By the caprice of fortune many mistakes of mine have turned to my credit, and I very much doubt whether it would be prudent in me to remove the veil with which some of them are covered. But as I am resolved to give you a naked, impartial account of even the most minute passages of my life ever since I have been capable of reflection, so I most humbly beg you not to be surprised at the little art, or, rather, great disorder, with which I write my narrative
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MADAME:-Though I have a natural aversion to give you the history of my own life, which has been chequered with such a variety of different adventures, yet I had rather sacrifice my reputation to the commands of a lady for whom I have so peculiar a regard than not disclose the most secret springs of my actions and the inmost recesses of my soul. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cardinal de Richelieu, Mademoiselle de Vendome, Bishop of Lisieux, Madame de Guemenee, Comte de Cremail, Grand Master, Madame de Choisy, Mademoiselle de Retz, Marechal de Vitri, Madame de Vendome, Prime Minister New!
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MADAME:-Though I have a natural aversion to give you the history of my own life, which has been chequered with such a variety of different adventures, yet I had rather sacrifice my reputation to the commands of a lady for whom I have so peculiar a regard than not disclose the most secret springs of my actions and the inmost recesses of my soul. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cardinal de Richelieu, Mademoiselle de Vendome, Bishop of Lisieux, Madame de Guemenee, Comte de Cremail, Grand Master, Madame de Choisy, Mademoiselle de Retz, Marechal de Vitri, Madame de Vendome, Prime Minister New!
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