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Uncover the hidden world of French royal politics through the letters exchanged by Madame de Maintenon and the Princess des Ursins. Filled with intrigue and scandal, this collection of correspondence offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the most powerful women in 17th century France. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Excerpt from The Secret Correspondence of Madame De Maintenon With the Princess Des Ursins, Vol. 3 of 3: From the Original Manuscripts in the Possession of the Duke De Choiseul I have read to the ambassador what you say respecting him, and it has been a great consolation to him: he is a worthy and honourable man, very zealous in his duty, and an excellent minister. It is true that our affairs in Spain continue better than we could have reasonably expected. We are now upon the eve of a decisive action, and which, as far as we are able to judge from appearances, will be in our favour. The enemy, whom public report represents as very inferior in number to the army of Marshal de Berwick, approaches him, it is said, notwithstanding their weakness, with the intention of fighting, being forced to it by the want of provisions, and because they know that considerable succours are coming from France, and which would completely overwhelm them. The two armies are only four leagues from each other, and all the officers of our army, great and small, Spaniards and Frenchmen, say and write to everybody here, that if our general does not give battle they will be in despair, having no doubt of being victorious. We must think that Marshal de Berwick will do his duty, and meanwhile send up vows and prayers that God may inspire him with a wise resolution How fortunate it would be for France and Spain to begin the campaign by such an action, which would enable us afterwards to succour the districts which require it most. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The secret correspondence of Madame de Maintenon, with the Princess des Ursins by Madame de Maintenon. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1827 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
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Excerpt from The Secret Correspondence of Madame De Maintenon, With the Princess Des Ursins, Vol. 2 of 3: From the Original Manuscripts in the Possession of the Duke De Choiseul; Translated From the French You would be very unjust, if you thought you had reason to complain of Marshal de Villeroi and I am bound to tell you, that in every thing which has occurred, he has shown all the esteem, friendship, and courage necessary to serve and uphold his friends, the distance in this respect is as unpleasant as in others; were it otherwise, we should see our way clear at once, whereas vo lumes are written without our understanding each other. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
