"J'essaie en ces quelques vers, de restituer des rythmes lyriques de Ronsard injustement proscrits ou mis en oubli..."

Autograph letter dated and signed by Théodore de Banville (12 lines in black ink) explaining his manner of writing verse.
Fold marks inherent to mailing. The letter has been mounted on a tab, then inserted into a book before being extracted. Minor corner lacks of no consequence to the leaf.
Théodore de Banville wishes to revive, through his verse, his illustrious predecessor Pierre de Ronsard but remains lucid about the reception the Parisian public will give him: "Certainly, this is poor news for the Parisian world, and yet do not refuse me a small word about it in your correspondence, would that not be true charity?"