03 Jun 2010 08:50:23AM @captain-sir-walter-gedenspire:
"The king rose and approached me, saluting me with the most admirable gallantry, and addressing to me the most encouraging and gratifying words. His gentle, yet polished manners, fine countenance, noble air, and the free and unrestrained glances of admiration which sparkled in his eyes, communicated to me a feeling of support and confidence which effectually reassured me, and roused me from the involuntary emotion.""Never was first sight more effective, and never did a flame so rapidly increase as did the passion of my noble adorer. Ere we had seated ourselves at the supper-table, he was ages gone in love."From "The Memoirs of the Comtesse du Barry"
03 Jun 2010 10:43:06AM @joan-claremont:
This sounds very interesting. I will have to see if I can find this in print. I'm currently reading ~ "Athnas" (The real Queen of France) by Lisa Hilton.
04 Jun 2010 04:27:25AM @lord-myron-de-verne:
Dear Joan, Dear Ladies, Dear Sir,Before reading the Memoirs of Madame du Barry, one has to know they are apocryphal, i.e. not written by her, nor with information she provided for. Same for a so called Anthology of her letters, completely invented by a lesser known writer.As I did not read either of these books, I will not judge them, but what I said before casts a shadow on their real historical value.
08 Jun 2010 05:41:45AM @docteur-panacek:
A woman of beauty is a joy forever (free to Richard Keiths)
"The king rose and approached me, saluting me with the most admirable gallantry, and addressing to me the most encouraging and gratifying words. His gentle, yet polished manners, fine countenance, noble air, and the free and unrestrained glances of admiration which sparkled in his eyes, communicated to me a feeling of support and confidence which effectually reassured me, and roused me from the involuntary emotion.""Never was first sight more effective, and never did a flame so rapidly increase as did the passion of my noble adorer. Ere we had seated ourselves at the supper-table, he was ages gone in love."From "The Memoirs of the Comtesse du Barry"
This sounds very interesting. I will have to see if I can find this in print. I'm currently reading ~ "Athnas" (The real Queen of France) by Lisa Hilton.
Dear Joan, Dear Ladies, Dear Sir,Before reading the Memoirs of Madame du Barry, one has to know they are apocryphal, i.e. not written by her, nor with information she provided for. Same for a so called Anthology of her letters, completely invented by a lesser known writer.As I did not read either of these books, I will not judge them, but what I said before casts a shadow on their real historical value.
A woman of beauty is a joy forever (free to Richard Keiths)