It consisted of La Fontaine, Racine, Boileau and Molière, the last of whom was almost of the same age as La Fontaine, the other two considerably younger.
Den bestod af litterære venner som La Fontaine, Racine, Molière og Boileau, den sisdt nævnte omtrent af samme alder som La Fontaine, de andre to betydeligt yngre.