Letters to Madame Hanska, born Countess Rzewuska, afterwards Madame Honoré de
Letters to Madame Hanska, born Countess Rzewuska, afterwards Madame Honoré de
By Honoré de Balzac
26 Nov, 2019
Brief Extract: These poor exiles have all, in their voices, their words, their ideas, something, I know not what, which distinguishes them from others, which serves to bind them to one another in spite of distance, lands, and language; a word, a phra
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Brief Extract: These poor exiles have all, in their voices, their words, their ideas, something, I know not what, which distinguishes them from others, which serves to bind them to one another in spite of distance, lands, and language; a word, a phrase, the very sentiment exhaled in a look are like a rallying call which they obey; and, compatriots of a hidden land whose charms are reproduced in their memories, they recognize and love one another in the name of that country toward which they stretch their arms. Poesy, music, and religion are their three divinities, their favourite loves; and all these passions awake in their hearts sensations that are equally powerful. Less