[11] Margaret de Sévigné, only daughter of Madame de Sévigné,
was born in 1649, a short time before her father was killed.
The education and happiness of this “lovely and infinitely
dear child,” was the occupation, delight, and anxiety of the
mother’s long life. For her, Madame de Sévigné thought, read,
observed, and wrote. The following letters are not only charming
as specimens of epistolary style, but also full of interest and
instruction to those who would study the human mind in its most
sacred development of maternal love.