The opinions of Jérôme Coignard . f man in the thought which proceedsalike from the created and the Creator. All the restis but folly and amusement, fit to divert the loungers,of whom one sees many in the Academies. Do nottalk to me of nature, except of what one sees at thePetit Bacchus in the person of Catherine the lace-maker, who is plump and well-made. And you, mine host, added Monsieur FAbb^Coignard, give me to drink, for I have a thirst onme, all the fault of Monsieur Nicolas Cerise, whothinks nature an atheist. And, by a thousand devils,so she is, and perforce must be, to some extent;
The opinions of Jérôme Coignard . f man in the thought which proceedsalike from the created and the Creator. All the restis but folly and amusement, fit to divert the loungers,of whom one sees many in the Academies. Do nottalk to me of nature, except of what one sees at thePetit Bacchus in the person of Catherine the lace-maker, who is plump and well-made. And you, mine host, added Monsieur FAbb^Coignard, give me to drink, for I have a thirst onme, all the fault of Monsieur Nicolas Cerise, whothinks nature an atheist. And, by a thousand devils,so she is, and perforce must be, to some extent;and if at all times she declares the glory of God, 8o jer6me coignard it is without knowing it, for there is no knowledge,save in the mind of man, which alone proceeds fromboth the finite and the infinite. Give me to drink ! My father poured out a brimming glass for mygood master, Monsieur lAbb6 Coignard, and forMonsieur Nicolas Cerise, and forced them to clinktheir glasses, which they did right heartily, for theywere good VI THE NEW MINISTRY R. SHIPPEN, who practised thetrade of a locksmith at Greenwich,dined every day, during his shortstays in Paris, at the Si^n of the^eine Pedauque, in the company ofhis landlord and of my good master, MonsieurIAbb^ Coignard. That day, at dessert, having called for a bottle ofwine as was his custom, lighted his pipe, and drawnfrom his pocket the London Gazette, he set himselfpeaceably to smoke, drink, and read ; then foldinghis paper, and placing his pipe on the edge ofthe table, he said : Gentlemen, the Government is defeated. Oh! said my good master, it is of noconsequence. Pardon me, said Mr. Shippen, it is a matter ofconsequence, for the former ministry being Tory, 8i 82 THE OPINIONS OF the new one will be Whig, and moreover, every-thing that happens in England is of importance. Sir, replied my good master, We have seengreater changes than that in France. We have seenthe four officials known as Secretaries of Statereplaced by
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