The century illustrated monthly magazine . a fewyears they lost their prestige and were discon-tinued. But Mile, de Scudery retained herbrilliant gifts in conversation, and received herfriends until a short time before her death in1701. Even Tallemant, writing of the declineof these reunions, says that Mile, de Scuderyis more considered than ever. At the age ofsixty-four she received the first Prix dElo-quence from the Academie Franchise for anessay on Glory. This prize was founded byBalzac and the subject was specified. Thus ended only with his life, upon which she wrotea touching eulogy at i
The century illustrated monthly magazine . a fewyears they lost their prestige and were discon-tinued. But Mile, de Scudery retained herbrilliant gifts in conversation, and received herfriends until a short time before her death in1701. Even Tallemant, writing of the declineof these reunions, says that Mile, de Scuderyis more considered than ever. At the age ofsixty-four she received the first Prix dElo-quence from the Academie Franchise for anessay on Glory. This prize was founded byBalzac and the subject was specified. Thus ended only with his life, upon which she wrotea touching eulogy at its close. But she nevermarried. She feared to lose her liberty. Iknow, she writes, that there are many esti-mable men who merit all my esteem and whocan retain a part of my friendship; but as soonas I regard them as husbands I regard them asmasters, and so apt to become tyrants that Imust hate them from that moment; and Ithank the gods for giving me an inclinationvery much averse to marriage. No shadow,however, rested upon her MARGUERITE DE VALOIS, QUEEN OF NAVARRE, AND O (FROM AN OIL PORTRAIT.) the long procession of laureates was led by awoman. In spite of her subtle analysis of love, andher exact map of the Empire of Tenderness,her sentiment seems to have been rather had numerous lovers, of whom Conrartand Pellisson were among the most the long imprisonment of the latter forsupposed complicity with Fouquet she was ofgreat service to him, and the tender friendship The Abbe de Pure, who was not friendly tothe precieuses and made the first severe attackupon them, thus writes of her: One maycall Mile, de Scudery the muse of our ageand the prodigy of her sex. It is not only hergoodness and her sweetness, but her intellectshines with so much modesty, her sentimentsare expressed with so much reserve, she speakswith so much discretion, and all that she saysis so fit and reasonable, that one cannot help 94 ANDREA DEL VERROCCHIO. both admiring and
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