Thus, you see, this sweet and noble lady, whose robust strength it seems as if we might all envy, also carried her burden of spiritual grief. Assuredly she is the more charming for it. As she herself said: “In the midst of all my moralizing, I keep a good share of the frailty of humanity.” Thank God, she did!
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Madame du Deffand
CHRONOLOGY
- Marie de Vichy-Chamrond.
- Born 1697.
- Married Marquis du Deffand August 2, 1718.
- Friendship with Mademoiselle de L’Espinasse 1754-1764.
- Met Horace Walpole 1765.
- Died October 24, 1780.
Madame du Deffand