Meditations and penitential prayers, written by the celebrated Dutchess de la Valliere, mistress of Lewis the Fourteenth of France. After her recovery from a dangerous illness, when she first formed the resolution of quitting the court, and devoting herself to a religious life. Translated from the French. With some account of her life and character, extracted from Voltaire, Sevigné, and other writers of that time. By Mrs. Charlotte Lennox.

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Title Meditations and penitential prayers, written by the celebrated Dutchess de la Valliere, mistress of Lewis the Fourteenth of France. After her recovery from a dangerous illness, when she first formed the resolution of quitting the court, and devoting herself to a religious life. Translated from the French. With some account of her life and character, extracted from Voltaire, Sevigné, and other writers of that time. By Mrs. Charlotte Lennox.
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Date of Publication 1774
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de La Baume Le Blanc, Françoise-Louise. Meditations and penitential prayers, written by the celebrated Dutchess de la Valliere, mistress of Lewis the Fourteenth of France. After her recovery from a dangerous illness, when she first formed the resolution of quitting the court, and devoting herself to a religious life. Translated from the French. With some account of her life and character, extracted from Voltaire, Sevigné, and other writers of that time. By Mrs. Charlotte Lennox.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 2891, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/2891. Accessed 2024-12-22. 

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