A Romantic Love Letter written by Gustave Flaubert, French writer to Louise Colet, French poet

It is believed that this romantic love letter was written in August 1846.

Adieu, I seal my letter, this is the hour when, alone amidst everything that sleeps, I open the drawer that holds my treasures. I look at your slippers, your handkerchief, your hair, your portrait. I re-read your letters, and breathe their musky perfume.

If you could know what I am feeling at this moment! My heart expands in the night, penetrated by a dew of love!

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Gustave Flaubert, French writer and author of Madame Bovary, to Louise Colet, French poet in August 1846.