Marceline DESBORDES-VALMORE (1786-1859). L.A.S., Lyon January 22, 1832, to Mme Amable Tastu; 2 pages in-8, addressed with broken red wax seal (address leaf almost detached). "Good as an Angel, Madame, and as simple of heart as she is elevated by talent," is what she has heard everywhere of Mme. Tastu. "Thank you! A thousand thanks, dear Madame, for the grace of a woman who for a moment brought your heart to mine. Believe me, I'll never forget it! The joy of reading your verses, imbued with such purity of soul and true courage, has always mingled in me a wish for your happiness. [...] Praise escapes my lips only when it is in my heart [...] I have joined your cherished name to that of your sister in poetry, that touching, shy, distinguished Lucrétia, pure like you"...