Delphine, Volume 1J. Mawman, 1803 |
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Page 60
... Theresa d'Ervins is the most captivating beauty I have ever beheld . An expression , at once naïve and impassioned , sheds over the whole of her person an indescribable charm of love and innocence which is singularly attractive . She ...
... Theresa d'Ervins is the most captivating beauty I have ever beheld . An expression , at once naïve and impassioned , sheds over the whole of her person an indescribable charm of love and innocence which is singularly attractive . She ...
Page 61
... Theresa have so youthful an air , that one could scarcely suppose she was already the mother of a daughter nine years old . From this daughter she is never for a moment absent , and the extreme tenderness which she shews her ...
... Theresa have so youthful an air , that one could scarcely suppose she was already the mother of a daughter nine years old . From this daughter she is never for a moment absent , and the extreme tenderness which she shews her ...
Page 63
... Theresa . In the course of the last six months , she repeatedly wrote to me that she was un- easy , that she was unhappy , but without explaining the cause of her affliction . M. de Serbellane arrived , a few days ago , in Paris , and ...
... Theresa . In the course of the last six months , she repeatedly wrote to me that she was un- easy , that she was unhappy , but without explaining the cause of her affliction . M. de Serbellane arrived , a few days ago , in Paris , and ...
Page 64
... Theresa her . self was anxious for the departure of her lover ; but the moment he set off , her regret became so excessive , that I am in daily dread of her soliciting her husband to conduct her to Paris . It is necessary that I should ...
... Theresa her . self was anxious for the departure of her lover ; but the moment he set off , her regret became so excessive , that I am in daily dread of her soliciting her husband to conduct her to Paris . It is necessary that I should ...
Page 65
... Theresa , solitary , romantic , and unhappy , was so hurried away by her own feelings , that M. de Serbellane cannot be accused of having seduced her . His countenance is engaging and dignified ; his features have the expression common ...
... Theresa , solitary , romantic , and unhappy , was so hurried away by her own feelings , that M. de Serbellane cannot be accused of having seduced her . His countenance is engaging and dignified ; his features have the expression common ...
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