“ A woman is powerful only when love and interest are combined within her in equal degrees ”
Alexandre Dumas, La Reine Margot (1845). copy citation
| Author | Alexandre Dumas |
|---|---|
| Source | La Reine Margot |
| Topic | love interest |
| Date | 1845 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/33609/pg33609-images.html |
Context
“"And suppose a woman's breath were to dispel this tempest, and make the star reappear, brilliant as ever?"
"’Twere difficult."
"Do you deny the existence of this woman?"
"No, I deny her power."
"You mean her will?"
"I said her power, and I repeat, her power. A woman is powerful only when love and interest are combined within her in equal degrees; if either sentiment predominates, she is, like Achilles, vulnerable; now as to this woman, if I mistake not, I cannot rely on her love."
Marguerite made no reply.
"Listen," said Henry; "at the last stroke of the bell of Saint Germain l'Auxerrois you must have thought of regaining your liberty, sacrificed for the purpose of destroying my followers.”
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