This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1773 edition. Excerpt: ... do I fay?--My paffion was hopelefs, was renetic--whither would it have hurried me?" "To make me happy without violating your virtue," cried a man, throwing himfelf at her feet., ., Turning round, fhe beheld. Selicourt; and with a fhriek fhe waved her hand to him to retire. "No," cried he: --" here ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1773 edition. Excerpt: ... do I fay?--My paffion was hopelefs, was renetic--whither would it have hurried me?" "To make me happy without violating your virtue," cried a man, throwing himfelf at her feet., ., Turning round, fhe beheld. Selicourt; and with a fhriek fhe waved her hand to him to retire. "No," cried he: --" here will I expire, here fpeak to you, once more, of a love which ought not to have given you pain, --a love which was full of purity and rtfpect, which taught me to adore you as my fupreme divinity.." r At thefe words he dropped a few tears upon one of the hands of Madame de Menneville, while he preffed it to his lips. "Why," added he, " in pronouncing my eternal banimment from yotf, did you not rather pronounce my death?--Ah! Madam, will you not beftow even a look upon me?---For above this month have I wandered through this retreat.---Will you forgive me me for the intrufion?--The idea of being lo near to you gave me fome comfort. Often have I beheld you in thefe fields beheld you, and, when on the point of throwing myfelfatyour feet, contented myfelf with adoring you in fecret. To-day I found myfelf no longer capable of that reftraint, no longer capable of feeing you, and not telling you, repeating to you, that nothing can abate my love; that, to eternity, you mall remain the abfolute miftrefs of my foul. In fome obfcure retreat I am determined to bury myfelf. There will I live alone, to dedicate my every thought to you.---To you I will addrefs my fighs, my tears as if you were prefent; for you, to the very laft moment, my heart fhall not ceafe to beat." "Ah! Selicourt!" exclaimed the marchionefs. And me could not utter another word. She remained for fome time in filence--but how expreffive was that filence!--It was the living pi&ure of love and...
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