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Parisian audience at a theatre,168. His death, 169. Inquiryinto his state of mind, 169. etpassim. Inscription on his tomb,170. His character, 171. His re-veries, 172. Critique on the“ Emile,” 173. On the “ Nou-velle Heloise,” 174.

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SabUS-re, madame de la, i. 165. Hersociety of poets, philosophers, &c.,166.171. Her husband, the mar-quis de la Sablitire, 166.171. Hisfate, 166. 171.

Sacv, M. de, friend of Pascal, i.198. And of Racine, 298.

Saint Cyr, scene of madame Guyon ’simpassioned mysteries, i. 342.

Sainte Heldne, M. de, i. 223.

Saint Lambert, M. de, ii. 141. 143.

Scaramouche , Italian actor, in-structs Molidre, i. 102.

Scarron, abbe, imitator of Rabelais in facetiousness, i. 36. Allusionsto, 288.

Schomberg, count de, i. 215. Cre-ated marshal, 215. ii. 145.

“ Sciomachle, La,” by Rabelais , i.37.

Scott, sir Walter, his Essay onMoliere , i. 108. 128. 130, n. Allu-sion to his works, 147.

Schlegcl, bis criticisms on MoliSre,i. 146.

Schlegel, William, not permitted by-Buonaparte to reside at madamede Stall's at Coppet , ii. 336.

Scuderi, M. de, i. 45. His attackupon Corneille, 47.

Scuderi, mademoiselle, her novels,i. 107. Their extravagant stylein language and argument, 107.Allusions to, i. 223, n. 293.

Seguier, chancellor of France , i.222, 223.

Segur, count de, descended in thefemale line from Montaigne, i.21, n.

Seneca, tragedies of, i. 44.

Sevigne, madame de , compares thegenius of Corneille with Racine,and prefers the former, i. 57. Herdelightful style, 85.87. Her cha-racter of the duke of Rochefou-cauld , 88. Her life narrated,

214—258. Her maiden name

Marie de Rabutin-Chantal , 214.Her father, the baron de Chantal,slain at La Rochelle in an engage-ment with the English , 215. Hislaconic epistle to marshal Schom-berg, 215. His family the elder

branch of the Rabutins, 214,215.His wife was Marie de Coulanges,214,215. Their daughter, Mariede Rabutin-Chantal , born in1626, 214. Is left an orphan, 215.Taught Italian and Latin byMenage and Chapelle, 216. Ismarried to Henri, marquis deSevign£, 216. Her children, 216.The marquise a zealous Fron-dcuse, 217. Her friendship withmademoiselle de Montpensierand the duchess deChatillon, 217.Loss of her husband, 218. Edu-cates her children, 218. Herwidowhood exemplary, 218. Hergrief on the loss of the abbe deCoulanges, her uncle, 223. She fre-quents the H6tel Rambouillet, 220.Quarrel of Bussy-Rabutin with hisfair cousin, 221. Reconciliation,

225. He reproaches her withavarice, 225. Her sorrow for theimprisonment and exile of deRetz,221. Her sympathy with themisfortunes of Fouquet, 222, 223,n. She retires from Paris , 225.Returns and presents her daugh-ter at court, 225. Her journeysto her estate of Les Rochers inBrittany, 237.239.249.; and to seeher daughter in Provence , 228.241. Her separation from herdaughter, 228. Her son accom-panies an expedition to Candia,

226. His attachment for Ninonde I’Enclos, 230. He marries andretires to his estates in Brittany,231. 240. 247. 249. Madame dela Fayette and other friends ofmadame de Sevigne , 23L Herlife in Brittany described, 240,241.Seized with rheumatism, 244.She is out of favour at court,as being a Jansenist , 248,249. 257.She spends her latter years withher daughter in Provence , 253.Final visit to Paris , 254. Shedies at Grignan , aged 70. 254.Opinions on her character andliterary merit, 255—268. Herfamily now extinct, 258. Remarkof madame de Sevigne , ii. 207.Her correspondence : — Lettersto her daughter, madame deGrignan, i, 220.224.237, 238,239.241. 244. 246, 247, 248. 251.Her letters to her cousin thecount de Bussy-Rabutin , 217.226, 227. 247. 249. 251. Her let-ters to various friends, 223.Letters from count de Bussy tomadame de Sevigne , 219-

Sevigne , Henri Marquis de, i. 216.His marriage with Marie de Ra-