Clarimonde

(Suggested by the "Clarimonde" OF Théophile Gautier.)

Poems of Passion Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1887

"Clarimonde," said I, during a momentary tête-a-tête, "I have never yet asked you who is this Henri D'Armas, who honors your family with so much attention.

Clarimonde: A Tale of New Orleans Life, and of the Present War. By a Member of the N. O. Washington Artillery. 1863

Ah, how often when he has grappled sturdily with duty, with honor -- how often has the love token, with divine promise, stared him in the face and cried like Clarimonde returned from the grave:

Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 Various

At the top I turned round once more to give a last look to the place where dwelt Clarimonde.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889

He is unalterably faithful to Clarimonde, and she to him; and the time passes in a perpetual delirium.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889

He passes some days in a state almost of delirium, now forming wild plans of escape, now shocked at his sinful desires, but always regretting the world he has renounced, and still more Clarimonde.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889

The words of Clarimonde and the touch of her hand haunt him constantly, and sometimes even stranger things happen.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889

Yet, in spite of this certainty, I could not help loving Clarimonde, and I would willingly have given her all the blood whereof she had need, to sustain her artificial life.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889

But the next night Clarimonde, faithful to her word, reappears -- no longer in ghostly attire, but radiant and splendidly dressed.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889

However, one evening, with the aid of a glass, on whose tell-tale position Clarimonde had not counted, I saw her pouring a powder into the cup of spiced wine which she was wont to prepare after supper.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889