Roxana quotes
A character in Persian Letters by Montesquieu
3 quotes spoken by or about Roxana, each verified verbatim against the text and located in the book.
About Montesquieu
Yes, I have deceived you; I have led away your eunuchs: I have made sport of your jealousy; and I have known how to turn your frightful seraglio into a place of pleasure and delight.
No: I have lived in slavery, and yet always retained my freedom: I have remodeled your laws upon those of nature; and my mind has always maintained its independence.
You were amazed never to find in me the transports of love: had you known me better you would have found all the violence of hate.
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