Excerpt from The Memoirs of Miss. D'arville; Or the Italian Female Philosopher, Vol. 1: In a Series of Adventures Founded on Fact<br><br>This diaate of nature encreafed in me every year'; and though fometimes di verted from ferions refieéiion by child ilh amuféments, I began to confider ma turely on the nature of my condition. Theother young ladies were frequently vifited by their near relations and per fons of quality; for my part, I faw no bbdy neverthelefs my growing vanity flattered me that Iwas not inferior to the'noblefi of them in point of birth. I was often in fufpenfe how I was born, and what in time might be' my condi tion: my fpirits were oppretfed with a variety of new ideas, and to my former uninterrupted tranquility fucceeded the mofi tormenting inquiétude.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.