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Identifier: montreux00gribrich (find matches)
Title: Montreux
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Gribble, Francis Henry, 1862-1946 Lewis, J. Hardwicke, 1841- Lewis, Mary Hardwicke
Subjects: Montreux (Switzerland) Chillon (Switzerland)
Publisher: London : A. and C. Black
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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to him all the documents which may behelpful to him for his History of Geneva, whichhe will be unable to continue further than the timewhen he was imprisoned at Chillon, not being suf-ficiently acquainted with the events that occurredafter that date. He also begs the Council to assignhim for the coming winter a room more convenientthan his own house to work in. He cannot, hesays, write conveniently and compose as he shouldin the room in which he and his family have theirmeals. The request was granted, and Bonivard composeda narrative which is at least racy, if not of highliterary merit. Unhappily, however, he did not soorder his life as to enjoy the tranquillity which ismost favourable to historical composition. TheGeneva which he had left had been a place ofrollicking and junketing; the Geneva to which hereturned was a moral and religious drill-ground,with constant church parades for all the citizens,and stern punishments for such offences as gluttony, THE SAVOY ALPS FROM VILLENEUVE
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THE LATER LIFE OF BONIVARD 31 late hours, and the excessive adornment of theperson. He found it difficult to adapt himself tothe new conditions, and he was repeatedly aiTaignedbefore the ministers for offences against the minormorals. Flirtation with his maid-servant was thegravest of his dehnquencies ; but there were others.On one occasion we find him in trouble for playinga game of backgammon with the poet ClementJNIarot, the famous author of the first metricalversion of the Psalms. On another occasion hewas accused of beating his wife; but this time hedefended himself successfully, proving that thebeating was deserved, with the result that it wasthe lady whom the ministers admonished. Theexcuses which he offered to a charge of absentinghimself from church were less acceptable. Hepleaded that he was unable to walk, but was toldthat he had better get some one to carry him, as hehad done when he went to the town-haU to lookat some new decorations. Finally, he was foundguilty, in spite

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