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Confessions Of Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Book Seven: Part 6

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From: Great Works of Literature
Date: 19920101
Author:Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

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Book Seven: Part 6

This attachment rendered all other dissipation superfluous and insipid to me. I never went but for the purpose of going to the apartment of Therese, her place of residence almost became my own. My retirement was so favourable to the work I had undertaken, that, in less than three months, my opera was entirely finished, both words and music, except a few accompaniments and fillings up which still remained to be added. This manoeuvring business was very fatiguing to me. I proposed it to Philidor, offering him, at the same time, a part of the profits. ...

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