| 单词 | Villon |
| 例句 | There was a week of reading Francois Villon and not liking him at all. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The story of François Villon was more wonderful each time she read it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s breaking up the space very heavily,” Ms. Rosenberg said of Villon’s pictorial approach. For Those Attending TEFAF, Art Outweighs a Robbery 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z If Villon is the prime example of the poet as criminal, then Robert Browning must be the model poet as crime writer. Poster poems: Crime 2013-01-18T09:00:04Z Sites of revolution had to be dealt with, the most flagrant being the dingy warren of medieval streets, familiar to Villon and Rabelais, on the Île de la Cité. The Invention of Paris by Eric Hazan and Parisians, by Graham Robb 2010-04-16T23:07:00Z Most successful of all were Debussy's three François Villon settings, though even here one could have wished for more precise French enunciation. Oliemans/Martineau – review 2012-07-13T17:00:01Z That was François Villon’s plaintive query in the 15th century. Back to Provence 2011-06-17T18:55:00Z The programme flanks songs by Duparc, Saint-Saëns, Chabrier and Ravel with two sets by Debussy, the second of which, the Trois Ballades de François Villon, is one of his most remarkable works. St?phane Degout: M?lodies 2011-02-10T21:45:00Z Villon is in most ways the absolute antithesis of the Romantic notion of the poet as a somewhat effete figure starving in a garret and suffering for their art. Poster poems: Crime 2013-01-18T09:00:04Z And let us not forget He whose voice rings, like Swinburne's Villon, "athwart the sea whence no man steers / Like joy-bells crossed with death-bells in our ears". Benedict Cumberbatch's Star Trek villain speaks with the voice of reason 2013-05-15T18:44:34Z It might even prompt us to employ the celebrated words of French poet Francois Villon, “Where are the snows of yesteryear?” Saturday, warmer than average, was anniversary of a huge storm 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z Forbidden to attend high school because he was Jewish, Dr. Braham studied by candlelight, reading Hungarian translations of French writers François Villon and Michel de Montaigne. Randolph L. Braham, leading historian of the Holocaust in Hungary, dies at 95 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z "There are other areas we need to just start looking at as far as why that happened, why it was not reported," Villon said. Fired Pico Rivera teacher bullied students, saved pictures of nude women on class computer, report says 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Villon said the school board received thousands of emails, including from veterans and relatives of veterans, from all over the world who were offended by Salcido's remarks. Pico Rivera teacher who bashed military fired by school board, president says 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z "This is not something that we are taking lightly," said Pico Rivera school board President Aurora R. Villon. Pico Rivera teacher's remarks about military spark backlash 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z Perhaps amid the benevolence of the day, some of us also felt what Villon and the French might have called a frisson, as we recalled the snows of 40 years ago. Saturday, warmer than average, was anniversary of a huge storm 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z "Someone gave me a book of Francois Villon poems and he was writing about hard-core street stuff and making it rhyme," Dylan says, still conveying the excitement of tapping into inspiration from 15th century France. 'I always admired true artists, so I learned from them': The enigmatic Bob Dylan opens up 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Villon poured two scoops into a tube in the center of the Whirlwind’s maw. In Coney Island, Weaving a Confection That Tastes Like Long-Ago Summers 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Villon said students should feel respected on campus, and in this case, she felt "that was not happening." Pico Rivera teacher who bashed military fired by school board, president says 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z "It's so traditional and so rooted in strong family values," Villon said. Pico Rivera teacher's remarks about military spark backlash 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z And Sainte-Beuve was indirectly justifying his own method when he pointed to the example of Voltaire, Molière, La Fontaine, and Rabelais and Villon, the great ancestors. Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z Burdon's burden, like Villon's of old Leaves us a prey to doubt and fear. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 September 23, 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:21.910Z Ms. Villon, who earns $11 an hour and works year round, grew up savoring lollipops and chewing gum in Mexico. In Coney Island, Weaving a Confection That Tastes Like Long-Ago Summers 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z "His comments do not reflect what we stand for, who we are," Villon said. Pico Rivera teacher who bashed military fired by school board, president says 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z "I was extremely surprised and shocked by the comments," Villon added. Pico Rivera teacher's remarks about military spark backlash 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z The rain has drenched and washed us," Villon says two hundred years later, "and the sun dried and blackened us. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z His talents and his temptations would have made many a boy of more severe training a pickpocket, burglar, or a gaol bird, as Fran�ois Villon was. The Phil May Album 2011-10-17T02:00:17.247Z So when a crowd of customers walked in during my visit, Ms. Villon greeted them with a smile and watched as they dove into her delectable creations. In Coney Island, Weaving a Confection That Tastes Like Long-Ago Summers 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Villon could have come nearer the mark; but Villon was long gone before the ancient mill on the river Cher was transfigured by its purchaser into the ch�teau he did not live to complete. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Villon. as to other great single writers, no attempt can be made to do justice in this place. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Poor vagabond as he was then, it has become the fashion to laud both the personality and the poesy of Ma�tre Fran�ois Villon. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z "Did you ever hear of a French poet named Francois Villon," he said to Pauline, dropping into a seat at her side that some departure had just left vacant. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z “They teach me right away, the second day I’m here,” said Ms. Villon, who emigrated from Mexico as a teenager. In Coney Island, Weaving a Confection That Tastes Like Long-Ago Summers 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Some merchant in Villon, I forget the reference, was 'free of the ten and four.' Responsibilities and other poems 2011-07-28T02:00:10.517Z His ballades are certainly inferior to those of Villon, but his rondels are unequalled. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z For this delivery, Villon, according to the accounts of his life, appears to have been genuinely grateful to the king. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Towards the end of the fifteenth century modern French poetry may be said to have had its origin in Villon and French prose in Comines. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z Ms. Villon guided me past the ice cream maker and the popcorn popper, right up to the Whirlwind and the Tornado, two of the cotton candy machines made by Gold Medal Products Company. In Coney Island, Weaving a Confection That Tastes Like Long-Ago Summers 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Not Villon, who preceded him, not Verlaine, who imitated him, drew for the astonishment or disedification of the world a like unflattering portrait. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z Haven’t you as much right to create a form of verse as Villon or Alfred Tennyson? Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z Even Villon, who, like Wilde, had been in prison, and, unlike Wilde, had been himself under sentence of death, is infinitely less actual. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z Never having seen such gaiety I will read these flowers for you: This is an odd January, died—in Villon’s time. Sour Grapes A Book of Poems 2011-03-25T02:00:10.780Z Nowadays, they are mostly immigrants and many more are adults, like Ms. Villon, who have struggled to find better-paying jobs in this uncertain economy. In Coney Island, Weaving a Confection That Tastes Like Long-Ago Summers 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Rossetti himself was an accomplished translator from Dante and from Villon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z It is a great mistake to think that personal poetry is of modern growth, dating from Villon. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z The lives of Villon and of a few saints can alone show such swift passage from opulence to wretchedness, from ease to danger, from the world to a cell. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z London: printed for the Villon Society, for private distribution, M DCCCLXXVIII. 8vo, green levant morocco, gilt back, side panels, centre ornament, gilt top, uncut edges, by De Coverly. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 3 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:32.387Z Ms. Villon said she sometimes dreams about finding another job, one with more regular hours and better wages, the kind she once imagined for herself when she arrived in the United States at age 15. In Coney Island, Weaving a Confection That Tastes Like Long-Ago Summers 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Some of these have already found their way to the table; Stevenson, Hearn, Rabelais, Villon, Borrow and some others. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Few poets of modern times have had among the educated of all countries so many ardent admirers--devotees they might well be called--as Villon. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z It was new in France only because, besides Villon, Verlaine was the first lyric genius of the French. Paul Verlaine 2010-12-28T03:00:19.670Z There are other varieties, but this may be regarded as the strictest, according to the precedent of Villon and Marot. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis I was there to spend some time with a cotton candy-making maestro: Jenny Villon, a 30-year-old mother of three who has been weaving the sweet stuff for nearly a decade. In Coney Island, Weaving a Confection That Tastes Like Long-Ago Summers 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Such masters, Villon and Dante, let us say, would not, when they speak through their art, change their luck; yet they are mirrored in all the suffering of desire. The Trembling of the Veil It was ushered in by that alluring character, the vagabond poet, Villon. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z He became the “naive child of modern culture,” the “Bohemian,” the “Unconscious,” the “New Fran�ois Villon,” and even to-day these stereotyped phrases are industriously repeated. Paul Verlaine 2010-12-28T03:00:19.670Z Had it not been for the stray meeting with Anatole de Villon, who was himself masquerading here as the Count de Louvisan, all would have gone well. The Riddle of the Night “Being a nurse, yeah,” Ms. Villon said, thinking of those faded hopes. In Coney Island, Weaving a Confection That Tastes Like Long-Ago Summers 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Rabelais, Villon, Shakespeare, William Blake, would have known one another by their speech. The Cutting of an Agate In France Villon has always been a favorite for all classes, and with Charles of Orleans he has been known by scholars at least outside of France and thoroughly appreciated. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The last Villon dwindled into Robert Burns because the highest faculties had faded, taking the sense of beauty with them, into some sort of vague heaven & left the lower to lumber where they best could. Discoveries A Volume of Essays One and all were addressed to "M. Anatole de Villon," and were written in a woman's hand. The Riddle of the Night In 1533 came out not merely his edition of Villon, but a collection of his own youthful work under the pretty title Adolescence Clémentine. A Short History of French Literature Villon, pander, thief and man-slayer, is as immortal in their eyes, and illustrates in the cry of his ruin as great a truth as Dante in abstract ecstasy, and touches our compassion more. The Cutting of an Agate Young Théophile showed marked preference for the so-called authors of the Decadence—Claudianus, Martial, Petronius, and others; also for the old French writers, especially Villon and Rabelais, whom he says he knew by heart. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 One does not wonder that she won the popular fame which has kept her name alive, and which has fixed the epithet applied by Villon some three centuries later: La tr�s-sage H�lo�se. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) This motif, of old things lost, is a favorite one for the serious ballade, being suggested by Villon's Ballade of Dead Ladies. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Villon stands alone in merit as in peculiarity. A Short History of French Literature Instead of stating that Villon was sensual and cruel, Stevenson states that the wolf and pig struggled in his face. The Technique of Fiction Writing He took Christina a very handsomely bound copy of Villon, of whom she was fond, and several volumes of new verse. The "Genius" He liked to believe himself a Gascon, too, Jean did, and he loved his Villon too. The House of Fulfilment Next to sermons my master liked the verses and songs of that rogue of rogues, François Villon. Francezka A poet of great gifts, the latest of the vagabond school of Villon, was Albert Glatigny, who lived as a strolling actor, and died young. A Short History of French Literature Villon, after a short introduction, is discovered in a small house with "some of the thievish crew with whom he consorted." The Technique of Fiction Writing He runs forth to welcome merit, whether in Dickens or Trollope, whether in Villon, Milton, or Pope. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) I have Villon to do for the same magazine, but God knows when I’ll get it done, for drums, trumpets—I’m engaged upon—trumpets, drums—a novel! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) She had been reading by the light of a single candle that volume of Villon which Gaston Cheverny had carried in his pocket or at his saddle bow ever since we left France. Francezka The characteristics of Villon may be looked at either technically or from the point of view of the matter of his work. A Short History of French Literature Stevenson states Villon's salient physical characteristics, then remarks that the wolf and pig struggled together in his face, and a reader has the man, soul and body. The Technique of Fiction Writing Villon has varied the rondeau so as to use for a refrain a single syllable. Rhymes and Meters A Practical Manual for Versifiers Temple Bar appears to like my Villon, so I may count on another market there in the future, I hope. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) I am tempted to regret that I ever wrote on this subject, not merely because the paper strikes me as too picturesque by half, but because I regarded Villon as a bad fellow. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) No writer has ever got the full virtue out of the recurrent rhymes and refrains, which are the special characteristics of the form, as Villon has. A Short History of French Literature And usually it will be the case that a person's most striking physical attribute will have relation to some fact of his spirit, as in Stevenson's description Villon's sensual face hints of his sensual soul. The Technique of Fiction Writing Whatever you do, do not neglect to send me what you publish on Villon: I look forward to that with lively interest. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) My Villon is out this month; I should so much like to know what you think of it. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) I shall quote here a verse of an old student’s 15 song; worth laying side by side with Villon’s startling ballade. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) Villon's life has been the subject of numerous elaborate investigations, the latest and best of which is that of A. Longnon. A Short History of French Literature The preciousness of these poems is enhanced rather than diminished if we imagine that the friend of Ronsard endeavoured to wed the music of Villon's Ballades to the passing of empires and of Rome. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe Master Francis Villon had propounded an alternative that afternoon at a tavern window: was it only Pagan Jupiter plucking geese upon Olympus? or were the holy angels moulting? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) I am glad you liked Villon; some of it was not as good as it ought to be, but on the whole it seems pretty vivid, and the features strongly marked. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) We hear nothing of Villon’s father, except that he was poor and of mean extraction. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) It is evident, too, that he had a sincere and genuine love of things mediaeval, as his devotion to the Roman de la Rose and to Villon's poems, both of which he edited, sufficiently shows. A Short History of French Literature Wallace's symphonic poem "Villon," and Saint-Saëns's March "Occident and Orient" given by the Symphony Society, New York City. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events “Oh, stop that row,” said Villon, “and think of rhymes to ‘fish.’“ The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) "But that," said I, wishing to prove that I had not forgotten my scholarship, "is a prayer to Our Lady made by Villon at the request of his mother." The Belovéd Vagabond Thus, he calls Guillaume de Villon his “more than father,” thanks him with a great show of sincerity for having helped him out of many scrapes, and bequeaths him his portion of renown. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) The barriers which separate him from Villon are slight enough, consisting mostly of trifling changes in language and manners which a little exertion easily overcomes. A Short History of French Literature "From Villon to Paul Verlaine, from dateless fabliaux to newspapers fresh from the kiosk, we have a tremendous range of selections." The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production But Nick was better employed; he was quietly taking Villon’s purse, as the poet sat, limp and trembling, on the stool where he had been making a ballade not three minutes before. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) Ha!" he exclaimed clapping his hand on my shoulder in his old violent way, "I have it! also Villon. The Belovéd Vagabond Villon, it is thought, was out of Paris when these amenities escaped his pen; or perhaps the strong arm of No� le Joly would have been again in requisition. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) That Villon was not his patronymic, whichsoever of his numerous aliases may really deserve that distinction, is certain. A Short History of French Literature The owner of the hand belonged, as ninety per cent. of the women in the place belonged, to François Villon's liberal sisterhood. The Dop Doctor Villon cringed, and brought up many servile words of apology; at a crisis of this sort the beggar was uppermost in him, and the man of genius hid his head with confusion. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) Why did he not entertain her with his newly adopted romantical motto from Villon? The Belovéd Vagabond The whole ragged army of Bohemia, and whosoever loved good cheer without at all loving to work and pay for it, are addressed in contemporary verses as the “Subjects of Fran�ois Villon.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) Nor had the tradition of Villon, overlaid though it was by the abundance and popularity of formal and allegorising poetry, died out in France. A Short History of French Literature Another poet whose name is associated with Blois is François Villon. In Château Land “A very grateful guest,” said Villon politely; and he drank in dumb show to his entertainer. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) "It was too hot and I couldn't sleep, Master," said I. As a matter of fact I had been dismally failing to compose a poem on Joanna after the style of Maître François Villon. The Belovéd Vagabond Out of all Villon’s works that ballad stands forth in flaring reality, gross and ghastly, as a thing written in a contraction of disgust. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) In their works, especially if Villon be taken with the immediately preceding and partially contemporary Charles d'Orléans, a difference of the most striking kind is noticeable at once. A Short History of French Literature That Villon received substantial assistance and protection from his royal brother poet appears from his poems. In Château Land But as long as you leave me the poor scholar Francis Villon, without a farthing, why, of course, I remain the same.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) Also a copy of the works of the divine vagrant Maître François Villon, which I will take out at once. The Belovéd Vagabond Up to this point, Villon professes to have been a model of courtesy, even of feebleness: and the brawl, in his version, 152 reads like the fable of the wolf and the lamb. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) Rossetti's popular translation of Villon's "Ballade of Fair Ladies" may almost be considered an original poem, especially as it entirely disregards the metrical rules of the ballades. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" We do not, in the period which comes nearest in time and nature to this, see anything of the same kind in the middle space between Villon and Ronsard, between Agrippa d'Aubigné and Corneille. A History of Elizabethan Literature “Well, something of that sort,” Villon admitted with a quaver. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) I suppose they used to go off on the sly, and read Rabelais and Villon. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations Not before January of the next year could Villon extract a pardon from the King; but while his hand was in, he got two. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) Yet Villon wrote his roundelays, And that sweet singer Horace; But I will sing of other days In praise of Clara Morris. Poems for Pale People A Volume of Verse Next, the author began the curious series, at first perhaps not very sincere, but certainly becoming so at last, of half-personal reminiscences and regrets, less pointed and well arranged than Villon's, but remarkably similar. A History of Elizabethan Literature “You may dare to say that,” agreed Villon, infinitely relieved. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) Sappho and Catullus, Villon and Marlowe, are as vivid and fresh to-day as are Walter de la Mare or Edgar Lee Masters. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations M. Longnon has a theory that this unhappy accident with Sermaise was the cause of Villon’s subsequent irregularities; and that up to that moment he had been the pink of good behaviour. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) She is to the sources of jazz and the blues what François Villon was to the wild life of Paris. Something Else Again The majority of the too celebrated "jests" attributed to George Peele are directly traceable to Villon's Repues Franches and similar compilations, and have a suspiciously mythical and traditional air to the student of literary history. A History of Elizabethan Literature “I don’t think I should mind the white so much,” said Villon. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) Let them thrill us in the old authentic manner by their "free verse" and we will acknowledge them as true descendants of Catullus and Keats, of Villon and Verlaine! Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations Tabary, who seems to have been very much Villon’s creature, had ordered the supper in the course of the afternoon. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) Auvers is somewhat doubtfully stated as being the birthplace of François Villon—that prince of vagabonds. The Automobilist Abroad In his direct inspiration from life, co-operating with an admirable skill and science in literary form, Villon stands alone. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. “I think we had,” returned Villon, with a gulp. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) In several aspects of his temperament he carries us back to François Villon, and his own passionate heart is forever reverting to the Middle Ages as the true golden age of the spirit he represented. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations Some time before or shortly after this, Villon set out for Angers, as he had promised in the “Small Testament.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) There was a time," said Villon, "when I, too, could forget that rose arches are open at the ends. The Justice of the King And then Villon disappears; whether he died soon after, whether he lived for half a score of years, we do not know. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. “Some great seigneur,” thought Villon, as his host 241 setting down the lamp on the flagged pavement of the entry, shot the bolts once more into their places. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) The women in François Villon's "Ballade of Dead Ladies" are gone, but their beauty remains in that song. Confessions of a Book-Lover Of this capital achievement and, with it, of Villon’s style in general, it is here the place to speak. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) "Four years!" repeated La Mothe with mock admiration, then remembering that this was a poet of poets and should know his Villon, he quoted, "'And where are the snows of Yester Year?'" The Justice of the King His passionate intensity within a limited range is unsurpassed; but Villon wanted sanity, and he wanted breadth. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. “Put it,” said Villon, “that I were really a thief, should I not play my life also, and against heavier odds?” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) Villon stood and curst; he threw the two whites into the street; he shook his fist at heaven; he stamped, and was not horrified to find himself trampling the poor corpse. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland IV It is, in itself, a memorable fact that before 1542, in the very dawn of printing, and while modern France was in the making, the works of Villon ran through seven different editions. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) "So you know your Villon, do you? rascal that he was!" The Justice of the King Rutebeuf, indeed—the Villon of his age—deployed his vivid and ardent powers in many directions, as a writer of song and satire, of allegory, of fabliaux, of drama. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. “As far as to the moon,” Villon acquiesced. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) Thus it is characteristic of Carlyle that he translated Goethe, of Swinburne that he selected the verses of Villon or Théophile Gautier for the same purpose. Mary Wollstonecraft A room looking upon Windsor gardens is a different matter from Villon’s dungeon at M�un; yet each in his own degree had been tried in prison. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) But Villon read something of his meaning in his eyes and rounded off the sentence for him. The Justice of the King Dunbar, strolling as a friar in France, may have known Villon, whom he often resembles. Irish Books and Irish People One day I made a startling discovery, for I took at a venture from the library the black-letter first edition of the poems of François Villon. Memoirs It must have been like this in ancient Paris when Villon thieved and sang, and the wolves came clamoring at the gates ... and the crusaders in warm Palestine.... The Wind Bloweth And it is hard to imagine that Villon’s training amongst thieves, loose women, and vagabond students had fitted him to move in a society of any dignity and courtliness. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) I thought," said La Mothe, "that the rascality of Francois Villon was dead? The Justice of the King Villon was the first modern poet; he remains the most modern of poets. Figures of Several Centuries I at once translated the “Song of the Ladies of the Olden Time”; and I knew what bon bec meant, which is more than one of Villon’s great modern translators has done! Memoirs Twelve years on and off of Paris has not taught him French—at least not the French of François Villon! Man and Maid It need surprise nobody if Villon’s ballade on the theme, “I die of thirst beside the fountain’s edge,” was but a poor performance. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) Villon paused as they crossed the road in the sweet coolness of the young night, and rubbed his chin thoughtfully. The Justice of the King But if we are to understand Villon rightly, we must not reject even la grosse Margot from her place in his life. Figures of Several Centuries The Paris of Villon and Murger and Du Maurier is still there by the Seine: it is only Villon and Murger and Du Maurier who are not. Europe After 8:15 It was a worn eighteenth century copy of François Villon—. Man and Maid The reader will remember how Villon’s mother conceived of heaven and hell and took all her scanty stock of theology from the stained glass that threw its light upon her as she prayed. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) All that was best in Villon's poetry had stirred his enthusiasm, while all the much which was worst had left his sane wholesomeness untainted. The Justice of the King Villon, before any one in French literature, called things by their names, made poetry as Homer made it, with words that meant facts. Figures of Several Centuries He anticipates Villon from afar, and is happily described by Mr. Rossetti as the prodigal, or 'scamp' of the Dantesque circle. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series A charming example of those "flashes" which reveal Villon. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance Here was a vagrant of the highroads and woods, quoting the refrain of Villon's Contreditz de Franc-Gontier, and pronouncing the French language with as soft and pure an accent as ever came out of Provence. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches "I will be all I dare, but I trust neither Saxe nor Villon," and as he spoke the two entered the room. The Justice of the King The first has the interest of containing some ideas which Villon preserved in his ballad of the men of old time. Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse Villon replied that the statute reached no further than farces, drolls, antics, loose and dissolute games.... The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. IV. (of V.) All the singers of the time visited or remained with him--wild Villon for a moment, and after Villon a crowd of minor men. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance They read Béranger, François Villon, Victor Hugo, and every now and then they even dashed into de Musset! The Man and the Moment In spite of a strong effort at self-control the inn-keeper was visibly ill at ease, while Villon, on his part, was complacently, almost offensively, cheerful. The Justice of the King He has at bottom the intense melancholy, the looking forward to the end of all, which is the ground-note of the poetry of Villon, and of Ronsard, as of the prose of Chateaubriand. Lost Leaders Victor the poet, the fashionable Villon, with his ballade, his rondeau, his triolet, his chant-royal!—Victor, who had put his own breast before his at Lens! The Grey Cloak With Villon, the next in order, a similar confusion might arise. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance But like all the neo-romanticists, he was strongly attracted by François Villon, that strange Parisian poet, thief, and murderer of the fifteenth century. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century Perhaps, on the other hand,—and the wrinkles of Villon's many wrinkled face deepened into puckers,—Jean Saxe knew too much. The Justice of the King The meaning of the great writer’s contemporary allusions may be lost, like those of Villon and Aristophanes. Lost Leaders I would be a sort of Jonathan Wilde plus a François Villon. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative For it is in 1461, in his thirtieth year, that Villon last writes down a verse. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance Payne's work as a translator is of importance, and includes versions of the "Decameron," "The Thousand and One Nights," and the poems of François Villon, all made for the Villon Society. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century According to a grim jest of Villon's, thieves and thievery were alike in suspense from Burgundy to the sea. The Justice of the King One does not pause to think how incredibly naive it is compared with Villon, who had not a fraction of Ronsard's scholarship, or even with Clement Marot; naive both in thought and art. Aspects of Literature Somebody had deloused Villon and shown that the Grosse Margot of the ballade was not a woman but an inn sign. Là-bas It was not only the metropolitan, it was the Parisian spirit which Villon found and fixed. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance He made three translations from Villon, the best known of which is the famous "Ballad of Dead Ladies" with its felicitous rendering of the refrain— "But where are the snows of yester year?" A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century Lifting from the table the napkin in which the mask had been wrapped, Villon shook it out, holding it up much as La Mothe had held the coat-of-mail. The Justice of the King The matter was a serious one; the headmaster had never heard of Villon, and the culprit gave up the name of his literary admirer without remorse. The Hill of Dreams This is not Villon's 'Ballad of Dead Ladies,' nor even Tennyson's 'Dream of Fair Women'; but a master can still say a good deal in two lines. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 It is so lucid that its luminous profundity escapes one--so with Villon. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance Very few people can read Villon's longer poems at all, for they are almost entirely written in cant language, and the glossary must be in constant requisition. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour Villon, he noticed, and found another evil significance in the act, drew away from him, leaving him solitary just when the warm nearness of human kind would have been a comfort. The Justice of the King He was especially fond of poetry and steeped himself in the verse of Verlaine, Villon, Baudelaire and Mallarmé. The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians But with what a different accent from that of the dark and relentless Villon! Landmarks in French Literature All this you will find in Villon, but it is too great a matter for so short an essay as this. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance The old poet Francois Villon, who has made men weep and sympathize for so many years, was a burglar, a murderer, and something baser, if possible, than either murderer or burglar. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour His throat was drier than Villon's had ever been, and Villon's was the driest throat in Amboise. The Justice of the King Villon was a bad fellow enough in all conscience. Old and New Masters What had become, in the hands of Villon, a subject for grim jests and horrible descriptions, gave to Ronsard simply an opportunity for the delicate pathos of regret. Landmarks in French Literature Villon is certainly in the small first group of the poets. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance The frightful old Paris of Francois Villon, with all its bleak show of famine and death, had its constant changes of slang. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour But now we know without a doubt that you and he, and that unhappy boy, the Dauphin—Villon, who is that fumbling at the latch? The Justice of the King One may accept the vindication of Villon's goodness of heart, however, without falling in at all points with Mr. Stacpoole's tendency to justify his hero. Old and New Masters With Villon the medieval literature of France comes at once to a climax and a termination. Landmarks in French Literature They pour from the well of a religion which has not failed in the place where Villon wrote, and they present that religion in a manner peculiar and national. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance The glimpses of sordid villainy which he frankly gives are so poignantly effective that they put into the shade the most dreadful phases in the life of Villon. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour Keep Saxe safe until you hear from Valmy; let no one but Villon or yourself have speech with him. The Justice of the King It is certainly a wonderful version if we compare it with most of those that have been made from Villon. Old and New Masters The poems of Villon produce the impression of some bleak, desolate landscape of snow-covered roofs and frozen streets, shut in by mists, and with a menacing shiver in the air. Landmarks in French Literature As I have not wished to mix up smaller things with greater I have put this ballade separate from that of "the Ladies," though it directly follows it as an after-thought in Villon's own book. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance Literary clubs have been founded, and their leather arm-chairs have begotten Mr Gosse; but the tavern gave the world Villon and Marlowe. Confessions of a Young Man Could you believe it of me—of me, Francois Villon? The Justice of the King The Villon of Stevenson is little better than a criminal monkey of genius. Old and New Masters Was Villon," is the question he puts to himself, "an originator? A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 For the former is one of the masterpieces of the world, and this, though very Villon, is not great. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance Villon, as we know, has a melancholy fondness for asking these sad, hopeless questions of snow and wind. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays For the moment it seemed as if he had forgotten Villon's existence altogether. The Justice of the King The Villon of Mr. Stacpoole is at least the makings of a man. Old and New Masters There we have exactly the new character which Marot, coming between Villon and Ronsard, gave in the sixteenth century to French poesy. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 This is the best ending for any set of verses one may choose out of Villon. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance The ballad-maker might well ask, and one might re-echo with Villon: "Mother of God, ah! where are they?" Vanishing Roads and Other Essays But I think Monsieur Villon has something more to say. The Justice of the King Villon may never have achieved the last faith of the penitent thief. Old and New Masters Literary clubs have been founded, and their leather arm-chairs have begotten Mr. Gosse; but the tavern gave the world Villon and Marlowe. Confessions of a Young Man If in Charles of Orleans the first note of the French Renaissance is heard, if in Villon you find first its energy appearing above ground, yet both are forerunners only. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance But poor Villon had the misfortune to be a poet of the "langue d'oil," and the Montfaucon gibbet was the only monument of which he stood in daily expectation. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays "Villon, how can you sit there drinking his wine?" The Justice of the King One must admit, of course, that the obsession of vice is strong in Villon's work. Old and New Masters They belong to the immortal Fellowship of the Open Air, an association which dates from Esau—an exclusive company, I can tell you, which black-balled brother Jacob, and made FranÂois Villon its laureate. Madcap The "Roman" was a set of verses, now lost, which Villon wrote on the quarrel. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance In Villon's time, the wolves used to come into the streets of Paris at night. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 But when reaching downward again she would have picked up the mask Villon anticipated her, setting his foot upon it. The Justice of the King Villon was by nature a worshipper of beauty. Old and New Masters We have whispered the secret of our love beneath the cowl of Abelard, and in the stained raiment of Villon have put our shame into song. Intentions Note the Acrostic "Villon" in the first letters of the first six lines. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance "A very grateful guest," said Villon politely; and he drank in dumb show to his entertainer. New Arabian Nights Passing Villon with a single, keen, scrutinizing glance, a man, a stranger to them all, entered, pausing a yard or two within the room. The Justice of the King No one has ever celebrated the inevitable passing of loveliness in lovelier verse than Villon has done in the Ballade des Dames du Temps Jadis. Old and New Masters He was a Frenchman of the South, of the same race as Villon and Marot. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist France had had only one poet—Villon; "and two thirds of Villon were sheer journalism." Enoch Soames: a memory of the eighteen-nineties "Oh, stop that row," said Villon, "and think of rhymes to 'fish'." New Arabian Nights Villon, beware of that third cast of the net. The Justice of the King It is to Stevenson's credit that he was rather sorry that he had ever written his essay on Villon. Old and New Masters I am glad you liked 'Villon'; some of it was not as good as it ought to be, but on the whole it seems pretty vivid, and the features strongly marked. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 I remember delighting in two fascinating stories of Paris in the time of François Villon, anonymously reprinted by a New York paper from a London magazine. Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial Some may prefer to dine in state," wrote Villon, "On bread and cheese on silver plate. New Arabian Nights "I hear," replied Charles, turning on La Mothe those dull, watchful eyes which, according to Villon, saw so much more than men supposed. The Justice of the King Joan of Arc had been burned in the year in which Villon was born, but her death had not made saints of the students of Paris. Old and New Masters I have 'Villon' to do for the same magazine, but God knows when I'll get it done, for drums, trumpets - I'm engaged upon - trumpets, drums - a novel! Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 For him Villon was only a sot and Anacreon a libertine. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 Master Francis Villon had propounded an alternative that afternoon, at a tavern window: was it only Pagan Jupiter plucking geese upon Olympus? or were the holy angels moulting? New Arabian Nights It was Villon himself who broke the silence with a whistle. The Justice of the King Villon, we are reminded, had good influences in his life, which might have been expected to moderate the appeal of wildness and folly. Old and New Masters My 'Villon' is out this month; I should so much like to know what you think of it. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 But the scientific method could not be entirely hidden; and, near the beginning of the seventeenth century, De Clave, Bitaud, and De Villon revived it in France. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Francois Villon - An old French humorous poet, whom Boileau speaks of as the first who began to write truly modern French. The Breitmann Ballads But almost with his first sentence Commines proved that Villon had shrewd forethought as well as a poet's eye for a fitting simile. The Justice of the King I admit that, in the absence of evidence, we have no right to accuse Villon of deliberate murder. Old and New Masters If I were Francois Villon and Francois Villon I, What would it matter to me how the time might drag or fly? The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac We hear nothing of Villon's father except that he was poor and of mean extraction. Familiar Studies of Men and Books There are Benvenuto Cellinis in the galleys, just as there are Villons in language. Les Misérables That first night—I do not like to remember it even now, but Monsieur Villon told us you were both poet and singer, but you denied it. The Justice of the King He flung back his bald head and laughed now, tittering over that calamitous, shabby secret between all-seeing God and François Villon. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages It was he who rescued me from the parasites and revived the flames of honorable ambition, which had well-nigh been extinguished by the wretched influence of Villon and Rousseau. The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac Thus, he calls Guillaume de Villon his "more than father," thanks him with a great show of sincerity for having helped him out of many scrapes, and bequeaths him his portion of renown. Familiar Studies of Men and Books According to a ballad by Villon, Buridan having been too tenderly loved by Joan of Navarre, wife of Philip the Fair, was by his order "thrown in a sack into the Seine." Initiation into Philosophy "But," protested La Mothe, "Villon was wrong as well as right in what he told you that night." The Justice of the King I tell you that Montcorbier loved you, but François Villon prefers Fat Peg. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages So would one vainly plod, and one win immortality— If I were Francois Villon and Francois Villon I! The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac Villon, it is thought, was out of Paris when these amenities escaped his pen; or perhaps the strong arm of Noe le Joly would have been again in requisition. Familiar Studies of Men and Books If Cabell pleads at all, he pleads with us not to repudiate a Villon or a Marlowe while we are reviling the imperfect man in a perfect poet. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes It was an epic," said Villon, "a veritable epic, and if you were truly the Homer I called you half the towns in France would claim you for a citizen. The Justice of the King So long as Paris endures, François Villon will be remembered. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages That has the flavour of Homer, of the Bible, of Villon, while Cervantes would have thought it sweet in the mouth though not his food. Synge and the Ireland of His Time The whole ragged army of Bohemia, and whosoever loved good cheer without at all loving to work and pay for it, are addressed in contemporary verses as the "Subjects of Francois Villon." Familiar Studies of Men and Books Think what Villon got directly out of his own life, what Verlaine, what Musset, what Byron, got directly out of their own lives! The Poems and Prose of Ernest Dowson With a memoir by Arthur Symons The bitter fling at his friendship for Villon did not trouble him. The Justice of the King It was no longer possible for François Villon to live cleanly. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages How vivid in his translation from Villon are those 'eyes with a big gay look out of them would bring folly from a great scholar.' Synge and the Ireland of His Time Out of all Villon's works that ballad stands forth in flaring reality, gross and ghastly, as a thing written in a contraction of disgust. Familiar Studies of Men and Books Master Francis Villon, being banished France, fled to him, and got so far into his favour as to be privy to all his household affairs. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 Jean Saxe the—the—— Villon, you said there was a traitor to the Dauphin in Amboise, was that Jean Saxe? The Justice of the King The Pharisees of the Rue Saint Jacques killed him seven years ago, and that day François Villon was born. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages Villon, pander, thief, and man-slayer, is as immortal in their eyes, and illustrates in the cry of his ruin as great a truth as Dante in abstract ecstasy, and touches our compassion more. Synge and the Ireland of His Time Up to this point, Villon professes to have been a model of courtesy, even of feebleness: and the brawl, in his version, reads like the fable of the wolf and the lamb. Familiar Studies of Men and Books One day the king, being on his close-stool, showed Villon the arms of France, and said to him, Dost thou see what respect I have for thy French kings? Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 He would appeal to the very affection Villon had gibed at. The Justice of the King Villon is good French for vagabond, an excellent name for an outcast. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages This was the greatest care that Villon the Parisian poet took. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 Not before January of the next year could Villon extract a pardon from the king; but while his hand was in, he got two. Familiar Studies of Men and Books Villon, seeing that things had succeeded as he intended, said to his devils, You will act rarely, gentlemen devils, you will act rarely; I dare engage you'll top your parts. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 Pausing, Villon rapped loudly on the table with his clenched knuckles, rapped until a servant familiar with his ways answered the summons. The Justice of the King I believe that you have never heard of François Villon! The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages To which the said Villon answered, The pox take thee for a villain! Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 M. Longnon has a theory that this unhappy accident with Sermaise was the cause of Villon's subsequent irregularities; and that up to that moment he had been the pink of good behaviour. Familiar Studies of Men and Books Villon gave an account of this to the players, as of a most abominable action; adding, that God would shortly revenge himself, and make an example of Tickletoby. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 Monsieur Villon," he went on as the poet re-entered the room, "they were talking of Valmy as I passed the stair-head. The Justice of the King Choose, then, François Villon,—choose between the squalid, foul life yonder and her well-being. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages The verses of Villon were inspired by the events of his not very creditable life. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities I shall quote here a verse of an old students' song, worth laying side by side with Villon's startling ballade. Familiar Studies of Men and Books Well said, cried Villon; but let us hide ourselves till he comes by, and then charge him home briskly with your squibs and burning sticks. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 "And meanwhile, Monseigneur," said Villon, "I will try how it fits." The Justice of the King Squarely he faced the issue; for that instant he saw François Villon as the last seven years had made him, saw the wine-sodden soul of François Villon, rotten and weak and honeycombed with vice. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages Master Francois Villon sang it all long ago. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago Of this capital achievement and, with it, of Villon's style in general, it is here the place to speak. Familiar Studies of Men and Books Villon replied that the statute reached no farther than farces, drolls, antics, loose and dissolute games, and that he asked no more than what he had seen allowed at Brussels and other places. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 Perplexed, bewildered, vexed, too, at the destruction of the Dauphin's toy and the tone of Villon's reply, she caught at the table-edge, pulling herself upright. The Justice of the King And who knows if Guillaume de Villon, his foster-father, has one sou to rub against another? The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages The scherzo architecture of Villon's Paris, the gabled caprice of Shakespeare's London, the Rip Van Winkle jauntiness of a vanished New York, these are ghosts that wander among the skyscrapers and dynamo beltings of modernity. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago It is, in itself, a memorable fact that, before 1542, in the very dawn of printing, and while modern France was in the making, the works of Villon ran through seven different editions. Familiar Studies of Men and Books Like the poet Villon, I am about to turn marauder, house breaker, thief. In and out of Three Normady Inns Nor was Villon drier of eye as he waited under the stars. The Justice of the King Sympathy for the well-meaning but misguided singer reached its height about twenty years ago, when new discoveries about Villon threw a glamor over the poet of checkered life. The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years Villon's Paris, Shakespeare's London and vanished New York, these are crowded into the taxicabs. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago Tabary, who seems to have been very much Villon's creature, had ordered the supper in the course of the afternoon. Familiar Studies of Men and Books For me," he reflected, "there have been no François Villons or Sapphos in the tenderloins of American cities. Windy McPherson's Son He had no explanation to give, nor was he even certain whether, as Villon said, he knew too much, or was accused of disloyalty in joining the Dauphin's party. The Justice of the King "A very grateful guest;" said Villon politely, and he drank in dumb show to his entertainer. Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools He had been a viler beast than the cutpurse poet of old France, without the lilies of verse that bloom pure white above the dunghill of Villon's life. We Can't Have Everything The reader will remember how Villon's mother conceived of heaven and hell and took all her scanty stock of theology from the stained glass that threw its light upon her as she prayed. Familiar Studies of Men and Books This Faifeu was a kind of Villon of Anjou, who excelled in all kinds of rascality, and who might possibly have taught it even to the gipsies themselves. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period But, Villon, the Dauphin must know nothing of what has happened. The Justice of the King "I drink your better fortune," he said, gravely touching Villon's cup with his own. Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools My hands are blue to the wrists," pleaded Villon; "my feet are dead and full of twinges; my nose aches with the sharp air; the cold lies at my heart. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 A room looking upon Windsor gardens is a different matter from Villon's dungeon at Meun; yet each in his own degree had been tried in prison. Familiar Studies of Men and Books The Verlaine legend has now been consecrated by his death; and for all time, I suppose, Verlaine will rank with Villon as an impossible person. Without Prejudice Stephen La Mothe was almost as offended by the curtly supercilious description of Mademoiselle Ursula as Villon was at the bitter judgment so uncompromisingly passed upon him. The Justice of the King He set down the plate upon the table, motioning Villon to draw in his chair and going to the sideboard, brought back two goblets, which he filled. Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools No sooner was his host gone than Villon leaped from the chair on which he just seated himself, and began examining the room, with the stealth and passion of a cat. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 And it is hard to imagine that Villon's training amongst thieves, loose women, and vagabond students, had fitted him to move in a society of any dignity and courtliness. Familiar Studies of Men and Books A Villon may give the world a few songs of notable sweetness or power; he cannot give the world a Divine Comedy or the plays of Corneille. Essays on Work and Culture With some men this would have been an offence, but not with Francois Villon. The Justice of the King "As far as to the moon" Villon acquiesced. Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools Some may prefer to dine in state" wrote Villon, "On bread and cheese on silver plate. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 It need surprise nobody if Villon's ballade on the theme, "I die of thirst beside the fountain's edge," was but a poor performance. Familiar Studies of Men and Books "You might as well offer Francois Villon a banquet of Orient pearls." The Cardinal's Snuff-Box But for these, Villon, who read his face with disconcerting ease, had no great respect. The Justice of the King One François Villon, scholar, poet, drinker, sworder, drabber, blabber, good at pen, point, and pitcher. If I Were King "A very grateful guest," said Villon, politely; and he drank in dumb show to his entertainer. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 But 'tis not Master Francois Villon, in tattered doublet, with a sonnet. Europe Revised Why not Francois Villon, as well as another? The Cardinal's Snuff-Box They were, as Villon had said, in the rose garden. The Justice of the King "Master François Villon made it for me t'other day," she answered. If I Were King "I don't think I would mind the white so much," said Villon. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 I rejoice, therefore, to see that Mr. John Payne, under the Villon Society, has addressed himself to a realistic translation without 'abridgments or suppressions.' The Life of Sir Richard Burton The music of the measured, scanned verse of Latin and Greek poetry is one thing; the music of the rhymed, unscanned verse of Villon and the old French poets, la poésie chantée, is another. The Renaissance: studies in art and poetry But it was upon Villon that the storm fell. The Justice of the King Villon turned to him with a mocking laugh. If I Were King I should never have been so old," replied Villon; showing his fingers, "if I had not helped myself with these ten talents. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 Uncastrated Villon," 377 and the Calcutta and Breslau editions of the Nights, and says "Your two vols. of Breslau and last proofs reached me yesterday. The Life of Sir Richard Burton I might have been Francois Villon, or some such Sothern-like incarnation, for all the civilized resources that I could summon. The Firefly of France So would it have been the afternoon of the day La Mothe had followed his own course to his own disaster had not Charles once more proved the truth of Villon's observation. The Justice of the King Louis might have argued the point but his interest was claimed by the voice of Villon, who, being comfortably installed on his wine-cask, was beginning his promised narrative. If I Were King "Oh, stop that row," said Villon, "and think of rhymes to 'fish.'" The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 Naturally, considering the tactics that were being employed against them, the Villon Society, which published Mr. Payne's works, had no wish to draw the attention of the authorities to the moral question. The Life of Sir Richard Burton None in the entire band, from Petrarch to Villon, and least of all the poet whose song, like so much of Chaucer's, seems freshly derived from Nature's own inspiration. Chaucer But then Villon, wild rogue though he was, was a poet. The Justice of the King Here the poor Abbess, indignation overcrowding her borrowed mannishness, began to sniffle and to assert that the speaker was a faithless pig, but Villon, unheeding her whimpers, went on with his tale. If I Were King Villon was sensibly nettled under all this sermonizing. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 Even Mr. Payne, though his otherwise faithful version was printed for the Villon Society, had the fear of Mrs. Grundy before his eyes. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 Of this work, issued, like the other, by the Villon Society, to subscribers only, 750 copies were printed, besides 50 on large paper. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 "She may be a spitfire and not love Francois Villon, but she is a good girl, and my four eyes are not blind." The Justice of the King Villon turned his alert face to each member of his audience, and his derisive mouth belied the sadness of his eyes. If I Were King Master Francis Villon had propounded an alternative that afternoon, at a tavern window: was it only Pagan Jupiter plucking geese upon Olympus, or were the holy angels moulting? The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 "And I am disposed to think with Villon,— 'Nothing is so certain as uncertain things.'" Within an Inch of His Life This unknown balladist was Mr. Henley; perhaps he was the first Englishman who ever burst into a double ballade, and his translations of two of Villon's ballades into modern thieves' slang were marvels of dexterity. Ballads in Blue China Friends are more than family or kinship, and not many care to call old Francois Villon friend nowadays. The Justice of the King Villon picked up the dropped thread of his tale. If I Were King After Villon Nay, tell me now in what strange air The Roman Flora dwells to-day, Where Archippiada hides, and where Beautiful Thais has passed away? The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4 The music of the measured, scanned verse of Latin and Greek poetry is one thing; the music of the rhymed, unscanned verse of Villon and the old French poets, la poesie chantee, is another. The Renaissance Studies in Art and Poetry "Oh, stop that row," said Villon, "and think of rhymes to 'fish'!" Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners) So you would win old Villon as well as the girl? The Justice of the King In a second Huguette was on her legs again and nestling her eager face close to that of Villon as she whispered coaxingly: "What was the lady's name, dear François?" If I Were King Not so we Frenchmen understand The Lord of lion's heart and glance, And such a one would take command If Villon were the King of France! The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4 This treatise may have been valueless, almost, when it appeared, but now it is serviceable to the philologist, and to all who care to try to interpret the slang ballades of the poet Villon. The Library No sooner was his host gone than Villon leaped from the chair on which he had just seated himself, and began examining the room with the stealth and passion of a cat. Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners) "Dull?" said Villon, stretching himself with vigorous ostentation. The Justice of the King Villon rolled about on his barrel in an ecstasy of entertainment. If I Were King Where the Oriflamme should stand If Villon were the King of France! The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4 This woeful ballade, with the woodcut of three thieves hanging from one gallows, came near being the "Last Dying Speech and Confession of Francois Villon." Books and Bookmen "I drink your better fortune," he said gravely, touching Villon's cup with his own. Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners) In these ten days he had learned which of Villon's jests were innocent of intention to hurt, and which carried a poisoned barb. The Justice of the King With a shout Villon sprang to his feet, draped his tattered cloak closely about him, struck a commanding attitude, and began to recite with great solemnity. If I Were King From The French Of Francois Villon 1450 Tell me now in what hidden way is Lady Flora the lovely Roman? The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4 He had his moments, had this twentieth-century Villon, when he represented not unworthily the divinity in man; and this day held more than one of them. Bucky O'Connor "A very grateful guest," said Villon, politely, and he drank in dumb show to his entertainer. Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners) But the perfume was not for Francois Villon, and the swine in him turned to the husks of the trough. The Justice of the King Villon had recovered sufficient energy to drain a mug of wine. If I Were King It is because he was a poet, not a mere craftsman, that Villon was and remains the king, the absolute master, of ballad-land.” Essays in Little Then back he went to his Villon, a revolver lying on the table within reach. Bucky O'Connor Master Francis Villon had propounded an alternative that afternoon, at a tavern window: was it only pagan Jupiter plucking geese upon Olympus? or were the holy angels moulting? Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners) Where is La Mothe, that lover gay, Or Francois Villon, poet splendid! The Justice of the King "It will teach me not to play the fool again," Villon answered sadly. If I Were King France had had only one poet: Villon; 'and two-thirds of Villon were sheer journalism.' Seven Men "Most of all I blame you," and Commines, his arm still round La Mothe's shoulders, turned upon Villon in a swift access of passion. The Justice of the King Some may prefer to dine in state," wrote Villon, "on bread and cheese on silver plate. Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners) "Good boy," repeated Villon, speaking, as it were, to the world at large. The Justice of the King Villon, with mock modesty, had tried to restrain Isabeau from speaking of the work, but now he changed his tune. If I Were King "Villon, for God's sake, do you believe this lie?" The Justice of the King Very dangerous," said Villon, "I have felt it myself. The Justice of the King "I think we had," returned Villon, with a gulp. Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners) Francois Villon, who made verses, will be remembered, and Hugues, who made history, forgotten. The Justice of the King The rogues rattled away to their table again, and Villon was left alone with Louis, who questioned him drily: "You call yourself a patriot, I suppose?" If I Were King "If I know women," said Villon, "Mademoiselle de Vesc will refuse you nothing." The Justice of the King Neither Commines nor Villon would have done that, they would have let him perish and raised no hand to save him. The Justice of the King "Well, something of that sort," Villon admitted, with a quaver. Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners) But no! a tinkle of rhyme leavened with human nature and salted by much bitter experience—that is Francois Villon! The Justice of the King "Asking your pardon, young gentleman, I seek Master François Villon." If I Were King But Villon, though he shivered a little, only shook his head. The Justice of the King But, though the gesture was one of helplessness, Villon chose to construe it into consent. The Justice of the King "Saxe is explicit, and Villon agrees with him," repeated Commines, driving home the inexorable point. The Justice of the King Good boy," said Villon, rubbing his hands softly; "he has not sat at the feet of Francois Villon these ten days for nothing. The Justice of the King Villon turned towards her again, while he tried to wink the tears out of his eyes. If I Were King There was Guy de Molembrais, for instance——, but Saxe was frankly sweating and Villon broke off. The Justice of the King That shrewd rascal, Villon, was right when he said some one had sounded Saxe, only the some one was not Hugues the valet. The Justice of the King It was Francois Villon's second birth over again, but in different words. The Justice of the King Monsieur Villon," he said with unaccustomed courtesy, "I agree with you. The Justice of the King Villon was hidden from her while he sat; there was no one in her view save the two men playing cards. If I Were King "But it is not good for youth——" "It is good for youth to be young," said Villon testily. The Justice of the King "In the steel coat he will look like the Maid of France herself!" said Villon as they turned back from the doorway. The Justice of the King But when the Franciscan would have laid a restraining hand on the Dauphin's shoulder, Villon twitched him by the sleeve of his robe. The Justice of the King But instead of obeying Villon flung the door wide. The Justice of the King Villon smiled brightly and his eyes were dancing, though his heart was heavy enough. If I Were King "No, no, Villon, that is for the Dauphin alone—that and the coat-of-mail—no one else must use them." The Justice of the King "But France is never long bereaved," replied Villon, and from his tone they could not say if he spoke in jest or earnest. The Justice of the King It was Villon who gave her the key. The Justice of the King Round he swung upon Villon, shaking a stretched-out finger at him viciously. The Justice of the King Villon's false good humour changed in a clap. If I Were King I never yet knew one who did, and Francois Villon has lived his life. The Justice of the King And have sent for Francois Villon to make sport! The Justice of the King To keep his piebald still under him he went with Villon to the Château, and that he might not part utterly from his white he left his lying lute behind him. The Justice of the King "But I also believe that Saxe, being a fool, has added a little on his own account," went on Villon as if Commines had never spoken. The Justice of the King As Villon's voice rose the altercation attracted the attention of the revellers. If I Were King Nor did Villon make any protest at his decision. The Justice of the King "As both singer and poet Monsieur Francois Villon is beyond his age." The Justice of the King "Monsieur de Commines, if it were not another impertinence I would say that like breeds like," retorted Villon, entirely unabashed. The Justice of the King Jean Saxe cannot be suppressed even if we dared attempt it; Francois Villon, the King's jackal, who holds his life by a thread, knows everything. The Justice of the King "If you will dip your finger in your pouch—" Olivier suggested, pointing a thin forefinger at Villon's jewelled belt. If I Were King "And Monsieur Villon has paid me a compliment: I neither understand his poetry nor desire to." The Justice of the King Meanwhile, he would show Villon that all who came from Valmy were not sharers in Commines' harsh judgment. The Justice of the King "To every man his wages," answered La Mothe, but Villon shook his head. The Justice of the King Villon had closed the door behind the Dauphin, resting his back against it as before. The Justice of the King Villon glanced up from the table in humourous apology. If I Were King Villon had joined La Mothe at the window, and was peering out at the stir of men and horses in the open space between the inn and the castle gates. The Justice of the King "Win the girl and you win the boy," said Villon. The Justice of the King "Live I in loving, and love I to live," was a good line, a line Francois Villon himself could not have bettered, but how should the next line run? The Justice of the King He knew Villon and Villon's ways of old, knew his bitter tongue, knew his shrewdness, and feared both. The Justice of the King Pleased with the praise Villon turned to the king. If I Were King No! that was not good, not good at all: Villon would have turned the rhyme better than that. The Justice of the King In this belief he hastened to reply, allowing no time for Villon to intervene. The Justice of the King "Spitfire!" murmured Villon, but so cautiously that only La Mothe heard him. The Justice of the King Commines had never heard Villon's opinion, but it was his own, and he acted upon it promptly. The Justice of the King Villon drew himself back with a little shiver of intelligence. If I Were King "On discretion and good appetite?" said Villon gravely. The Justice of the King And yet when Villon gently drew aside a curtain masking a doorway which opened upon the stair-head, there was no one in attendance to announce them. The Justice of the King Beyond that door slept the Dauphin, and Villon was right when he said that the guards of Amboise were not pikes or cross-bows, but eyes that saw and hearts that loved. The Justice of the King "There was a courier from Valmy to-day," said Villon, speaking for the first time, and, as it seemed, irrelevantly. The Justice of the King Olivier had spoken truly when he said that Master Villon had been greatly changed. If I Were King If there had been this undeserved prejudice against an innocent and helpless girl, was not his contempt for Villon equally unjustified? The Justice of the King So Stephen La Mothe gilded his gold, painting his lily lover-fashion time out of mind, and whitewashed into a pleasant greyness all the ugly smirchings with which Villon had so cheerfully daubed himself. The Justice of the King But recognizing the symptoms out of a wide experience, Villon only laughed softly at the brusque retort. The Justice of the King "And for Jean Saxe," retorted Villon; "letters from the King for Jean Saxe and Monsieur d'Argenton!" The Justice of the King Villon beamed again, and again his wonder found words which seemed to him to make the most and the best of the situation. If I Were King "Monsieur Villon, if we are to be friends——" "So young, so very young," said Villon softly. The Justice of the King The Dauphin had already mounted when La Mothe and Villon crossed the roadway with their horses following, led by drunken Michel's substitute, and his greeting to both was of the curtest. The Justice of the King "No, mademoiselle, I am neither a singer nor a poet, at least not such a one as Monsieur Villon." The Justice of the King The door, which Villon had just quitted, was thrown hastily open and a servant entered, a sealed envelope in his hand. The Justice of the King Villon thrust his fingers into the pocket that hung from it and brought them out again loaded with great golden coins, bright and clear from the mint, that gleamed joyously in the sunlight. If I Were King "Discretion and good appetite give a man a longer life than either," said Villon. The Justice of the King But Villon quietly waved his turbulent companions into tranquility. If I Were King Villon's manner was so decisive and his meaning so obvious that the curiosity of the gang burned keenly and found voice in René de Montigny, who asked what ailed him with commendable solicitude. If I Were King "But, monsieur—monseigneur, I mean—it was the King—" "Hold your tongue, you fool," said Villon, hustling him through the doorway; "would you make bad worse, or do you want to hang twice over?" The Justice of the King Villon stooped and caught her white fingers and drew her to her feet. If I Were King Villon shook his head, applied himself again to the cannakin, and emerged from it with a most melancholy expression of countenance. If I Were King Villon looked at him for a moment in silence and then went out of the room and descended the steps, opened the little door, and passed into the garden. If I Were King There was only one left now—Jehan le Loup—who stood with folded arms and lowering brows, surveying the efforts of his comrades..Villon made a sign, and the man was dragged into his presence. If I Were King Pushing out his loose-hung under lip Villon eyed his companion quizzically, but with a little pity through the banter. The Justice of the King Villon's joy was so great that he was unable to hear the king out, but interrupted him with enthusiastic promises. If I Were King "Let me see your face," she requested, but Villon denied her. If I Were King To the eyes of Villon her beauty had never seemed rarer, and the wild passion which had prompted him to spin his very soul into song burnt with a new, delicious strength of hope. If I Were King I went to this Villon and begged him to kill my enemy. If I Were King Villon, that is untrue———" "My friend, I know my past better than you do. The Justice of the King Villon gave a groan of despair for his golden hopes. If I Were King Villon rose to his feet and caught at his throat as if the grip of the rope were at that very moment closing about it. If I Were King Louis saw her, though Villon did not, for he was huddled in a heap on the marble seat with his head in his hands trying to control his whirling thoughts. If I Were King Villon turned to him a face drawn and white with agony. If I Were King The drumming ceased, the gay laugh died out of Villon's eyes, and he sat ruefully silent. The Justice of the King If Villon had run up a heavy reckoning with the king at the Fircone Tavern, must he wipe out the score with his life-blood? If I Were King But Villon was too alert to be taken unawares. If I Were King "Leave him to himself," and she drew her reluctant companion back to the table, while Villon seated himself in a corner of the settle, staring into the fire. If I Were King Villon rose wearily to his feet, and as he did so the woman drew back towards the open centre of the room, which now appeared to her to be empty. If I Were King Ho! ho!" said Villon; "so it is son Stephen nowadays? The Justice of the King Villon fell at the king's feet with extended hands and agonized, beseeching eyes. If I Were King Villon, staring, dumfounded, caught the humour of the situation and could not hold his tongue. If I Were King "You may, you may," he assented, and then as the barber made to depart, Villon's mood changed and he caught him by the sleeve and drew him confidentially toward him. If I Were King Villon laughed a laugh which he tried hard to make hearty and natural, but with indifferent success. If I Were King "You are very good," Villon responded solemnly, and on the phrase Olivier and the pages withdrew into the palace with every sign of the most profound respect. If I Were King Villon gasped, almost unable to realize the meaning of the king's words. If I Were King |
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