BUSSY-RABUTIN : Discours du comte Bussy-Rabutin à ses enfant - Lot 16

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BUSSY-RABUTIN : Discours du comte Bussy-Rabutin à ses enfant - Lot 16
BUSSY-RABUTIN : Discours du comte Bussy-Rabutin à ses enfants, sur le bon usage des adversitez, et les évènements de sa vie. Third edition. Paris, Rigaud, 1701. In-12 mauve jansenist morocco, spine ribbed and decorated with cold, gilt lace on the inside, gilt edges (Duru) spine and edges of boards darkened. Book of edification of the penitent libertine. It tells the story of famous misfortunes, among others those of Belisarius, Boèce, Enguerrand de Marigny, Bureau de La Rivière, Maréchal de Gyé, Commines, Samblançay, duc de Bellegarde, Bassompierre, and finally his own misfortunes. This opuscule ends with a moral instruction to behave in the world. The real addressee of the Discourse is Louis XIV, as Bussy says to Father Bouhours "It is for the King only, and for Madame de Maintenon, you and Father de la Chaise." Bussy-Rabutin never despaired of being able to return to grace in the eyes of Louis XIV. Bussy-Rabutin to conclude: "There is nothing more unfortunate than the happiness of people who live according to their passions." Bussy-Rabutin died on April 9, 1693. This book is the first published the day after his death, by Father Bouhours, a close friend of Bussy. The children of Bussy had apparently no part in this publication. The editors modified the original manuscript which is now preserved in the Mazarine Library.
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