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CHAPTER IV.
THE KING AND THE PHILOSOPHERS.-THE ORIginal grounds of Bos-
SUET'S HIGH REPUTATION.-CHANGE IN THIS RESPECT DURING THE SUC-
CEEDING CENTURY.
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CHAPTER V.
IMPRESSION MADE BY VERSAILLES UPON A STRANGER.-INFLUENCE OF THE
COURT UPON THE WHOLE OF FRANCE.-IMPOortance given TO TRIFLES.
-ABSOLUTE POWER OF THE KING.
CHAPTER VI.
THE KING'S DISPLEASURE. -MONTAUSIER AND BOSSUET IN THE CABINET OF
THE KING. MADAME DE MONTESPAN REFUSED ABSOLUTION.
CHAPTER VII.
BOSSUET ALONE WITH LOUIS XIV.-UNUSUAL BOLDNESS." THOU ART
THE MAN."-HESITATION OF THE KING.-BOSSUET GAINS A SLIGHT
ADVANTAGE.
89
UNEA-
BOSSUET WAITS UPON MADAME DE MONTESPAN.-COURT PIETY.
SINESS OF MADAME DE MONTESPAN.-MADAME DE LA VALLIERE.----
ROYAL CONFESSORS.-APPEAL TO BOSSUET'S AMBITION.-APPEAL TO
MADAME DR MONTESPAN'S CONSCIENCE.--BOSSUET LOSES WHAT HE HAD
GAINED.
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CHAPTER IX.
BOSSUET'S LETTER TO THE KING.
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CHAPTER X.
BOSSUET VISITS BOURDALOUE.-CLAUDE'S LETTER.-BOSSUET COMMUNI-
CATES THE STATE OF THINGS IN THE CHATEAU TO BOURDALOUE.-THE
LATTER AGREES TO ALTER HIS SERMON FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY.——.
GINS TO READ IT TO BOSSUET.
--BE-
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CHAPTER XI.
ARRIVAL OF CLAUDE.-MUTUAL SURPRISE AND EMBARRASSMENT.-ARRI-
VAL OF THE MESSRS. FENELON.-NEW SURPRISE.-JANSENIST AND
PROTESTANT.-SPIRIT IN WHICH SERMONS ARE COMMONLY HEARD AND
CRITICISED.-CLAUDE'S STRICTURES ON COURT PREACHERS.- -BOURDA-
LOUE IN GREAT DISTRESS.
133
CHAPTER XII.
THE LIGHT IN WHICH PREACHERS WERE REGARDED.-CHARACTER OF
LOUIS XIV.-INFLUENCE WITH THE POPE AND WITH THE GALLICAN
CHURCH..
CHAPTER XIII.
LETTER FROM CLAUDE TO BOUrdaloue.--SevERE REPROOFS POR FLAT-
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160
CHAPTER XIV.
CLAUDE ALONE WITH BOURDALOUE. THE LATTER ACKNOWLEDGES HIM-
SELF WRONG, AND REQUESTS CLAUDE'S ASSISTANCE IN HIS SERMON.
READS IT TO CLAUDE.-THE LATTER BEGINS TO DICTATE A PERORATION. 168
CHAPTER XV.
ARRIVAL OF FATHER LA CHAISE. HE GIVES HIS OPINION OF THE SER-
MON --BOURDALOUE'S UNEASINESS.
CHAPTER XVI.
FATHER LA CHAISE STARTLED.— -HE DEPARTS, AND CLAUDE CONTINUES
HIS DICTATION.
CHAPTER XVII.
BOURDALOUE REMAINS ALONE.--COMMITS TO MEMORY AND RECITES HIS
PERORATION.--BOSSUET HEARS AND APPROVES OF IT.
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187
CHAPTER XVIII.
LOUIS XIV.-MADAME DE MONTESPAN.--THE DUKE DU MAINE.-BOS-
SUET AGAIN WITH THE KING.--Departure of MADAME DE MONTESPAN. 191
CHAPTER XIX.
BOURDALOUE AND BOSSUET.-DISTINGUISHING PECULIARITIES OF THE
PROTESTANT PULPIT.-PULPIT ELOQUENCE.
211
CHAPTER XX.
INFLUENCE OF THE PRIVATE CHARACTER OF THE PREACHER UFON HIS
HEARERS.-MEMORIZING.-EXTEMPORIZATION.
220
CHAPTER XXI.
THE LIFE, ELOQUENCE, AND REPUTATION OF BOURDALOUE.-MASSILLON.-
ABBE MAURY.-BRIDAINE. .
CHAPTER XXII.
SECOND COUNCIL OF THE PHILOSOPHERS.-CLAUDE ON THE STUDY OF THE
SCRIPTURES AND THE CHOICE OF TEXTS.-POETIC BEAUTY AND SIMPLI-
CITY OF THE BIBLE.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CLAULE ON THE SUBLIMITY OF THE SCRIPTURAL IDEAS OF DEATH AND THE
NOTHINGNESS OF MAN.-FOURTEENTH CHAPTER OF ISAIAH.
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE UNEASINESS OF BOURDALOUE and BossUET.
CHAPTER XXV.
THE ROYAL CHAPEL OF VERSAILLES.
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CHAPTER XXVI.
THE STRUGGLES OF BOURDALOUE AND THE VACILLATION OF THE KING.
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CHAPTER II.
COTIN..
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