Works: La Poésie des Bêtes, 1886; le Clocher, 1887; la Bonne terre, 1889; Voix rustiques, 1892; these are collected in the edition of Poésies, 2 vols., 1891-94. 293. LES GENÊTS. From le Clocher.
PAUL DÉROULÈDE.
1846.
Politician, as well as man of letters, he is known especially for his war lyrics, which have achieved a wide popularity. They are recommended more by the vigor of their patriotic sentiment than by their technical qualities.
Works: Chants du Soldat, 1872; Nouveaux Chants du Soldat, 1875;
Marches et Sonneries, 1881; Refrains militaires, 1888; Chants du
Paysan, 1894.
For reference: G. Larroumet, Études de littérature et d'art vol. iii.
296. LE BON GÎTE. From Nouveaux Chants du Soldat.
GEORGES BOUTELLEAU.
1846.
He has won the attention of the smaller public of men of letters by the finish and delicacy of the short poems, which justify the titles of the volumes in which they have been collected by suggesting the art of the miniature painter and the worker in stained glass.