France Under Mazarin With a Review of the Administration of Richelieu volume 2
France Under Mazarin With a Review of the Administration of Richelieu volume 2
James Breck Perkins
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He so far imitated them that his whereabouts were often unknown for considerable periods. Unfortunately the imitation was not complete. His follower says that he grew fond of wandering obscurely from tavern to tavern, and that while he compared his lot to that of the holy an- chorites, he found consolation in the society of rope dan- cers and ballet girls. 1 An archbishop posing as Athanasius and caressing Phyllis in a hostlery, was the sight presented to the faithful. " When Mazarin died, Retz... hoped for some improvement in his condition. But Louis XIV. Was true to the traditions of his minister, and he said that the car- dinal should not return to France unless he resigned his archbishopric. Retz yielded at last. He resigned the archbishopric of Paris and received in exchange several lucrative abbeys. In 1665 he again visited the Court, but Louis XIV. Did not forget those who had been active in the troubles of the Fronde, and Retz was coldly received. He lived, however, with much splendor out of Paris, and 1 Joly 138, 141.
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