, 1870-03-30
TIE POET RACINE
Anird xectuFc OF n Cour., =,
ffeach Language, by Prof.
m'cl' as tho lslstorlca,
society Rooms.


-" evening Professor M,cl ,,rpv,,.. .tn ..,-
wv sef1ea OF lectures a, The IIt.,o,,e,, S..a W.
49, oa ontsHo street. beioro a h,rh,, df..:-.'
.1 a &pplcciatsc audience. lie .onS ~ ~" ~.
5e.s W LIB address the Poe. RArin. .rt ~ ~.
substantially, Il follows: o'o sloke
o.,.. AIe produced tn one century her i've crrst,.
@ ~, n. bo'ean, coFnelue, Fcnelon, L. Fon,s,n.
Jonn eLont ne- nc is the greatest Of pocs1,
slst Of December, 1855. h. sfnnioa anon, on III
soeSs OF beausals: and lirrek uu9.cr n 1ho a. y.
Royal Tais iss1ee lanSeios ,a.s sserstan Of For
os1t "a lcss Than year, In conutraon of ~
"Ip.ng pac,agg f;asiptdes ;ap aud sophoclra 14aes'
for Se iiasiHk Sas 81 ses sse,sys N arden.
| dccni1 ,I,,nn VI : aneaeshea and Chaticles he va
cslo ba nss,e IN tasiI study when ciaule 1aa.
nc nc wAnt pf Thought, snatcaed The Tn1ne fz seas
n,na and tatew i Into the nfe second s1,itinn
mar Procured third: and, having iesned EUan& q
ncan," he brought Ii to Lanceot axen .xef,tty sMhy
H. IT, M, nay burn thls ens too, Ike tas otiet
wers not successfol Hardly aai R.cins Rnsn Postg
oe study q philosophy than be came latu nn:'es
nrn d tSs seIne ass s9[ rss a. S sns,tsd
ooesd On ihe occasion Of the Kings maTrsre pro
otaoGfta ~ he lust OF all on The SANE sass
sas H. wSonp Ine IenG en u tho arass
odc, spoke SO farora6ty tn tbe orrst Ms,a on az
t ~. ~ tiucn u u Is Ql 1t8 author, thst
eased hm n e. Hass 1m sz vres a1 sa
success at q time when there thcr. xo1a au's nist
u!Aeteut Poets, encouraged RActnes n.ss,n Nv ~ ~.
@ and he determined to give himself M to 4
hs sts Ests 70 Paris IN 1861 be became &C.
equal reeeivea q III .ena 81 a1y az, no
@ am moncy 70 coz inue bis studies, and ns.isss;
oncn ono enG9nIsTed 1s9 him o. erey occasion Cofaeie
n
ffrt WAS ronsed, and he connosed the ,raat
II he 4" spcesh ~ Mn!cn w played 1ss
We remrnier thst |, 1as sStohaaes o3 us but when
1nhl9enus" OF Pngdia, Su.i ie IA ae'1uf ,, Of
r3st a mno had made the "Thebside-I ~ snj ji9aaK MHKs
on1 ~ H., uns cannot doubt that Corneiiie spotc
xndlo@.eas, that admirable plcc, ,,, .o,,.
hoTsssy " shaaan r. so says voltatfe, which excited.
nos deserve It less The applause whtcb Wscina n,a
seestsed on This occasion was only eaua, ta fhss
biz bnSnS unt 1sa ne ~ ss with on The occasion Of
#! nsnnls1s d,at1n4 shortly followed Andromaous but
enns'srJ r. 4 @ not 10 happy. yoltaire, howeser
sulo9y upon It: ssin We uad s1l III ie , lnoMi1E
7asstus expressed in the noble wosls Of ViFc,i Oh
candor snH nas tnls 1scs n biz Preface with that
msm '1,ut. .. SUPERIOR talent There Is nut, be saTs
Gt1nt a11 thought In this play which Tacltas has nos
!, A1tst having produced. IN 1rc years. nve ,ra,a
aiea 81 which the weakest is written n st1la r.
~. s a!sEancc and charm, Racine fenuuncei
1tth ~ 49, ~ 10 = ehned bis career OF drasatst
RacIne VA rei.eIse,, " rnGi'n ,a,n 4. .--~-
16's, taSng c LACE .e oi ele Aeadeie Fraaeasa
n ~. Einn Af1, ne vas appointed 1Iistorog7apher
Errr csxaaxs. LIZ ~ HaEedies can be divided into
,is,o+1ss1 ~. nc nsst, bis Greek; second. his |
N tsri9 IT, nup, tn.r;'. his religious tragcdles Frum
II rrIioin s @ ny naa even himself up to the study
:, - hisoM, ~ anu now, for twelve years. be returns
M ~ s,.rs7 1oIeE stad!ea, Of which TIC soothing
lin, filling hs soul with il d,E1nn Insntaul lot
= y unlS Necessary TO lie convince, a. this ~
touJ Tue i3st pieces, made st the soltc,ation nf
a1nane a1..s ae Ahlntenon for the young ladies Of
Here the Professor ,trr1t NM, ~.
i NR4iame de Nainfannn M eiT1 sne pnFhte life
nx Jet touching descriptions Of her naor sue amus
usband, ScaHon- t''''' aee'ep'o
"n,nar taU ,os. aaia he, :" before was Thirty. nv
SSesi. nnd nv VIZ H., y .olsnne: my legs are pars-
c,x ,uy 4gl;re. ~ sr"n tr,,i nion my hfcast In
ies something Ike The letter ".Hs'aoce' fesem-
re him. Sea1nn m. ,a'nK expressed desire to
poRI,ton 1t Ct,1rT "uo requested TO be- given |
.What rf,iai1n,., .,o
ou to do ~ ""e Vueeu' can appoint
scaiIneS sca,a ,n1ae me the Haiad< de nsaje.1,"
cftliIcaic Of nis ni,rn3n "aa &c dreW tho following
rare of Gotl the Iener n i1o, Ta!!too, ny the
eyed, bowed hp1d sTatst,1a III 4aJestS; bow
The Professor drew = fnurhaup hnauspatsL pts!
rath Of Scatrun, rrpraiipe II, Is ptctuEe o. the
Iany friends, who, gathered Tonn, ~. ~. " nls
i,h pity as shry beieIi ths ,s.r tornn as hod Ners
the asupies u tnr1ihta ns pnS1 hottal suffering
"Ah /" exclaimed Scarrnr I'LL Ill
Dt wcep a mnch ~ nv 10y ~ lt'endR, you eAn-
Ugh during nv uftfirr 1eA't' AZ made you :
Madame Se.1Enc was de]trhtad r,,h r.u,.o,. !