Memoirs of Christina, Queen of Sweden, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Memoirs of Christina, Queen of Sweden, Vol. 2 of 2Salmasius at the Swedish Court - His Controversy With Milton - Milton's Eulogy of Christina - Enmity of Salmasius to Grotius - Vossius - Anecdotes illustrative of his Conduct and Character - The Two Astrologers - The Queen's Treat ment of a Scurrilous Poet - The Intolerance of the Lutheran Clergy restrained - Christina's Ready Appreciation of Lite rary Talent - Stiernhielm, John Paulinus, Rudbeck Bishop of Westeré'ts, Olaus Rudbeck, Francenius, Sternbok, Sig frid Forsius - Christina's Correspondence With Menage, Scarron, and Claude Sarran - Position of Learned Foreigners in Sweden - Outrage on Boecler - Anecdote of Scuderie Visit of Bochart and Huet to Stockholm - Practical Joke of Naudé and Meibom - Notice of Bourdelot, the Queen's Physician - Disgrace of Magnus de la Gardie. 1.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.