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Catharine Talbot
The Works of the Late Miss Catharine Talbot, an Editorial Volume Associated with Elizabeth Carter Editorial unit 258
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English
After wandering some time in this de lightful place, we came to a long grasswalk ; at the further end of which, in a bower of jassamins and woodbines, strewed with flowers, sat a woman of a middle age, but of a pleasing countenance. Her hair was finely braided : and she wore a habit of changeable silk* When we approached her she was weav ing nets of the finest silk, which she imme diately threw down, and embraced me. I was surprized at so much civility from a stranger; which she perceiving, bid me not wonder at the kindness she showed for me, at first sight, since, besides my being in the company of that lady, (point ing to Imagination) which was recom mendation enough, my own person would entitle me to the favour of all who saw me : but, added she, you have had a long walk, and want rest ; come and sit down in my bower Though this offer would, at another time, have been very acceptable to me, yet so great was my desire of seeing the
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Après avoir erré quelque temps dans ce lieu délicieux, nous arrivâmes à une longue allée gazonnée ; à son extrémité, dans un berceau de jasmins et de chèvrefeuilles jonché de fleurs, était assise une femme d’âge moyen, mais au visage plaisant. Ses cheveux étaient finement tressés et elle portait un habit de soie changeante.*
Lorsque nous nous approchâmes d’elle, elle tissait des filets de la soie la plus fine ; elle les jeta aussitôt et m’embrassa. Je fus surprise de tant de civilité de la part d’une inconnue ; s’en apercevant, elle me dit de ne pas m’étonner de la bonté qu’elle me témoignait dès le premier regard, puisque, outre que je me trouvais en compagnie de cette dame, désignant l’Imagination, ce qui était une recommandation suffisante, ma propre personne me donnerait droit à la faveur de tous ceux qui me verraient. « Mais, ajouta-t-elle, vous avez fait une longue marche et avez besoin de repos ; venez vous asseoir dans mon berceau. »
Bien que cette offre m’eût été, en toute autre occasion, fort agréable, mon désir de voir les
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