, was born in 1644, at the castle of Valgorge, in Vivarais. He was
, was born
in 1644, at the castle of Valgorge, in Vivarais. He was
captain of the guards to the duke of Orleans, and his son,
who was regent. His gaiety, and sprightly wit, made him
the delight of the best companies. He left a few songs,
and other poetical pieces, which have been printed with
those of his friend the abb de Chaulieu, and separately,
with his Memoirs, 2 vols. small 12mo. They are full of
wit and delicacy; but we are told he had attained the age
of sixty before he made any poetical etibrt, and that then
his inspirer was rather Cupid or Bacchus than Apollo, He
also wrote the words of an opera, called “Panthea.
” His
“Memoirs
” are written with great freedom and openness,
and show the dislike which their author, and all his party,
had to the government. We do not find when they were
first published, but an English edition bears date 1719.
The Author died at Paris, 1712.