General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order . ssed him with suchan idea of his talents and character, that theduke appointed him, in 1689, preceptor to theduke of Burgundy, heir-apparent, and to hisyounger brothers. This important charge wasfulfilled by Fenelon with the utmost fidelityand diligence, and the success of his labourswas such as to promise the highest advantageto the kingdom. By his excellent lessons ofreligion and morality lie so softened the harshan
General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order . ssed him with suchan idea of his talents and character, that theduke appointed him, in 1689, preceptor to theduke of Burgundy, heir-apparent, and to hisyounger brothers. This important charge wasfulfilled by Fenelon with the utmost fidelityand diligence, and the success of his labourswas such as to promise the highest advantageto the kingdom. By his excellent lessons ofreligion and morality lie so softened the harshand haughty character of the duke of Burgundy,,as to make him a model of all that could bewished in the expected sovereign of a vast em-pire. His services were rewarded in 1695 withthe splendid preferment of the archbishopric ofCambray, which includes a dukedom. He ac-cepted it only upon the condition of being al-lowed to. devote nine months in the year to hissee, and three alone to the princes ; and at thesame time he resigned a valuable he performed the duties of a prelate inthe most exemplary manner, a storm rose —— . IP* > E ~^^:^^. / / liliilp. - %B*t rhtf !;m, \,iy ? / 0r//r/,j//ry/ <?/ f a-/M/Yl// FEN ( 53 ) FEN against him which long agitated his mind, andendangered his reputation. The quietism ofMad. de Guyon had met with so. many admirers,and of such a rank, that it began to attract thenotice of the guardians of orthodoxy, and a so-lemn enquiry was instituted into her conductand opinions. Her former disciple being ap-pointed, together with Bossuct and others, anexaminant, endeavoured to palliate her extrava-gances, and absolutely refused to condemn herperson and morals. Soon after, he publishedhis book entitled Maximes des Saints sur laVie inteiieure, 1697, which, thou »h writtenwith caution and art, was judged to containprinciples similar to those of Mad. de zealous and inflexible Bossuet immediatelybegan an upon his brot
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