Manon Phlipon, Madame ROLAND (1754-1793) the muse of the Gir - Lot 430

Manon Phlipon, Madame ROLAND (1754-1793) the muse of the Girondins, she was guillotined. L.A., Amiens January 14, 1783, to her husband Roland de la Platière; 4 pages in-8. Beautiful and intimate letter to her husband, while she is in a period of withdrawal. The weather is awful... " I am full of milk. I am overflowing with milk that I do not know what to do with, but except for the painful sensitivity it causes in the udders, I find myself quite well." She then recalls their daughter [Eudora, fifteen months old]: "The little one is gay to please; she spent her whole night peacefully: her ordinary call made me flinch, but after stretching out her little arms towards me, she let herself be distracted by her maid who made her eat and drink, and the rest of the day passed as usual. She had a visit from the doctor who said that her troubles "come from the stomach, whose indisposition can cause dizziness. [...] Soon we will have to know how people are to judge if they have common sense. This doctrine seems pleasant; although I believe it to be very well supported, I would be tempted to fool her: it lends itself admirably to palinody. She gives and asks for news of one another, and says her love in Italian "giammai non potro dirti quanto t'amo et sogno a te". She takes up her pen again on Wednesday: her digestive problems are getting worse: "it is eleven o'clock, my head is tired, I am still in bed, with my breasts like two stones and moving my arms only with a little pain. I am waiting for Mr. d'Hervilly to know if there is no other way to evacuate the milk promptly. The little one turns around my bed, pulls the covers, calls mom and is happy only when one has put her within reach to give me a kiss, she returns gay. But it is necessary to start again ten minutes after; and here is her train since eight hours, while eating without asking to suckle"...