He began as a poet, writing a poem in Latin at the age of 13 and more than once competed for prizes of the Académie française, but he never won anything.
他開始作為一個詩人，在13歲時寫以拉丁文寫詩，並多次競爭法蘭西學術院的獎賽，但他從來沒有贏得獎賞。