French Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches, Band 2B. Tauchnitz, 1862 - 344 Seiten |
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Seite 294 - ... two men or two women, the affection could not I think be more obviously undesigning. She is very plain, he is very handsome, her intellectual endowments must be with him her chief attraction.
Seite 201 - Circe, another young girl under her care. They have taken a house, the master of which always dines with them, though Mrs. Young says he is such a low man he should not dine with her daughter. They form twenty with themselves and household. They keep a botanist, a chemist, and a natural historian always with them. These are supposed to have been common servants of the Duke of Orleans in former days, as they always walk behind the ladies when abroad ; but, to make amends in the new equalising style,...
Seite 295 - If the subject of her vehemence and blunders had been less just or less melancholy, I know not how I should have kept my face in order. Our evening was very pleasant when she was gone. Madame de Stae'l is, with all her wildness and blemishes., a delightful companion, and M. de N. rises upon me in esteem and affection every time I see him...
Seite 125 - Well, sir," she answered, falling on her knees, " I am going to make you a confession such as no woman has ever made to her husband ; the innocence of my actions and of my intentions gives me strength to do so. It is true that I have reasons for keeping aloof from the court, and I wish to avoid the perils that sometimes beset women of my age. I have never given the slightest sign of weakness, and I should never fear displaying any, if you would leave me free to withdraw from court, or if Madame de...
Seite 199 - True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise; it arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self; and, in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions; it loves shade and solitude, and naturally haunts groves and fountains, fields and meadows; in short, it feels...
Seite 6 - English Women of Letters," her object, as she says in her preface, was to show how far, for the last two centuries and more, women have contributed to the formation of the modern novel in the two great literatures of modern times, the French and the English...
Seite 125 - ... beset women of my age. I have never given the slightest sign of weakness, and I should never fear displaying any, if you would leave me free to withdraw from court, or if Madame de Chartres still lived to guide my actions. Whatever the dangers of the course I take, I pursue it with pleasure, in order to keep myself worthy of you. I beg your pardon a thousand times if my feelings offend you ; at any rate I shall never offend you by my actions. Remember that to do what I am now doing requires more...
Seite 294 - Madame de Stael, daughter of M. Necker, is now at the head of the colony of French noblesse, established near Mickleham. She is one of the first women I have ever met with for abilities and extraordinary intellect.
Seite 133 - She could not bear the pain of having lost the esteem of her husband, the heart of her lover and the most perfect of friends.
Seite 201 - Mademoiselle laPrincesse d'Orle'ans and Pamela, and a Circe, another young girl under her care. They have taken a house, the master of which always dines with them, though Mrs. Young says he is such a low man he should not dine with her daughter. They form twenty, with themselves and household. They keep a botanist, a chemist, and a natural historian always with them. These are supposed to have been common servants of the Duke of Orleans in former days, as they always walk behind the ladies when...