From Anna Gibson:
The following are some excerpts from translations of some of the poetry
that Marie Thérèse wrote during her imprisonment in the Temple and were
kept by the family of Madeleine Bocquet-Chanterenne. Although simply
written, her words reflects the pain and sorrow that the young girl
experienced in her often terrifying and lonely captivity.
I was your king's daughter
separated from all my family.
I languish in this sad jail
Alas! I say with good reason
Even though I am alone and sad
My jail would appear happy to me
If I was in this place with my brother.
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