Their Sons, intended for monastic Life, are thrown into more active Pursuits 314 Their Daughters take the Veil 314 Racine reconciles himself with M. Nicole and the Abbé Arnauld of Port Royal 315 He is named Historiographer conjointly with Boileau 316 His Devotion 316 His Fondnesss for Home, and Paternal Benevolence 317 He attends Louis XIV. in his Campaigns 317 1684. Ætat. 45. His Eloge of Corneille before the French Academy 317 His "Idyl on Peace" 318 His Attendance at Court 319 His excellent Recitation 319 "Esther" 320 "Athalie," his best Tragedy 320 Madame de Maintenon and Racine 321-325 1699. Death of Racine 326 Criticism on the Tragedies of Jean Racine 327 FÉNÉLON. 1651-1715. 1651. Birth of François de Salignac de la Mothe Fénélon 329 His charitable and devout heart 329 His Father the Count de Fénélon 329 His Mother of an illustrious Family 329 His early Acquaintance with Greek and Latin Literature, and Powers of Composition 330 1669. Ætat. 18. The Abbé de Fénélon takes his Degree in the University of Cahors 331 Visits his Uncle, the Marquis de Fénélon, at Paris 331 1670. Ætat. 19. His Success in Preaching 331 1675. Ætat. 24. His Zeal in Ministerial Duties 332 Wishes to go as Missionary to Canada 332 His religious fervour 333 Louis XIV. commissions him to preach to the Huguenots in Poitou 332 Fame of Bossuet, then Bishop of Condom 334 Le Père Bourdaloue surpasses in eloquent Discourses his Master Bossuet 334 Bossuet, Governor of the Dauphin, writes his "Discours sur l'Histoire Universelle" 334 Fénélon "on Female Education" 335 1689. Ætat. 38. Duke de Beauvilliers appoints Fénélon a Preceptor to the Grandsons of Louis XIV.