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Quotation from Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper by Charles Perrault
“The poor girl bore all patiently, and dared not tell her father, who would have rattled her off; for his wife governed him intirely.”
Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper, Opening, trans. Robert Samber, revised by J. E. Mansion
After the wedding the stepmother sets Cinderilla to the meanest housework and a straw bed in the garret.
Citation: "The poor girl bore all patiently, and dared not tell her father, who would have rattled her off; for his wife governed him intirely." — Charles Perrault, Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper, Opening, trans. Robert Samber, revised by J. E. Mansion. (id perrault-cinderella-q1)
Virtues: Fortitude
Portrait: Portrait de Charles Perrault par Charles Le Brun (détail), Charles Le Brun, Public domain.
