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I deemed him worthy of paying you a visit, to make him begin to feel that he has not lost his time by journeying to England. Treat him well for love of me. I begged his elder brother, who is my particular friend, to obtain news of Madame la Duchesse Mazarin and of Madame Harvey, both of whom wished to remember me. Saint-Evremond to Ninon de l'Enclos Why does Love Diminish After Marriage?
My Lady Gower and her husband were of independent tastes. Each had their own receipts. It must be remembered that Dr. Johnson said no woman could write a cookery-book; and he threatened to write one himself. And Sir Kenelm had many serious rivals among his own sex. I had thought of Saint-Evremond as warrior and wit, delightful satirist and letter-writer.
Saint-Evremond likens her to Leontium, the Athenian woman, celebrated for her philosophy and for having dared to write a book against the great Theophrastus, a literary venture which may have been the reason why Saint-Evremond gave Ninon the title.
In speaking of Molière to Saint-Evremond, she declared with fervor: "I thank God every night for finding me a man of his spirit, and I pray Him every morning to preserve him from the follies of the heart." There was a great opposition to Molière's comedy "Tartuffe."
When you see Madame Sandwich, remember me to her, I should be very sorry to have her forget me. Saint-Evremond to Ninon de l'Enclos Age Has Some Consolations It gives me a lively pleasure to see young people, handsome and expanding like flowers; fit to please, and able to sincerely affect an old heart like mine.
Marion, however, despaired of succeeding through her own personal influence, and enlisted the sympathies of Saint-Evremond, who knew Ninon's heart too well to imagine for a moment that the mournful, monotonous life she had embraced would satisfy her very long. It was something to be admitted to her presence and talk over matters, a privilege they were accorded after some demur.
Every one who returns from England speaks of the beauty of Madame la Duchesse de Mazarin, as they allude to the beauty of Mademoiselle de Bellefond, whose sun is rising. You have attached me to Madame de Mazarin, and I hear nothing but the good that is said of her. Adieu, my friend, why is it not "Good day?" We must not die without again seeing each other. Ninon de l'Enclos to Saint-Evremond
This frail and delicate invalid, lived, however, until the age of eighty years, and was always grateful to Ninon for her tenderness. He never missed a reception and sang her praises on every occasion. Writing to Saint-Evremond to announce his death, Ninon, herself very aged, says: "His mind had retained all the charms of his youth, and his heart all the sweetness and tenderness of a true friend."
Sometimes it is Monsieur de la Bruyère, sometimes Monsieur de Saint-Evremond whom I consult; another time it will be Monsieur l'Abbé de Châteauneuf. You must admire my good faith, Marquis, for I might claim the credit of the good I write you, but I frankly avow that you owe it only to the people whom I receive at my house.
She will tell you more news about this country than I, having gauged and comprehended everything. She knows all my haunts and has found means of making herself perfectly at home. Saint-Evremond to Ninon de l'Enclos Life Is Joyous When It Is Without Sorrow The very last letter I receive from Mademoiselle de l'Enclos always seems to me to be better than the preceding ones.
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