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814 provided from the temples or houses of individuals, placed herself with them on the walls, and finally repulsed the enemy, who, through fear of being reproached either with victory or defeat, retired from before the city. The most signal honours were paid to these female warriors, some of whom fell in the combat. . five years a nun, at Montfleuri, in Dauphiny, but she recanted her vows and left the convent. She is said to have had an excellent heart, a strong and yet delicate mind. "One of those superior souls, who find new resources when others would lose all power of action; who may be afflicted, but never cast down or troubled; whom one admires in grief more than one pities; whose sadness is calm and dignified in the greatest misfortunes, and whose gaiety is never intemperate on the most joyful events. She has been seen in all these situations, and has been equal to them all, not forgetting the least thing, or being taken up with any selfish cares, to the neglect of her duty to her friends." Her works are Le Comte de Comminges; Le Siége de Calais; and Les Malheurs de l'Amour, romances, full of interest and feeling.

to the charms of her person, added a peculiar politeness and poignant wit, and had so much influence that she is said to have engaged more than one Grecian city in the Persian interest. Afterwards, she obtained the