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Author: Jean de La Fontaine
Release Date: March, 2004 [EBook #5283] [Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on June 14, 2002]
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The tales
and novels
of
J. De La Fontaine
Volume 9.
Contains:
Belphegor
The Little Bell
The Glutton]
Belphegor
addressed to Miss de
CHAMMELAY
Your name with ev’ry pleasure here I place,
The last effusions of my muse to grace.
O charming Phillis! may the same extend
Through time’s dark night: our praise together blend;
To this we surely may pretend to aim
Your acting and my rhymes attention claim.
Long, long in mem’ry’s page your fame shall live;
You, who such ecstacy so often give;
O’er minds, o’er hearts triumphantly you reign:
In Berenice, in Phaedra, and Chimene,
Your tears and plaintive accents all engage:
Beyond compare in proud Camilla’s rage;
Your voice and manner auditors delight;
Who strong emotions can so well excite?
No fine eulogium from my pen expect:
With you each air and grace appear correct
My first of Phillis’s you ought to be;
My sole affection had been placed on thee;
Long since, had I presumed the truth to tell;
But he who loves would fain be loved as well.
Nohope of gaining such a charming fair,
Too
soon, perhaps, I ceded to despair;
Your
friend, was all I ventured to be thought,
Though
in your net I more than half was caught.
Most
willingly your lover I’d have been;
But
time it is our story should be seen.
One,
day, old Satan, sov’reign dread of hell;
Reviewed
his subjects, as our hist’ries tell;
The
diff’rent ranks, confounded as they stood,
Kings,
nobles, females, and plebeian blood,
Such
grief expressed, and made such horrid cries,
As
almost stunned, and filled him with surprise.
The
monarch, as he passed, desired to know
The
cause that sent each shade to realms below.
Some
said—my husband; others wife replied;
The
same was echoed loud from ev’ry side.
His
majesty on this was heard to say:
If
truth these shadows to my ears convey,
With
ease our glory we may now augment:
I’m
fully bent to try th’ experiment.
With
this design we must some demon send,
Who
wily art with prudence well can blend;
And,
not content with watching Hymen’s flock,
Must
add his own experience to the stock.
Thesable senate instantly approved
The
proposition that the monarch moved;
Belphegor
was to execute the work;
The
proper talent in him seemed to lurk:
All
ears and eyes, a prying knave in grain
In
short, the very thing they wished to gain.
Thathe might all expense and cost defray,
They
gave him num’rous bills without delay,
And
credit too, in ev’ry place of note,
With
various things that might their plan promote.
He
was, besides, the human lot to fill,
Of
pleasure and of pain:—of good and ill;
In
fact, whate’er for mortals was designed,
With
his legation was to be combined.
He
might by industry and wily art,
His
own afflictions dissipate in part;
But
die he could not, nor his country see,
Till
he ten years complete on earth should be.
Beholdhim trav’lling o’er th’ extensive
space;
Between
the realms of darkness and our race.
To
pass it, scarcely he a moment took;
On
Florence instantly he cast a look;—
Delighted
with the beauty of the spot,
He
there resolved to fix his earthly lot,
Regarding
it as proper for his wiles,
A
city famed for wanton freaks and guiles.
Belphegor
soon a noble mansion hired,
And
furnished it with ev’ry thing desired;
As
signor Roderick he designed to pass;
His
equipage was large of ev’ry class;
Expense
anticipating day by day,
What,
in ten years, he had to throw away.
Hisnoble entertainments raised surprise;
Magnificence
alone would not suffice;
Delightful
pleasures he dispensed around,
And
flattery abundantly was found,
An
art in which a demon should excel:
No
devil surely e’er was liked so well.
His
heart was soon the object of the fair;
To
please Belphegor was their constant care.
Wholib’rally with presents smoothes the road,
Will
meet no obstacles to love’s abode.
In
ev’ry situation they are sweet,
I’ve
often said, and now the same repeat:
The
primum mobile of human kind,
Are
gold and silver, through the world we find.
Ourenvoy kept two books, in which he wrote
The
names of all the married pairs of note;
But
that assigned to couples satisfied,
He
scarcely for it could a name provide,
Which
made the demon almost blush to see,
How
few, alas! in wedlock’s chains agree;
While
presently the other, which contained
Th’
unhappy—not a leaf in blank remained.
No
other choice Belphegor now had got,
Than—try
himself the hymeneal knot.
In
Florence he beheld a certain fair,
With
charming face and smart engaging air;
Of
noble birth, but puffed with empty pride;
Some
marks of virtue, though not much beside.
For
Roderick was asked this lofty dame;
The
father said Honesta* (such her name)
Had
many eligible offers found;
But,
’mong the num’rous band that hovered round,
Perhaps
his daughter, Rod’rick’s suit might take,
Though
he should wish for time the choice to make.
This
approbation met, and Rod’rick ’gan
To
use his arts and execute his plan.
Theentertainments, balls, and serenades,
Plays,
concerts, presents, feasts, and masquerades,
Much
lessened what the demon with him brought;
He
nothing grudged:—whate’er was wished
he bought.
The
dame believed high honour she bestowed,
When
she attention to his offer showed;
And,
after prayers, entreaties, and the rest,
To
be his wife she full assent expressed.
But first a pettifogger to him came, Of whom (aside) Belphegor made a game; What! said the demon, is a lady gained just like a house?—these scoundrels have obtained Such pow’r and sway, without them nothing’s done; But hell will get them when their course is run. He reasoned properly; when faith’s no more, True honesty is forced to leave the door; When men with confidence no longer view Their fellow-mortals,—happiness adieu! The very means we use t’ escape the snare, Oft deeper plunge us in the gulph of care; Avoid attorneys, if you comfort crave Who knows a pettifogger, knows a knave; Their contracts, filled with IFS and Fors, appear The gate through which Strife found admittance here. In vain we hope again the earth ’twill leave Still Strife remains, and we ourselves deceive: In spite of solemn forms and laws we see, That love and Hymen often disagree. The heart alone can tranquilize the mind; In mutual passion ev’ry bliss we find.
Howdiff’rent things in other states appear!
With
friends—’tis who can be the most sincere;
With
lovers—all is sweetness, balm of life;
While
all is irksomeness with man and wife.
We
daily see from Duty springs disgust,
And
pleasure likes true Liberty to trust.
Arehappy marriages for ever flown?
On
full consideration I will own,
That
when each other’s follies couples bear;
They
then deserve the name of happy Pair.
Enoughof this:—no sooner had our wight
The
belle possessed, and passed the month’s delight;
But
he perceived what marriage must be here,
With
such a demon in our nether sphere.
For
ever jars and discords rang around;
Of
follies, ev’ry class our couple found;
Honesta
often times such noise would make,
Her
screams and cries the neighbours kept awake,
Who,
running thither, by the wife were told:—
Some
paltry tradesman’s daughter, coarse and bold,
He
should have had:—not one of rank like me;
To
treat me thus, what villain he must be!
A
wife so virtuous, could he e’er deserve!
My
scruples are too great, or I should swerve;
Indeed,
without dispute, ’twould serve him right:—
We
are not sure she nothing did in spite;
These
prudes can make us credit what they please:
Few
ponder long when they can dupe with ease.
Thiswife and husband, as our hist’ries say,
Each
moment squabbled through the passing day;
Their
disagreements often would arise
About
a petticoat, cards, tables, pies,
Gowns,
chairs, dice, summer-houses, in a word,
Things
most ridiculous and quite absurd.
Wellmight this spouse regret his Hell profound,
When
he considered what he’d met on ground.
To
make our demon’s wretchedness complete,
Honesta’s
relatives, from ev’ry street,
He
seemed to marry, since he daily fed
The
father, mother, sister (fit to wed,)
And
little brother, whom he sent to school;
While
Miss he portioned to a wealthy fool.
His
utter ruin, howsoe’er, arose
From
his attorney-steward that he chose.
What’s
that? you ask—a wily sneaking knave,
Who,
while his master spends, contrives to save;
Till,
in the end, grown rich, the lands he buys,
Which
his good lord is forced to sacrifice.
If,
in the course of time, the master take
The
place of steward, and his fortune make,
’Twould
only to their proper rank restore,
Those
who become just what they were before.
PoorRod’rick now no other hope had got,
Than
what the chance of traffick might allot;
Illusion
vain, or doubtful at the best:—
Though
some grow rich, yet all are not so blessed.
’Twas
said our husband never would succeed;
And
truly, such it seemed to be decreed.
His
agents (similar to those we see
In
modern days) were with his treasure free;
His
ships were wrecked; his commerce came to naught;
Deceived
by knaves, of whom he well had thought;
Obliged
to borrow money, which to pay,
He
was unable at th’ appointed day,
He
fled, and with a farmer shelter took,
Where
he might hope the bailiffs would not look.
Hetold to Matthew, (such the farmer’s name,)
His
situation, character, and fame:
By
duns assailed, and harassed by a wife,
Who
proved the very torment of his life,
He
knew no place of safety to obtain,
Like
ent’ring other bodies, where ’twas plain,
He
might escape the catchpole’s prowling eye,
Honesta’s
wrath, and all her rage defy.
From
these he promised he would thrice retire;
Whenever
Matthew should the same desire:
Thrice,
but no more, t’oblige this worthy man,
Who
shelter gave when from the fiends he ran.
Theambassador commenced his form to change:—
From
human frame to frame he ’gan to range;
But
what became his own fantastick state,
Our
books are silent, nor the facts relate.
Anonly daughter was the first he seized,
Whose
charms corporeal much our demon pleased;
But
Matthew, for a handsome sum of gold,
Obliged
him, at a word, to quit his hold.
This
passed at Naples—next to Rome he came,
Where,
with another fair, he did the same;
But
still the farmer banished him again,
So
well he could the devil’s will restrain;
Another
weighty purse to him was paid
Thrice
Matthew drove him out from belle and maid.
Theking of Naples had a daughter fair,
Admired,
adored:—her parents’ darling care;
In
wedlock oft by many princes sought;
Within
her form, the wily demon thought
He
might be sheltered from Honesta’s rage;
And
none to drive him thence would dare engage.
Naughtelse was talked of, in or out of town,
But
devils driven by the cunning clown;
Large
sums were offered, if, by any art,
He’d
make the demon from the fair depart.
Afflictedmuch was Matthew, now to lose
The
gold thus tendered, but he could not choose,
For
since Belphegor had obliged him thrice,
He
durst not hope the demon to entice;
Poor
man was he, a sinner, who, by chance,
(He
knew not how, it surely was romance,)
Had
some few devils, truly, driven out:
Most
worthy of contempt without a doubt.
But
all in vain:—the man they took by force;
Proceed
he must, or hanged he’d be of course.
Thedemon was before our farmer placed;
The
sight was by the prince in person graced;
The
wond’rous contest numbers ran to see,
And
all the world spectators fain would be.
Ifvanquished by the devil:—he must swing;
If
vanquisher:—’twould thousands to him
bring:
The
gallows was, no doubt, a horrid view;
Yet,
at the purse, his glances often flew;
The
evil spirit laughed within his sleeve,
To
see the farmer tremble, fret, and grieve.
He
pleaded that the wight he’d thrice obeyed;
The
demon was by Matthew often prayed;
But
all in vain,—the more he terror showed,
The
more Belphegor ridicule bestowed.
Atlength the clown was driven to declare,
The
fiend he was unable to ensnare;
Away
they Matthew to the gallows led;
But
as he went, it entered in his head,
And,
in a sort of whisper he averred
(As
was in fact the case) a drum he heard.
Thedemon, with surprise, to Matthew cried;
What
noise is that? Honesta, he replied,
Who
you demands, and every where pursues,
The
spouse who treats her with such vile abuse.
Thesewords were thunder to Belphegor’s ears,
Who
instantly took flight, so great his fears;
To
hell’s abyss he fled without delay,
To
tell adventures through the realms of day.
Sire,
said the demon, it is clearly true,
Damnation
does the marriage knot pursue.
Your
highness often hither sees arrive,
Not
squads, but regiments, who, when alive,
By
Hymen were indissolubly tied:—
In
person I the fact have fully tried.
Th’
institution, perhaps, most just could be:
Past
ages far more happiness might see;
But
ev’ry thing, with time, corruption shows;
No
jewel in your crown more lustre throws.
Belphegor’stale by Satan was believed;
Reward
he got: the term, which-sorely grieved,
Was
now reduced; indeed, what had he done,
That
should prevent it?—If away he’d run,
Who
would not do the same who weds a shrew?
Sure
worse below the devil never knew!
A
brawling woman’s tongue, what saint can bear?
E’en
Job, Honesta would have taught despair.
Whatis the inference? you ask:—I’ll tell;—
Live
single, if you know you are well;
But
if old Hymen o’er your senses reign,
Beware
Honestas, or you’ll rue the chain.
* By this character La Fontaine
is supposed to
have meant his own wife.
The little bell
How weak is man! how changeable his mind!
His promises are naught, too oft we find;
I vowed (I hope in tolerable verse,)
Again no idle story to rehearse.
And whence this promise?—Not two days ago;
I’m quite confounded; better I should know:
A rhymer hear then, who himself can boast,
Quite steady for—a minute at the most.
The pow’rs above could prudence ne’er design;
For those who fondly court the Sisters Nine.
Some means to please they’ve got, you will confess;
But none with certainty the charm possess.
If, howsoever, I were doomed to find
Such lines as fully would content the mind:
Though I should fail in matter, still in art;
I might contrive some pleasure to impart.
Let’ssee what we are able to obtain:—
A
bachelor resided in Touraine.
A
sprightly youth, who oft the maids beset,
And
liked to prattle to the girls he met,
With
sparkling eyes, white teeth, and easy air,
Plain
russet petticoat and flowing hair,
Beside
a rivulet, while Io round,
With
little bell that gave a tinkling sound,
On
herbs her palate gratified at will,
And
gazed and played, and fondly took her fill.
Amongthe rustic nymphs our spark perceived
A
charming girl, for whom his bosom heaved;
Too
young, however, to feel the poignant smart,
By
Cupid oft inflicted on the heart.
I
will not say thirteen’s an age unfit
The
contrary most fully I admit;
The
law supposes (such its prudent fears)
Maturity
at still more early years;
But
this apparently refers to towns,
While
love was born for groves, and lawns, and downs.
Theyouth exerted ev’ry art to please;
But
all in vain: he only seemed to teaze:
Whate’er
he said, however nicely graced,
Ill-humour,
inexperience, or distaste,
Induced
the belle, unlearned in Cupid’s book;
To
treat his passion with a froward look.
Believingev’ry artifice in love
Was
tolerated by the pow’rs above,
One
eve he turned a heifer from the rest;
Conducted
by the girl his thoughts possessed;
The
others left, not counted by the fair,
(Youth
seldom shows the necessary care,)
With
easy, loit’ring steps the cottage sought,
Where
ev’ry night they usually were brought.
Hermother, more experienced than the maid,
Observed,
that from the cattle one had strayed;
The
girl was scolded much, and sent to find
The
heifer indiscreetly left behind.
Fair
Isabella gave a vent to tears;
Invoked
sweet echo to disperse her fears:
Solicited
with fervent, piercing cry,
To
tell her where lorn Io she might spy,
Whose
little bell the spark deprived of sound;
When
he withdrew her from the herd around.
Thelover now the tinkling metal shook;
The
path that t’wards it led the charmer took.
The
well known note was pleasing to her ear;
Without
suspecting treachery was near,
She
followed to a wood, both deep and large,
In
hopes at least she might regain her charge.
Guessher surprise, good reader, when she heard,
A
lover’s voice, who would not be deterred.
Said
he, fair maid whene’er the heart’s on fire,
’Tis
all permitted that can quench desire.
On
this, with piercing cries she rent the air;
But
no one came:—she sunk to dire despair.
Yebeauteous dames avoid the Sylvan shade;
Dread
dangers solitary woods pervade.
The glutton
A
Sturgeon, once, a glutton famed was led
To
have for supper—all, except the head.
With
wond’rous glee he feasted on the fish;
And
quickly swallowed down the royal dish.
O’ercharged,
howe’er, his stomach soon gave way;
And
doctors were required without delay.
Thedanger imminent, his friends desired
He’d
settle ev’ry thing affairs required.
Said
he, in that respect I’m quite prepared;
And,
since my time so little is declared,
With
diligence, I earnestly request,
The
sturgeon’s head you’ll get me nicely dressed.
Avoid attorneys, if you comfort crave
Few ponder long when they can dupe with ease
He who loves would fain be loved as well
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