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CHAPTER LXXIV

Memoirs of Louis Xiv and His Court and of the Regency — Complete · Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon — chapter 73 of 236 · ~22 words · public domain

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Excessive Politeness.--Influence of the Valets.--How the King Drove Out.--Love of magnificence.--His Buildings.--Versailles.--The Supply of Water.--The King Seeks for Quiet.--Creation of Marly.--Tremendous Extravagance.

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