. Twenty centuries of Paris . woe and pain! I from my memory have effaced All former joys, all kindred, friends; All honors that my station graced I hold but snares that fortune sends; Hence! joys by Christ at distance cast, That we may be his own at last! Francis founded the College of France inParis for the study of classical languages, testi-mony to the influence that had seized the coun-try after the southern expeditions of CharlesVIII and Louis XII. Franciss establishmentprovided merely for the maintenance of a fac-ulty, and it was not until the next reign that thequestion of housing sepa
. Twenty centuries of Paris . woe and pain! I from my memory have effaced All former joys, all kindred, friends; All honors that my station graced I hold but snares that fortune sends; Hence! joys by Christ at distance cast, That we may be his own at last! Francis founded the College of France inParis for the study of classical languages, testi-mony to the influence that had seized the coun-try after the southern expeditions of CharlesVIII and Louis XII. Franciss establishmentprovided merely for the maintenance of a fac-ulty, and it was not until the next reign that thequestion of housing separate from any of theexisting schools came up. It was not until thetime of Marie de Medicis that the building reallywas provided. Since that time the college hasbeen rebuilt twice, restored and enlarged until itis now an imposing pile rising on the Mont SainteGenevieve near the Sorbonne. Its lectureswhich are intended for adults are free, and theinstitution is not a part of the University butis under the Minister of THE COLLEGE OF FRANCE, FOUNDED BY FRANCISSee page 202. IN 1530.
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