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GOVERNMENT > society figure, courtesan > Ninon de Lenclos
Words really flattering...
Vendor: GOVERNMENT
Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly.
Source: c. 1660, Letters, 1870.
-- Ninon de Lenclos, (Nov 10 1620-1705), French society figure, courtesan; Her beauty and wit attracted famous men of the day; wrote La Coquette Vengee, 1659.