François Maynard
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François Maynard, sometimes seen as "de Maynard" (21 November 1582 – 28 December 1646) was a French poet who spent much of his life in Toulouse.
Biography
Maynard was born in Toulouse to a father who was conseiller in the parlement of the town. François was also trained for the law, becoming eventually president of
In 1634 he accompanied the
His works consist of odes, epigrams, songs and letters, and were published in 1646 by Mann le Roy de Gomberville.[1]
One of his famous poems is called "Le Nouveau Riche":
Pierre who during his youth,
Was a famous cobbler;
Is superb of his richness
And ashamed of his old trade.
This fortunate merchant of boots
Owns a park, close to my home,
Of which the fountains and the grottos
Are worthy of the houses of the king.
I am confused when I think
That he dug a canal there
By which the magnificent expense
would astonish the cardinal.
Notes
- ^ a b c Chisholm 1911.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Maynard, François de". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 936.
External links
- Works by François Maynard at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about François Maynard at Internet Archive
- Works by François Maynard at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- A collection of his poems
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