There stands the powerful defender of the Catholic Church, master of French style, and most renowned pulpit orator of France, in episcopal robes, with abundant lace, which is the perpetual envy of the fair who look at this transcendent effort.
Sumner describes Bossuet as a powerful figure in the Catholic Church and a master orator, emphasizing his impressive appearance in the portrait.
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