CONTENTS. CHAPTER XXVI PAGR FRANCE IN THE SEVKNTEKNTH CENTURY , . . 400-43,3 Henry IV. and Sully, 406 — Richelieu, 410 — Colbert, 413 — Luuvois, 417 — Progress of the Sciences, 419 — Astronomy, 420 — Mathematics, 421 — Physics, 422— Anatomy nml Physiology, 422 — Philosophy, 423— The Rise of Classic Taste, 424 — The Theatre, 427— Oratory, 428 — Fiction, 428 — The French Inlluence, 429 — Painting, 429 — Sculpture, 430 — Architecture, 430 — Gardens, 430 — .Music, 431, APPENDIX 435