CHAPTER IV

The Abbé de Lamennais--His prediction of the Revolution of 1830--Enters the Church--His views on the Empire--Casimir Delavigne, Royalist--His early days--Two pieces of poetry by M. de Lamennais--His literary vocation--_Essay on Indifference in Religious Matters_--Reception given to this book by the Church--The academy of the château de la Chesnaie