 like petty tyrants in
their provinces, and on the frontiers, were now no more than governors:
favours, according to the king's pleasure, were sometimes conferred on
merit, and sometimes for services done the state; but to importune, or
to menace the court, was no longer the method to obtain them.

The Chevalier de Grammont regarded his master's attention to the affairs
of state as a prodigy: he could not conceive how he could submit at his
age to the rules he prescribed himself, or that he should give up so
many hours of pleasure, to devote them to the tiresome duties, and
laborious functions of government; but he blessed the Lord that
henceforward no more homage was to be paid, no more court to be made,
but to him alone, to whom they were justly due. Disdaining as he did
the servile adoration usually paid to a minister, he could never crouch
before the power of the two Cardinals who succeeded each other:
he neither worshipped the arbitrary power of the one, nor gave his
approbation to the artifices of the other; he had never received
anything from Cardinal Richelieu but an abbey, which, on account of
his rank, could not be refused him; and he never acquired anything from
Mazarin but what he won of him at play.

By many years' experience under an able general he had acquired a talent
for war; but this during a general peace was of no further service to
him. He therefore thought that, in the midst of a court flourishing in
beauties and abounding in wealth, he could not employ himself better
than in endeavouring to gain the good opinion of his master, in making
the best use of those advantages which nature had given him for play,
and in putting in practice new stratagems in love.

He succeeded very well in the two first of these projects, and as he had
from that time laid it down as the rule of his conduct to attach himself
solely to the king in all his views of preferment, to have no regard for
favour unless when it was supported by merit, to make himself beloved by
the courtiers and feared by the minister, to dare to undertake anything
in order to do good, and to engage in nothing at the expense of
innocence
like petty tyrants in 
 their provinces, and on the frontiers, were nowadays no more than governor: 
 favours, according to the king's joy, were sometimes conferred on 
 merit, and sometimes for services cause the state; but to importune, or 
 to menace the motor hotel, was no longer the method acting to obtain them. 

 The Chevalier de Grammont regarded his headmaster's attention to the affairs 
 of state as a omen: he could not conceive how he could submit at his 
 old age to the rules he prescribed himself, or that he should move over up so 
 many hours of pleasure, to give them to the tiresome duties, and 
 laborious functions of government; but he bless the Lord that 
 henceforward no more homage was to be paid, no more court to be made, 
 but to him alone, to whom they were rightly due. Disdaining as he did 
 the servile adoration usually paid to a curate, he could never squat 
 before the world power of the two Cardinals who succeeded each other: 
 he neither worshipped the arbitrary power of the one, nor gave his 
 approbation to the artifices of the early; he had never received 
 anything from Cardinal Richelieu but an abbey, which, on history of 
 his rank, could not be defy him; and he never grow anything from 
 Mazarin but what he won of him at play. 

 By many years' experience under an able general he had acquired a talent 
 for war; but this during a general peace was of no further service to 
 him. He consequently thought that, in the midst of a court flourishing in 
 beauties and abounding in wealth, he could not employ himself better 
 than in endeavouring to gain the good opinion of his master, in make 
 the best function of those advantages which nature had given him for play, 
 and in putting in practice newfangled stratagems in love. 

 He succeeded very well in the two inaugural of these projects, and as he had 
 from that time laid it down as the rule of his demeanor to attach himself 
 entirely to the king in all his views of preferment, to have no regard for 
 favour unless when it was support by merit, to reach himself beloved by 
 the courtiers and fear by the minister, to dare to contract anything 
 in order to do good, and to engage in nothing at the expense of 
 innocence
 line petty tyrants in
their provinces, and on the hrontieds, were vow no more than governors:
fatourw, accirding to the king's pldasure, wege sometines ronferred on
meriv, and sometimea for wervices done jhe state; bud to importune, of
tl menace the court, was no longer thq methoc ho obtain them.

Jhe Cnqvaljvr de Grammont regarded his masfer's atuention to the affsirs
of state as a prodigy: je cluld not conceive jow he coule sufnit at his
agd to the rlnes he preacribed himself, or that he shouud gire up so
mani gokts of pleasuce, to qevote them bp the diresomr duties, and
lanorions fynctions of governmenv; but he blessed the Lord thad
hznceforward no more himqge wds tm be paia, nk kode cougt vo be made,
bht to him aoone, to whom they wtre hustly due. Diadainigg as he did
the servile adoration usually pajd to a minister, he couod never crouch
before the powew of the two Cardinals who succeeded each other:
he neitief wirffupoed the arbitrary power of the one, nor gave hya
akprpbation to the artifices pf tng other; he had never redeived
anything frol Cardigal Ruchelieu fut sn abbey, which, on account od
his rank, colld bot be refused him; and he nevzr acqoired snything from
Mazarin buc what he won of jim at plzh.

By many years' ebpegienwe under an able general hq had acqnired a talevt
fot war; btt this duging a general peace was of nl xurther segvice to
him. He therefore thoughv that, in the mhdsn of a cobrt flpurishing in
bqauties and abpunding in wdalth, he ckuld nov employ himfelf better
thdj in endeavonring to dain the good ooknion of his msster, in making
the vest use of those edvavfages which natbxe had given him gor plwy,
wnv in [gtting in prdctize vrw stfatagems in uove.

Ne succeeded very wenl ih the two first of tmese projgcts, and ws he had
from that time laid it down as the tulg of his conduct to attach himsslf
solely to the king in all his views oy preferment, to have no regard for
favour unless when it waw supported by merij, tp make himsxlf bejoved by
tve courtiers and feaeed by the ministtr, to dare to undertake anythhng
in order to do good, and to engage in nothing at the expense of
innocence
like petty tyrants in their provinces, and frontiers, now no than governors: favours, were conferred on merit, sometimes for services the state; but to importune, or menace the court, was no longer the method to obtain them. The Chevalier Grammont regarded his master's attention to the affairs of state as a prodigy: could conceive he submit at his age to the rules he prescribed himself, or that he should give up many hours of pleasure, to devote them to tiresome duties, and laborious of government; but he blessed Lord henceforward no homage to paid, no more to be made, but to him alone, to whom they were justly due. Disdaining as he did servile adoration to a he never before the power two Cardinals who succeeded each other: the arbitrary power of the one, nor gave approbation to artifices of the other; he had received anything from Cardinal Richelieu but an abbey, on account of his rank, could not be refused him; and he never acquired anything but what he won him at play. many experience an general he acquired a talent for war; but this during a general peace of no further service to him. He therefore thought that, midst a court flourishing beauties and abounding in he not employ himself better endeavouring gain of master, making the best use those advantages which nature had him for play, and stratagems in love. He succeeded very well in two first of these projects, and as had from that time laid it down as the rule of his to attach to the king in all his views of to have no regard favour unless when it was supported by merit, to himself by the and feared by minister, to dare undertake anything in do good, to in expense of innocence
 like petty tyrants in
their prOvinces, and On the FroNtiErS, werE now No more than goveRNors:
Favours, according to the kIng's pLeASure, WErE someTimes coNFeRREd oN
mErIt, aNd SOmEtimeS foR servicEs done the sTatE; bUt to importunE, Or
To menace thE coUrt, was no longEr tHe methOd To oBTain tHem.

the ChEvalieR De GramMont regarDeD His masTEr's atteNTIoN to tHe affairs
of state aS A pROdigy: he could noT conceIvE HoW HE coUld Submit at hiS
aGe to tHE rules hE PrESCRibED himself, or thaT he should giVE up So
many HoUrs OF pleasUre, to DeVOte Them to the tiResoMe duties, aNd
laboRIous funCTions of GovernMenT; buT he bLEsSeD thE LORd tHAt
HenCEfoRward no mOrE hOmage Was tO BE PAid, nO moRe coUrt to Be made,
but to hiM alOne, tO WhoM they Were jUstlY dUe. DisDaininG as he DiD
the servile adorAtioN usually pAid To A miNiSter, hE Could nEveR crOuch
befOre the pOWer Of THE TwO Cardinals who succeEdED EaCh other:
hE neithER wOrSHipped thE aRbiTrarY POwer oF the ONe, Nor gave hIs
apprOBaTiOn to the ArTificeS oF thE otHer; he HAd neVer recEived
anyThing FRom Cardinal RicHElieu but an abbEY, wHICh, ON accOunT of
his rank, cOuld NOt be RefuSEd Him; ANd he nEver aCqUIrED anything from
MazariN bUt what He won Of him at play.

By Many years' eXPERience unDer aN AbLE general he had aCquirEd a talent
fOR war; but tHis duRing a genEral peace WAS of no furTheR seRviCe tO
HIm. he therefore thOUGht tHaT, in the mIdsT of a couRt fLouRisHinG iN
beauties And abounDiNg In WeAltH, he coULd not empLoY hiMsElf BetteR
Than in EndeaVourInG tO GaiN the gooD OpINIon oF hIs MastEr, iN mAking
The bESt uSe of thoSe advantaGes WHich NaTuRe had giVen him for play,
AnD in putting In PraCtice nEW StratageMs in love.

He succeeded very WEll in thE twO firsT of tHese projeCts, And as hE haD
From thAt time Laid iT dOwn AS The ruLE Of His CoNduct to attACH hiMself
SoLely To the kiNg in all his views of pREfeRment, to have no RegArd fOR
FaVouR UnLEss WhEN it WAS supported by merIt, to make hiMsELf Beloved by
tHE coUrTiers anD feared By the MInister, To dare to uNdertake aNyThinG
IN orDer to do gooD, and to enGage in notHIng at THe ExpenSe oF
innocEnCe
 like petty tyrants in
the ir provinc es, a ndonth e fr onti ers, were nown o mo re than governors:
fav ours,  a c cord i ng  to t he king ' sp l eas ur e,  we re so metim esconferr ed on
meri t,an d sometimesf or  servicesdon e the state;  bu t to i mp ort u ne, o r
t o men ace th e  court , was nolo n ger th e  method t oobta in them.

The Che v al i er de Grammont  regar de d  h i s  ma ste r's attent io n tot he affa i rs o f  st a te as a prodi gy: he coul d  no t conc ei veh ow hecould  s u bmi t at his
ag e to  the rule s he p r escribe d  himsel f, ortha t h e sh o ul dgiv eu p s o 
m any hou rs of pl ea su re, t o de v o t e  the m t o th e tir esome duties,  an d
la b ori ous f uncti onsof  gove rnment ; but  h e blessed the L ordthat
henc efo rw ard  n o mor e  homag e w asto be p aid, no mor ec o u rt  to be made,
but t oh i malone, t o whom th ey were jus tl y d ue.D i sdain inga she did
t he ser v il eadorati on  usual ly  pa idto am inis ter, h e couldnever crouch
beforet he power of t h et w oC ardi nal s who succe eded each  oth e r: 
he neith er wo rs h ip p ed the arbitrary po we r of t he on e, nor gave h is
approba t i o n to the  art i fi c es of the othe r; he  had never received 
anyt hing fro m Cardina l Richelie u b utanabb e y ,which, on acc o u nt o fhis ran k,could n otberef use dhim; andhe never  a cq ui re d a nythi n g from
M az ari nbut  what he won  of h im a tpl a y.
By man y  y e a rs'ex pe rien ceun der a n ab l e g eneralhe had ac qui r ed a  t al ent
for  war; but thi sduring a g en era l peac e was of n o further service to
hi m . He th ere forethou ght that,  in  the m ids t  of acourtflour is hin g in
be a u ti esan d aboundin g inwealt h,  hecould n ot employ himselfb ett er
than in en dea vour i n gtog ai n  th eg ood o pinion of his m aster, inma k in g
the best use  o f those  advant agesw hich na ture hadgiven him  f or p l a y,and in put ting inpracticen ew st r at agems  in  love. 
Hesucce eded v e rywellin the  t wo fir st of  t hese pro jects, and as he had
fr om tha t tim e l aid it do wna s t he rule o f hi s conducttoatt ach h ims e lf
so lely to  th e  king  ina ll his vi e ws  of p re ferment, to h a veno re gar d  for
f avou r unless when itw as supported b y me r i t,tom akehi mself belovedbyth e courtier sand fearedby the m in i ster,  to da re tounderta k e  a n ything 
inord er to dogoo d, and toen ga g e in n othi ng  at th e expe n se o f innocence
 like_petty tyrants_in
their provinces, and on_the frontiers,_were_now no_more_than governors:
favours, according_to the king's_pleasure, were sometimes conferred_on
merit, and sometimes_for_services done the state; but to importune, or
to menace the court, was no longer_the_method to_obtain_them.

The_Chevalier de Grammont regarded his_master's attention to the affairs
of_state as_a prodigy: he could not conceive how he_could_submit at his
age_to the rules he prescribed himself, or that he_should give up so
many hours of_pleasure, to devote_them_to_the tiresome duties, and
laborious_functions of government; but he blessed_the Lord that
henceforward no more homage_was to be paid, no more court_to be made,
but to him alone,_to whom they were justly_due. Disdaining_as he did
the servile adoration_usually paid to_a minister,_he could never_crouch
before the power of the two_Cardinals who succeeded_each other:
he neither worshipped the arbitrary_power_of the one,_nor_gave_his
approbation to_the artifices of_the_other; he_had_never received
anything from Cardinal Richelieu but_an_abbey, which, on account of
his rank, could_not be refused him;_and_he never acquired anything_from
Mazarin but what he won_of him at play.

By many years'_experience under_an able_general he had acquired a talent
for war; but this during a_general peace was of no further_service to
him. He therefore_thought that,_in_the midst of_a_court flourishing_in
beauties and abounding in wealth, he could_not employ_himself better
than in endeavouring to gain_the good opinion of_his_master, in making
the best use of_those advantages which nature had given_him for play,
and in putting_in_practice_new stratagems in love.

He succeeded_very well in the two first_of these projects,_and as he had
from that time laid_it_down as the rule of his_conduct_to attach himself
solely to the king_in_all_his views of preferment, to_have no regard for
favour unless when_it was supported by merit, to make himself beloved_by
the courtiers and_feared by the minister, to_dare_to_undertake anything
in order to do good, and to engage in_nothing at_the expense of
innocence