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abbé actor Adrienne amongst amused appeared Bastille beau monde beauty Bembourg bishop Bishop of Fréjus Bull cardinal château Chevalier Comte Conseiller d'état course court Couvreur Czar d'état dames death début Deffant diamonds dress Dubois Duc d'Orléans Duc de Richelieu Duc de Villeroi Duchesse du Maine Duclos duke esprit eyes fair favour fête Fleury France Fréjus French frequently friends gave grand greatly hand honour hôtel king's ladies less Louis XIV Madame de Caylus Madame de Lambert Madame de Maintenon Madame de Prie Madame de Tencin maréchal Marquis marriage married Massillon Mdlle Mdme ment Michel Baron mistress noble opera opéra comique Palais Royal Parabère Paris Petit Poplinière preceptor Prince princess probably queen Rambouillet received regent remarkably replied reputation salon of Madame Sancy says scarcely Sceaux society supper Système theatre Théâtre Français tion took troupe Unigenitus Versailles Vicomte Voltaire Watteau wife young king youthful
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