Show PRICE OF LAMARTINE 8 POEM value which the french poet put upon his work the tells a good story of lamartine lne s estimate of the pecuniary value of his poetry sas the west minster gazette it was in 1848 when he was at the acme of his glory and a cabinet aln ister lie had just contributed la marseillaise Marseil laise de la to the revue des beux deux and daloz the ed aitor called on him at the ministry I 1 believe I 1 owe you 80 here Is the money sam lamartine Lamart lne producing a bundle of bank notes pray deduct the amount of the revues indebtedness to you for your poem said the editor I 1 meant to make you a present of it rejoined the poet not at all I 1 insist on paying you how much your own price whatever wha it may be ah well it you will have it so I 1 must oblige ou said lamartine lne and with a magnificent gesture he swept up the whole bundle ot notes representing the 80 and restored them with solemn dignity to ahli pocket |