Letters of Mlle. De Lespinasse, With Notes On Her Life And Character
The book Letters of Mlle. De Lespinasse, With Notes On Her Life And Character was written by author Lespinasse, Julie De, 1732-1776 Here you can read free online of Letters of Mlle. De Lespinasse, With Notes On Her Life And Character book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Letters of Mlle. De Lespinasse, With Notes On Her Life And Character a good or bad book?
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I restrain the passion you excite iu my soul ; I say to myself incessantly : " He will not respond to it, he will not under- stand me, and I should die of pain." Can you conceive, mon ami, the species of torture to which I am condemned ? I have remorse for what I give you, and regrets for what I am forced to keep back. I give myself up to you, but I do not give myself up to my own feeling for you ; yielding to you, I nevertheless battle within myself. Ah! can you under- stand me ? can you know ...through thought what I feel, and what you have made me suffer? Yes, you will have a return towards me, because you have the sensibility that feels an interest in the unhappy and pities them. But I know not why I thus unbosom myself for an in- stant; I know that I shall find no comfort in your heart. Mon ami, it is empty of tenderness and feeling. You have but one means of lifting me from my troubles : it is that of 102 LETTERS OF [1774 intoxicatiiig me, and that remedy has been the greatest of my misfortunes.
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