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Page 148
... de Meré , once the lover as well as the tutor of Madame de Maintenon ; and ... Sévigné in after years speaks to her daughter on the subject : - : - " You ... Madame de Sévigné . But to none of all their love- addresses would she lend a ...
... de Meré , once the lover as well as the tutor of Madame de Maintenon ; and ... Sévigné in after years speaks to her daughter on the subject : - : - " You ... Madame de Sévigné . But to none of all their love- addresses would she lend a ...
Page 149
Sévigné said of her , that her understanding and penetration were unlimited . In her letters she often calls her Sappho , the name by which she was known at the Hôtel de Rambouillet , where ... MADAME DE SEVIGNE - HER LIFE AND LETTERS . 149.
Sévigné said of her , that her understanding and penetration were unlimited . In her letters she often calls her Sappho , the name by which she was known at the Hôtel de Rambouillet , where ... MADAME DE SEVIGNE - HER LIFE AND LETTERS . 149.
Page 158
... Sévigné , and Grignan . We rather agree with the Abbé Vauxelle , in having no very great affection for " la plus jolie fille de France , " Madame de Grignan . All honor to her beauty , wit , and ... MADAME DE SEVIGNE - HER LIFE AND LETTERS .
... Sévigné , and Grignan . We rather agree with the Abbé Vauxelle , in having no very great affection for " la plus jolie fille de France , " Madame de Grignan . All honor to her beauty , wit , and ... MADAME DE SEVIGNE - HER LIFE AND LETTERS .
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