(E)  We  have  fpoken  fo  often  raife  her  higher  above  the  reft
and  fo  largely  of  this  princefs,  of  her  fex  than  her  beauty;  or
considered  in  her  public  charac->  that  than  her  accomplishments,
ter,  that  here  we  are  to  confine  The  vivacity  of  her  wit,  the
ourfelves  to  her  private  life.  In  fweetnefs  of  her  voice,  theaffa-
her  perfon  the  hiftorians  of  thofe  bility  of  her  manners,  the  fad-
times  are  unanimous,  that  her  lity  of  her  addrefs,  the  gran-
rank  as  the  daughter,  the  fitter,  dear  of  her  air,  and  that  diftio-
and  the  wift  of  a  king,  did  pot  goifhing  dignity  which  accom-


C.  4.  The  Hiftery  of   Frame.  461

It  has  feldom  happened  that  a  prince  fo  youngs  having  his  5m/  on
kingdom  fo  embroiled,  fliould  be  able  to  put  an  endtofuch/iirorJ

domeftic


panted  all  her  a&ions,  and  at-
tended her  to  her  grave,  made
her  efteemed  incomparable,  not-
withftanding  all  the  errors  in
her  conduct  Her  brother  Hen-
ry the  third,  who  hated  her,
made  her  gallantries  fo  public,
that  it  was  impoffible  for  her
hufband  to  continue  fo  much  as
the  exterior  marks  of  a  fair  cor-
refpondence.  She  was  fent  to
the  caftelofUJon,  in  Juvergne,
where  ihe  was  under  the  care  of
the  marquis  de  Cannillac,  who
quickly  became  her  prifoner,
and  is  faid  to  have  loft  his  liber-
ty by  looking  too  long  on  the
arms  of  this  renns  ;  ihe  refided
there  many  years,  and  paffed
her  time  in  a  manner  that  hifto-
ry  does  not  oblige  ns  to  relate.
