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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48205	The Princess of Cleves the most famed romance / written in French by the greatest wits of France ; rendred into English by a person of quality, at the request of some friends.; Princesse de Clèves. English	La Fayette, Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne), 1634-1693.; Segrais, Jean Regnauld de, 1624-1701.; La Rochefoucauld, François, duc de, 1613-1680.; Person of quality.	1679 (1679)	Wing L169; ESTC R10484	121,911	270

parting to the Vidame to conjure him not to think of once enquiring after her nor writing to her Monsieur de Nemours was more troubled at this Journey than another would have been at the death of his Mistress the thought of being depriv'd a long time of the sight of Madam de Cleve griev'd him extremely and the more in that it happen'd when he had lately enjoy'd the pleasure of seeing her and seeing her affected with his passion his affliction increas'd daily Madam de Cleve was no sooner arriv'd at her house near the Pyrenees but she fell desperately ill The news was brought to Court Monsieur de Nemours was inconsolable his grief proceeded to despair and extravagance The Vidame had much ado to make him forbear shewing his passion in publick and was scarce able to keep him from going in Person to enquire how she did The kindness and near Relation between her and the Vidame was a very good pretence to send several Courriers to her At last they brought certain news she was out of that extremity of danger she had been in but had still a languishing malady that took away the hopes of life This gave her a sight of Death both near and at distance and represented to her the things of this World quite otherwise than they appear to those in health The necessity of dying she saw her self so near to wean'd her from the World and her malady was so lingring it accustom'd her to it and made it habitual yet when she was a little recover'd she found Monsieur de Nemours was not quite defac'd out of her heart but to defend her self against him she call'd to her aid all the Reasons she thought she had against marrying again After long conflict she subdued the relicks of that passion which had been weakned by the Sentiments she had in her sickness the thoughts of death having reproach'd her with the memory of Monsieur de Cleve and being agreeable to her duty made deep impression in her heart She saw clearly the vanity of the passions and Engagements of the World her weakness of Body contributed much to her Constancy yet being sensible what power opportunity hath over the sagest resolutions she was unwilling to hazard the breach of those she had taken by returning into any place where she might see him she lov'd Under pretence of changing the Air she retir'd into a Religious House without declaring a setled resolution of quitting the Court. At the first news of it Monsieur de Nemours felt the weight of her retreat and saw the importance of it He believed presently his hopes were at end but omitted not any thing that might obliege her to return to Court He prevail'd with the Queen to write he made the Vidame not only write but go to her but all to no purpose the Vidame saw her but she told him she had settled her resolution Yet he was of opinion she would not return to Court. At last Monsieur de Nemours went himself to her under pretence of going to the Waters she was extremely surpriz'd and troubled at the news of his coming she sent him word by a person of merit whom she lov'd that she desir'd him not to take it ill if she did not expose her self to the danger of seeing him destroying by his presence those sentiments she was in duty obliged to preserve that she desir'd he should know she found it both against her duty and repose to yield to the inclination she had to be his and that therefore all things else in the world were become so indifferent to her she had renounc'd them for ever and taken her leave of the world that her thoughts were wholly imploy'd about the things of another life but as to this she desir'd nothing else but to see him so dispos'd as she was Monsieur de Nemours was like to have dy'd in the presence of her who brought him the news Madam de Cleves had not only absolutely forbidden her to carry any message from him but to give her account of their discourse upon her delivering him the message from Madam de Cleve thus was Monsieur de Nemours forc'd to part opprest with the heaviest grief a man is capable of who hath lost all hopes of ever seeing again a person he lov'd not only with the most violent but the most natural and best grounded passion that ever was Yet he was not so discourag'd but he us'd all means imaginable to induce her to alter her design At last after several years time and absence abated his grief and extinguish'd his flame Madam de Cleve liv'd a life that took away all appearance she would ever return to Court One part of the year she spent in the Religious House and the other part at her own but retyr'd and imploy'd constantly in Exercises more holy than the severest Covents can pretend to Her life though short having left us a multitude of examples of inimitable Vertues FINIS A Catalogue of BOOKS Printed for R. Bentley and M. Magnes Folio LOrd Bacon's Natural History in Ten Centuries Whereunto is newly added The History Natural and Experimental of Life and Death or of the Prolongation of Life The History of Lapland wherein is shewed the Original Manners Habits Marriages Conjurations of that People The Triumphs of Cods Revenge against the crying and execrable Sin of wilsul and premeditated Murder expressed in Thirty seven Tragical Histories digested into Six Books which contain great variety of mournful and memorable Accidents Moral Amorous and Divine The whole Work now compleat By I. Reynolds Nostradamus his Prophesies Fodinae Raegalis or The History of the Laws and Places of the chief Mines and Mineral Works in England wales and the English Pale in Ireland as also of the Mint and Money With a Clavis explaining some difficult Words relating to Mines Quarto Burnt Child dreads the Fire or An Examination of the Merits of the Papists relating to England mostly from their own Pens in justification of the late Act of Parlimament for preventing Dangers that may happen by Popish Recusants and further shewing That whatsoever their Merits have been no thanks to their Religion and therefore ought not to be gratified in Religion by Toleration thereof unless we intend to inslave our selves and our Posterity Romish Doctrines not from the Beginning or A Reply to what S. C. or Serenus Cressy hath objected against Dr. Pierce's Sermon in vindication of our Church against the Novelties of Rome By Dr. whitby Falshood unmasked or An answer to Truth unvailed An earnest Request to Mr. I. Standish Plays in Quarto Tartuss or The French Puritan A Comedy acted at the Theatre Royal by their Majesties Servants Written in French by the fam'd Wit of France Monsieur Moliuer and made English by Mr. M. Medburne Plays written by Madam Beane The Forc'd Marriage or The Jealous Bridegroom A Comedy acted at the Dukes Theatre Abdelazzar or The Moor's Revenge A Tragedy acted at the Dukes Theatre The Town Fop or Sir Timothy Tawdry A Comedy acted at the Dukes Theatre Plays written by Mr. Iames Howard All mistaken or The Mad Couple A Comedy acted at the Theatre Royal by their Majesties Servants The English Monsieur A Comedy acted at the Theatre Royal by their Majesties Servants Plays written by Mr. Crown Calisto or The Chast Nymph A Masque acted at Court by the Lady Mary the Lady Anne and many other Persons of the greatest Quality in England The Country-Wit A Comedy acted at the Dukes Theatre The Destruction of Ierusalem by Titus Vespatian in two Parts acted at the Theatre Royal by their Majesties Servants Plays written by Mr. Lee. The Tragedy of Nero. Acted at the Theatre Royal by their Majesties Servants Sophonisba or Hannibal overthrown A Tragedy acted at the Theatre Royal by their Majesties Servants The Court of Augustus Caesar or Gloriana A Tragedy acted at the Theatre Royal. The Rival Queens or The Death of Alexander the Great A Tragedy acted at the Theatre Royal. The Plain-Dealer A Comedy acted at the Theatre Royal by their Majesties Servants Written by Mr. Witherly The Mistaken Husband A Comedy acted at the Theatre Royal by their Majesties Servants Part of it written by Iohn Dryden Esq. Madam Fickle or The Witty False one A Comedy acted at the Dukes Theatre Written by Mr. Durfey The Fond Husband or The plotting Sisters A Comedy acted at the Dukes Theatre Written by Mr. Durfey Mithridates King of Pontus A Tragedy The Fool turn'd Critique A Comedy Sertorius A Tragedy By Mr. Bancroft In Octavo Plato's Apologie of Socrates A Discourse of the Idolatry of the Church of Rome The Natural History of the Passions Covent-Garden Drollery or a Collection of Poems c. Lipsius of Constancy Books of Devotion in Twelves Moral Essays in two Volumes A Prospect of Humane Misery The Vanity of Honour Wealth and Pleasure c. Bishop Andrew's Devotions Dr. Cole's Devotions or Daily Prayers Novels in Twelves Zelinda A Romance Translated from the fam'd Monsieur Scudery By T. D. The Happy Slave Compleat The Unfortunate Hero Count Brion A pleasant Novel Translated from the French by a Person of Quality The Obliging Mistress The Disorders of Love in Four Histories full of many pleasant and true Adventures Heroine Musqueteer Compleat Memoires of Madam Colonna Almanzor and Almanzaida A Novel The Double Cuckold A pleasant Novel Some French Books L'Esprit du Christianisme ou Sermon per Dr. Tillotson Rare-En-tout A Comedie La Bibles La Psaumes La Practise de Virtue Chrestien Galand Escroke L' Heureux Esclave in 3 Parts Princesse Momferrat Duble Cocu Triomph de l' Amour Le Cercle ou Conversation Le Delicios de la France in 2 Vol. Treate Jelousie FINIS