La Grande Mademoiselle was one of the most original persons of her epoch, though it cannot be said that she was ever of the first order. Hers was but a small genius; there was nothing extraordinary in her character; and she had too little influence over events to have made it worth while to devote a whole volume to her history--much less to prepare for her a second chronicle--had she not been an adventurous and picturesque princess, a proud, erect figure standing in the front rank of the important personages whom Emerson called "representative." Mademoiselle's agitated existence was a marvellous commentary on the profound transformation accomplished in the mind of France toward the close of…
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