Excerpt from The Poesies Diverses of Antoine Furetiere: A Partial Reprint From the Edition of 1664 Furetiere's quarrel with the Academy brought upon him obloquy and upon his works obscurity. When, in the second half of the nineteenth century, an effort was made by scholars to clear his name, all the writings which he composed during his struggle with the Academy were republished. Recrudescence Of interest in him resulted further in several modern editions of the Roman bourgeois. This interest, however, did not extend to the publish ing anew of his other literary productions; the only editions of his poetical works are those issued during his lifetime. Of these the volume of Poesies diverses is the most important from a literary point of view, since its contents are the most varied and at the same time indicative of all the author's literary tendencies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.