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Excerpt from Life of Mary Stuart: Queen of Scots
IF anoth er Homer were to arise, and if the poet were to seek another Helen for the subject of a modern epic of war, religion, and love, he would beyond all find her in Mary Stuart, the most beau tiful, the weakest, the most attractive and most attracted of women raising around her, by her irresistible fascinations, a whirlwind of love, ambition, and jesl onsy, in which her lovers became, each in his turn, the motive, the instrument.
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IF anoth er Homer were to arise, and if the poet were to seek another Helen for the subject of a modern epic of war, religion, and love, he would beyond all find her in Mary Stuart, the most beau tiful, the weakest, the most attractive and most attracted of women raising around her, by her irresistible fascinations, a whirlwind of love, ambition, and jesl onsy, in which her lovers became, each in his turn, the motive, the instrument.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Alphonse de Lamartine
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780666502438
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 277
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Alphonse de Lamartine
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331444749
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 279
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