The suspicion that a rival is loved is painful enough already, but to have the love that he inspires in her confessed to one in detail by the woman w… - Stendhal

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The suspicion that a rival is loved is painful enough already, but to have the love that he inspires in her confessed to one in detail by the woman whom one adores is without doubt the acme of suffering.

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Marie-Henri Beyle (January 23, 1783 – March 23, 1842), more widely known as Stendhal, the most famous of his many pen-names, was a 19th century French writer.

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Pen Names: Henri Stendhal • Stendalis • Louis Alexandre Bombet • Anastase de Serpière • Don Flegme • William Crocodile • Dominique
Alternative Names: Henri Beyle • Marie Henri Beyle • Marie-Henri Beyle
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