A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country/Razilli, (Marie de)
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RAZILLI (MARIE DE), of a noble Family in Touraine, died at Paris 1707, aged 83;
Acquired great reputation by her poetical writings, which were greatly esteemed for their elegance of stile and delicacy of sentiment; amongst which were, Un Placet (or Petition) au Roi, and Des Lignes à M. le Due de Noailles, who was her relation, and presented the first to the king. It was preceded by a request, in prose, in which she makes known the melancholy situation to which she was reduced, as her family had left her but a small portion. The king immediately granted her a pension of 2000 livres; which favour engaged her more than once to sing his conquests. She was called Calliope, because she treated only of heroic subjects.
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