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Recreation and Labor in Human Life
The passage argues that Sleep and leisure restore body and mind, while activity and study sustain the soul. It contrasts balanced routines with excessive idleness and idiosyncratic diversions, citing examples of individuals pursuing continuous pleasures. It notes social and courtly life at Fontainebleau with hunting, theater, and royal entertainments, and mentions appointments and marriages shaping court affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Orcitant
Tom Ranger
Yorkhire
Commission of the Peace
Prudentio
Fontainebleau
Fune
N.S
Count de San Severino d’Arragon
Parma
Paris
la Riviere
Count de Toulouse
Brandis I
Alary
French Academy
Gournay
France
Perrault
Jesuites College
Maximus
Eap
Father Cerceau
St. Peter
M. de Coiseau
Touraine
M. Boulogne
Mademoiselle Poulletier
Lyons
Duke of Lorrain