Adam Billaut

Bibliographical elements

Born on January 31st, 1602 with Nevers or Saint-Benign-of-Wood, as affirms it the Charrault abbot (In a small booklet gone back to 1904 - but he would be baptized in Nevers a few days later), it Maria with Catherine Renard about 1630. It composed in this period of the worms for the duke of Nevers.

Sharing its time between Paris (where he knew Saint-Armand, Colletet, Scarron and the abbot of Maroilles cheese) and Nevers where his wife lived, with which, he got along with difficulty, one of these texts was printed for the first time in 1644: “ the ankles ”, collection which was a great critical success.

It was protected from Marie de Gonzague and the Prince de Condé, and was pensioned by Richelieu. Complimented by Crow as by Voltaire, it was called the “Virgile of the plane”.

In its death in 1662, his/her friend Berthier published two works: “ the crankshaft ” and “ the plane ”.

Extracts

; Sonnet Resolution of Master Adam not to like more its ungrateful by the protest but it makes some with its confessor

My Father with two knees I show my mischievousnesses,

With a repentance major and solemn,

And not to mislead your paternal care,

I leave of Phillis the pleasant torments.

Moving away these beautiful eyes, my accessory sovereigns,

I change into one night one eternal beautiful day,

And so for liking one becomes criminal,

It is too little that the hell for expier my defects.

Since it is necessary to obey the laws of the Almighty,

For a so great subject I am obeying,

By breaking my irons soft violence.

ha that in this change I am astonished!

And that I require little for your penitence,

If seeking my safety I pass for damné.

Principal works

“ the ankles ”, 1644

Works postumes

the crankshaft
the plane

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