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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos, the Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century, by Robinson [and] Overton, ed. and translation. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos, the Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century Author: Robinson [and] Overton, ed. and translation. Release Date: January 10, 2004 [EBook #10665] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NINON DE L'ENCLOS *** Produced by Rick Niles, Wilelmina Malliere and PG Distributed Proofreaders LIFE, LETTERS AND EPICUREAN PHILOSOPHY OF NINON DE L'ENCLOS The Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century ROBINSON--OVERTON 1903 CONTENTS LIFE OF NINON DE L'ENCLOS CHAPTER I Ninon de l'Enclos as a Standard CHAPTER II Considered as a Parallel CHAPTER III Youth of Ninon de l'Enclos CHAPTER IV The Morals of the Period CHAPTER V Ninon and Count de Coligny CHAPTER VI The "Birds" of the Tournelles CHAPTER VII Effect of Her Mother's Death CHAPTER VIII Her Increasing Popularity CHAPTER IX Ninon's Friendships CHAPTER X Some of Ninon's Lovers CHAPTER XI Ninon's Lovers (Continued) CHAPTER XII The Villarceaux Affair CHAPTER XIII The Marquis de Sevigne CHAPTER XIV A Family Tragedy CHAPTER XV Ninon's Bohemian Environments CHAPTER XVI A Remarkable Old Age LETTERS TO THE MARQUIS DE SEVIGNE INTRODUCTION TO LETTERS I--A Hazardous Undertaking II--Why Love Is Dangerous III--Why Love Grows Cold IV--The Spice of Love V--Love and Temper VI--Certain Maxims Concerning Love VII--Women Expect a Quid Pro Quo from Men VIII--The Necessity for Love and Its Primitive Cause IX--Love Is a Natural Inclination X--The Sensation of Love Forms a Large Part of a Woman's Nature XI--The Distinction Between Love and Friendship XII--A Man in Love Is an Amusing Spectacle XIII--Vanity Is a Fertile Soil for Love XIV--Worth and Merit Are Not Considered in Love XV--The Hidden Motives of Love XVI--How to Be Victorious in Love XVII--Women Understand
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