 This ring had been constantly worn, and Voltaire, on the death of the Marquise, claimed it, stating that it contained his portrait. What must have been his surprise, on touching the spring, to discover that of his rival ! yet it prevented him not from...  The idler in Italy - Side 57av Marguerite Gardiner (countess of Blessington.) - 1839Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Friedrich Melchior Freiherr von Grimm - 1813 - 580 sider
...public ne savait que trop bien. On peut se rappeler l'épitaphe qu'il fit alors à madame du Cliastelet. L'univers a perdu la sublime Emilie ; Elle aimait les plaisirs, les arts, la Vérité; •• i'-.' Les dieux, en lui donnant leur âme et leur génie, '<> - M' Ne se sont réservés que... | |
 | Marguerite Countess of Blessington - 1839 - 394 sider
...which originally contained his likeness, must have furnished a scene worthy the talents of a Moliere. This ring had been constantly worn, and Voltaire,...that of his rival ! yet it prevented him not from honouring her memory by the following pompous epitaph : — " L'univers a perdu la sublime Emilie ;... | |
 | 1839 - 694 sider
...which originally contained his likeness, must have furnished a scene worthy the talents of a Moliere. This ring had been constantly worn, and Voltaire,...touching the spring, to discover that of his rival ! vet it prevented him not from honoring her memory by a pompous epitaph. Literary men have rarely... | |
 | John Augustine Zahm - 1913 - 564 sider
...' ' or, as Frederick II was wont to call her, "Venus- Newton," concluded with the following verses: "L'Univers a perdu la sublime Emilie; Elle aimait les plaisirs, les arts, la verite; Les dieux, en lui donnant leur ame et genie, N'avaient gardé pour eux que 1 'immortalite.... | |
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