Louis XIV absorbed all the smaller stars of his court in his own vast radiance; but his father, a sun PLURIBUS IMPAR, left his personal splendor to each of his favorites, his individual value to each of his courtiers.
Louis XIV absorba tous les petits astres de sa cour dans son vaste rayonnement; mais son père, soleil _pluribus impar_, laissa sa splendeur personnelle à chacun de ses favoris, sa valeur individuelle à chacun de ses courtisans.