_, vol. i. p. 104.
Lenglet-Dufresnoy, in his edition of Marot's works, originated the
theory that the numerous poems composed by Marot in honour of Margaret
supply proofs of an amorous intrigue between the pair. Other authorities
have endorsed this view; but M. Le Roux de Lincy asserts that in the
pieces referred to, and others in which Marot incidentally speaks of
Margaret, he can find no trace either of the fancy ascribed to her for
the poet or of the passion which the latter may have felt for her. Like
all those who surrounded the Duchess of Alencon, Marot, he remarks,
exalted her beauty, art, and talent to the clouds; but whenever it is to
her that his verses are directly addressed, he does not depart from
the respect he owes to her. To give some likelihood to his conjectures,
Lenglet-Dufresnoy had to suppose that Marot addressed Margaret in
certain verses which were not intended for her. In the epistles
previously mentioned, and in several short pieces, rondeaux, epigrams,
new years' addresses, and epitaphs really written to or for the sister
of Francis I.
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