Maximes

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The second English translation of La Rochefoucauld's maxims was made by Mrs Aphra Behn, a woman who is now admired as England's first professional female author. This facing-page bilingual edition offers an accurate translation of the text, an introduction and extensive annotations of the maxims.

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To Lysander
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The Translation with the French on facing pages
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From Behns Essay on Translated Prose
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