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When the young princess had become the sister-in-law of the King and the idol of the young Court, she remained steadfast in her love for the friend who had cheered her lonely convent life; and thus Mme. de La Fayette came at the age of thirty to be one of the company that gathered around Madame at Fontainebleau and Saint-Cloud, "spectatrice plutôt qu'agissante," says Sainte-Beuve.

Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne) La Fayette - La Princesse De Clèves par Mme de La Fayette : Edited with Introduction and Notes

Que je regrette, au sein des villes, La douce paix de nos hameaux, Nos cieux d'azur, nos lacs tranquilles, Nos jours de fête et nos travaux. Chanson nouvelle. Return to thy dwelling all lonely, return.

Philippe Aubert de Gaspé - L'influence d'un livre: Roman historique