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Françoise D'AUBIGNÉ, Marquise de MAINTENON (1635-1719) morganatic wife of Louis XIV, Founder of the House of Saint-Cyr for young girls: Letter signed (from the Castle of) FONTAINEBLEAU (77), October 2, 1707, to Madame de CHAMPIGNY; the letter is written by her secretary Marie-Jeanne d'AUMALE; 1 and a quarter pages in-4°, address: "I have never seen anything so beautiful, so good, so neat, so well arranged, so eloquent, so regular, in a word so marvelous as your letter, if your conscience is in such great order Mr. Treille has little to do, it is true my dear daughter that mine is at peace but you would be well pleased with the troubles, the impatience, the displeasure, and sometimes the despair of my poor spirit in the middle of the importunities of which you speak to me, and which are without measure since the court of England joined that of France"... She believes her too wise to let herself go to the sorrow of her absence, which will end the 27th of the month...
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Françoise D'AUBIGNÉ, Marquise de MAINTENON (1635-1719) morganatic wife of Louis XIV, Founder of the House of Saint-Cyr for young girls: Letter signed (from the Castle of) FONTAINEBLEAU (77), October 2, 1707, to Madame de CHAMPIGNY; the letter is written by her secretary Marie-Jeanne d'AUMALE; 1 and a quarter pages in-4°, address: "I have never seen anything so beautiful, so good, so neat, so well arranged, so eloquent, so regular, in a word so marvelous as your letter, if your conscience is in such great order Mr. Treille has little to do, it is true my dear daughter that mine is at peace but you would be well pleased with the troubles, the impatience, the displeasure, and sometimes the despair of my poor spirit in the middle of the importunities of which you speak to me, and which are without measure since the court of England joined that of France"... She believes her too wise to let herself go to the sorrow of her absence, which will end the 27th of the month...
