JACQUES See also:

• JACQUES JASMIN (1798-1864)

JASMIN (1798-1864)  , Provencal poet, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• AGEN

Agen on the 6th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1798, his See also:

• FAMILY

family name being Boe . His See also:

• FATHER

father, who was a tailor, had a certain facility for making doggerel verses, which he sang or recited at fairs and such-like popular gatherings; and Jacques, who used generally to accompany him, was thus See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early familiarized with the See also:

• PART

part which he afterwards so successfully filled himself . When sixteen years of See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age he found employment at a hairdresser's See also:

• SHOP

shop, and subsequently started a similar business of his own on the Gravier at Agen . In 1825 he published his first See also:

• VOLUME

volume of Papillotos (" Curl Papers "), containing poems in See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French (a See also:

• LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language he used with a certain sense of See also:

• RESTRAINT (from " to restrain," Lat. restringere, to hold back, prevent)

restraint), and in the See also:

• FAMILIAR (through the Fr. familier, from Lat. familiaris, of or belonging to the familia, family)

familiar Agen See also:

• PATOIS

patois—the popular speech of the working classes—in which he was to achieve all his See also:

• LITERARY

literary triumphs . See also:

• JASMIN, JACQUES (1798-1864)

Jasmin was the most famous forerunner in Provencal literature (q.v.) of See also:

• MISTRAL
• MISTRAL, FREDERIC (183o– )

Mistral and the Felibrige . His See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence in rehabilitating, for literary purposes, his native See also:

• DIALECT (from Gr. Sia stcror, conversation, manner of speaking, &aXeyec6at, to converse)

dialect, was particularly exercised in the public recitals of his poems to which he devoted himself . His poetic See also:

• GIFT (a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. die Gift, gift, das Gift, poison, formed from the Teut. stem gab-, to give, cf. Dutch geven, Ger. geben; in O. Eng. the word appears with initial y, the guttural of later English is due to Scandinavian influence)

gift, and his flexible See also:

• VOICE (Fr. voix, from Lat. vox)

voice and See also:

• ACTION

action, fitted him admirably for this See also:

• DOUBLE
• DOUBLE (from the Mid. Eng. duble, the form which gives the present pronunciation, through the Old Er. duble, from Lat. duplus, twice as much)

double role of See also:

• TROUBADOUR

troubadour and jongleur . In 1835 he recited his " See also:

• BLIND, MATHILDE (1841—1896)

Blind Girl of See also:

• CASTEL, LOUIS BERTRAND (1688-1757)

Castel-Cuille " at See also:

• BORDEAUX

Bordeaux, in 1836 at See also:

• TOULOUSE
• TOULOUSE, LOUIS ALEXANDRE DE BOURBON, COUNT OF (1678-1737)

Toulouse; and he met with an enthusiastic reception in both those important cities . Most of his public recitations were given for benevolent purposes, the proceeds being contributed by him to the restoration of the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of Vergt and other See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• WORKS

works . Four successive volumes of Papillotos were published during his lifetime, and contained amongst others the following remarkable poems, quoted in See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order: " The See also:

• CHARIVARI

Charivari," " My Recollections " (supplemented after an See also:

• INTERVAL

interval of many years), " The Blind Girl," " Francounetto," " Martha the See also:

• SIMPLE

Simple," and " The Twin See also:

• BROTHERS, RICHARD (1757-1824)

Brothers." With the exception of " The Charivari," these are all touching pictures of humble See also:

• LIFE

life—in most cases real episodes—carefully elaborated by the poet till the graphic descriptions, full of See also:

• LIGHT

light and See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour, and the admirably varied and melodious See also:

• VERSE (from Lat. versus, literally a line or furrow drawn by turning the plough, from vertere, and afterwards signifying an arrangement of syllables into feet)

verse, seem too spontaneous and easy to have cost an effort . Jasmin was not a prolific writer, and, in spite of his impetuous nature, would See also:

• WORK

work a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time at one poem, striving to realize every feeling he wished to describe, and give it its most lucid and natural expression . A verse from his spirited poem, "The Third of May," written in See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour of See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry IV., and published in the first volume of Papillotos, is engraved on the See also:

• BASE

base of the statue erected to that See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king at See also:

• NERAC

Nerac .

In 1852 Jasmin's works were crowned by the Academie Francaise, and a See also:

• PENSION (Lat. pensio, a payment, from pendere, to weigh, to pay)

pension was awarded him . The See also:

• MEDAL (Fr. medaille, from Lat. metallum)

medal struck on the occasion See also:

• BORE

bore the inscription: Au poete moral et populaire . His See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of " See also:

• MAISTRE, JOSEPH DE (1754-1821)
• MAISTRE, XAVIER DE (1763-1852)

Maistre es Jeux" is a distinction only conferred by the See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

academy of Toulouse on illustrious writers . See also:

• PIUS

Pius IX. sent him the insignia of a See also:

• KNIGHT, CHARLES (1791-1873)
• KNIGHT, DANIEL RIDGWAY (1845– )
• KNIGHT, JOHN BUXTON (1843–1908)

knight of St See also:

• GREGORY
• GREGORY (Gregorius)
• GREGORY (Grigorii) GRIGORIEVICH ORLOV, COUNT (1734-1783)
• GREGORY, EDWARD JOHN (1850-19o9)
• GREGORY, OLINTHUS GILBERT (1774—1841)
• GREGORY, ST (c. 213-C. 270)
• GREGORY, ST, OF NAZIANZUS (329–389)
• GREGORY, ST, OF NYSSA (c.331—c. 396)
• GREGORY, ST, OF TOURS (538-594)

Gregory the See also:

• GREAT

Great, and he was made See also:

• CHEVALIER, ALBERT (1861– )
• CHEVALIER, MICHEL (1806-1879)
• CHEVALIER, ULYSSE (1841– )

chevalier of the See also:

• LEGION (Lat. legio)

Legion of Honour . He spent the latter years of his life on a small See also:

• ESTATE (through O. Fr. estat, mod. flat, from Lat. status, state, condition, position, stare, to stand)

estate which he had bought near Agen and named " Papillotos," and which he describes in Ma Bigno (" My See also:

• VINE

Vine ") . Though invited to represent his native See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city, he refused to do so, preferring the pleasures and leisure of a See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country life, and wisely judging that he was no really eligible See also:

• CANDIDATE

candidate for electoral honours . He died on the 4th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1864 . His last poem, an See also:

• ANSWER (derived from and, against, and the same root as swear)

answer to Henan, was placed between his folded hands in his See also:

• COFFIN (from Lat. cophinus, Gr. K64wos, a coffer, chest or basket, but never meaning " coffin " in its present sense)

coffin .