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e; Theuriet, sa vie et ses oeuvres_, 1890.
237. BRUNETTE. From le Bleu et le Noir.
238. LES PAYSANS. From le Livre de la Payse.
GEORGES LAFENESTRE.
1837.
Though he is perhaps more widely known as a critic of art than as a poet, his poems have a certain distinction by reason of their deep and serious thought and their clear and noble expression.
Works: _Les Espérances_, 1864; Idylles et Chansons, 1874. The poems here given are from Idylles et Chansons.
240. 21. MICHEL-ANGE, Michaelangelo.
FÉLIX FRANK.
1837.
He is chiefly known to the world of scholars by his studies in literary history and his editions of writers of the Renaissance.
Works : _Chants de colère_, 1871; _le Poème de la Jeunesse_, 1876; _la Chanson d'amour_, 1885.
243. C'ÉTAIT UN VIEUX LOGIS. From _le Poème de la Jeunesse_.
ARMAND SILVESTRE.
1838.
A prolific writer of both prose and verse. He has a rich gift of style, but he appeals to his reader more often by the sensuous charm of his lines than by their originality or depth.
Works: Rimes neuves et vieilles_, 1866; _Renaissances_, 1870; la Gloire du souvenir_, 1872; these three volumes are collected in _Premières poésies_, 1875; la Chanson des heures_,1878; les Ailes d'or_, 1880; le Pays des roses_, 1882; le Chemin des étoiles_, 1885: Roses d'octobre_, 1889; _l'Or des couchants_, 1892; les Aurores lointaines_, 1895.
For reference: J. Lemaître, les Contemporains, vol. ii, 1887.
245. LE PÈLERINAGE. From les Ailes d'or.
ALBERT GLATIGNY.
1839-1873.
Led a wandering and adventurous life. He was at different times actor in a travelling company, prompter, and writer. In his poems he shows a native gift of expression that made him a fav