Fontaine . ) 41 , 42 , ancl 43 were pieces of Cicero , the first ( " Lcelius " and " Cato Major " ) a pretty MS . of Italian art-work late in the 15 th century ; the third ( "DeFinibus" of similar age and also decorated by an Italian artist ; the second remarkable , as a classic ( "Ladius , " etc . ) , for its age , which was the ninth century . They fetched l , 280 f ., 3 , 700 f ., ancl 700 f . ( Quaritch . ) 44 , Jehan
de Rovroy ' s French translation of the " Strategemata of Frontinus , " a MS . of the 15 th century , with four miniatures—6 , 600 f . ( Techener . ) No . 45 , which brought the enormous price of 25 , 000 f ., was a minute volume , consisting of but a few painted leaves , which was yet one of the greatest curiosities of the sale . This was the " Livre d'Heures "—facetiously so styled in the author ' s lifetime —of the witty and licentious Count de Bussy-Rabutin , cousin ancl correspondent of the more famous Madame die Sevigne . The burlesque prayers which it contained as text to the ei ght pictures which still adorn it had been carefull y erased , evidently in the time of the Grand Monarque , but the illustrations
remain . They are portraits of Anne of Austria , the Duke of Buckingham , Gaston d'Orleans , Madame de Montespan , Mademoiselle de la Valliere , ancl others who were the objects of scandal in the time of Louis XIII . and Louis XIV ., but not in their proper costume or appearance , being attitudinized and arrayed in the characters of St . Sebastian , St . Cecilia , St . Agnes , and other saints of the religious Livres d'Heures . Such a book must have been cautiousl y
guarded and concealed in the time of Louis XIV . ; indeed , it is evident from the care which was taken to destroy the ribald text ( of which a few words are still decipherable ) that the owner distrusted its safety even in after-days . There is probably no other copy in existence , although it is conjectured , from certain words used by Boileau , that the Livre d'Heures of Bussy-Rabutin was known to circulate in copies among a chosen few 200 years ago . The paintinoof the portraits was assigned in the catalogue to the celebrated artist Petitot . ( To be continued ) .
The Power Of Song.
THE POWER OF SONG .
BY W . PEED . VERNON , R . W . M . AND BARD , LODGE KELSO , NO . 58 . OH , how I long my soul in song Ever to pour in measured lay , On soaring . wings , o ' er earthly things , To mount in tuneful melody . Clear of the soil ancl its turmoil
, My soul , unfettered , would expand In loving theme , till it would seem That love and music filled the land . With vig ' rous fire , my sounding lyre Would wake the echoes far away ; Till all around should list the sound
, And while it lasted , ling ' ring stay . Now soft and low , the words would flow Like gently breathing summer winds ; Of Hope I'd sing , and peace would bring-To poor distressed and troubled minds .