"Montespan" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... a story that he had once been a lover of Madame de Montespan, who in 1672 found his presence near the court an inconvenience. Others said that Madame de Frontenac had eagerly sought for him the appointment on the other side of the world. A third theory was that, owing to his financial straits, the government ...
— The Fighting Governor - A Chronicle of Frontenac • Charles W. Colby
... not sure," he agreed quickly. "That is to say, I couldn't prove it. But there is some—ah—contributory evidence, I think you lawyers call it Boule and the Montespan were in their glory at the same time, and I can imagine that flamboyant creature commissioning the flamboyant artist to build her ...
— The Mystery Of The Boule Cabinet - A Detective Story • Burton Egbert Stevenson
... Montespan, ousted from the royal favour by Madame de Maintenon, who "married into the family where she had been governess," there survives one bookish relic of interest. This is 'OEuvres Diverses par un auteur de sept ans,' in quarto, red morocco, printed on ...
— Books and Bookmen • Andrew Lang |
