- She Expressed A Concern That The Gaity Of The Dutchess Of Vendome Gave The World Any Room For Censure, And Highly Condemned The Duke For Being Guilty Of Actions Which Had Made Her Sometimes Give Into Parties Of Pleasure By Way Of Retaliation:

- But she was more severe on the indecorum of mademoiselle de Renville, who being known for the mistress of the duke of Chartres, and that she was supported by him, was fond of appearing in all public places.

She could not help testifying a good deal of surprize, that any woman who pretended to virtue would admit her into their assemblies: not but she said the case of that lady was greatly to be pitied, who being high-born and bred had been reduced to the lowest exigencies of life, and from which to be relieved she had only consented to assist the looser pleasures of the amorous duke; but, added she, I would not methinks have her seem to glory in her shame, and in a manner of life which her misfortunes alone can render excusable; nor can I approve of the indulgence her mistaken triumph meets with, because it may not only destroy all notions of regret in herself for what her necessities oblige her to, but also make others, who have not the same pretence, find a kind of sanction for their own errors: - vice, said she, ought at lead to blush, and hide itself as much as possible from view, left by being tolerated in public it should become a fashion.

Enter page number Go  Previous Next
Page 81 of 369
Words from 22348 to 22605 of 102800