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Victor Hugo, a still greater poet, took a special interest in the politics of the time, though he was fined and imprisoned for condemning capital punishment. Even Reboul, the poet-baker of Nimes, deserted his muse and his kneading trough to solicit the suffrages of his fellow-citizens. Jasmin was wiser. He was more popular in his neighbourhood than Reboul, though he cared little about politics.
Distinguished Frenchmen or, for the matter of that, Frenchwomen may count with mathematical certainty upon the compensation of earthly ills: they are sure of their statue after death. Nimes, not behindhand in this appreciative spirit, has recently conferred such honours upon two illustrious sons Reboul, the artisan poet; and Paul Soleillet, the gallant African explorer.
Upon this occasion Mr Reboul observes: «Les ruines amoncelées et la grand quantité de cailloux roulés qui forment ces digues naturelles, invitent sans doute
May it protect you during your life, and make you blest in the life which is to come!" While at Nimes, the two poet-artisans met Reboul the baker and Jasmin the barber. Reboul, who attended the music-recitation, went up to Jasmin and cordially embraced him, amidst the enthusiastic cheers of three thousand people.
If this last had been the state of things, there would not have been occasion for any violent catastrophe, as M. Reboul has supposed; the natural overflowing of the lake had been sufficient to wear the mound by which the water had been detained, and to carry away those materials so as one side might disappear.
The baker met him at the door. "Are you M. Reboul?" inquired the author of 'The Martyrs. "Which, sir the baker or the poet?" "The poet, of course." "Then the poet cannot be seen until mid-day. At present the baker is working at the oven." Chateaubriand accordingly retired, but returned at the time appointed, and had a long and interesting conversation with Reboul.
Our soldiers, attacked in this gloom, knew not what death required of them; they fought from room to room and from house to house. It was in vain that the Reboul brigade came to support the Martin des Pallières brigade; they were obliged to yield.
Jasmin afterwards visited Reboul at his bakery, where they had a pleasant interview with respect to the patois of Provence and Gascony. At the same time it must be observed that Reboul did not write in patois, but in classical French. Reboul had published a volume of poems which attracted the notice and praise of Lamartine and Alexandre Dumas.
Two portions of the army were in confusion, one to the right of Sedan beyond Balan, the other to the left of Sedan, on this side of Iges. Beyond Balan were the divisions of Vassoigne and the brigade of Reboul, on this side of Iges were the two cavalry divisions of Margueritte and Bonnemains. These arrangements indicated a profound feeling of security.
He read the poetry of Abbe Joseph Reyre, Pierre Lachambaudie, the Duc de Nivernois, Andre van Hasselt, Andrieux, Madame Colet, Constance-Marie Princesse de Salm-Dyck, Henrietta Hollard, Gabriel-Jean-Baptiste-Ernest-Wilfrid Legouve, Hippolyte Violeau, Jean Reboul, Jean Racine, Jean de Beranger, Frederic Bechard, Gustave Nadaud, Edouard Plouvier, Eugene Manuel, Hugo, Millevoye, Chenedolle, James Lacour Delatre, Felix Chavannes, Francis-Edouard-Joachim, known as Francois Coppee, and Louis Belmontet.
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