These maxims, of the French Duc, remain one of the best books of its kind, and have been translated into many languages, and frequently into English.<br>The present edition by John Heard, noted translator of Ronsard, von Hofmannsthal, Clemenceau, and others, was originally published by Houghton Miflfin, and long since out-of-print. It is issued complete and unabridged including the Sketch of the Author written by himself.
