Pardon the seeming paradox; I mean what I say. She was very showy, but she was not genuine: she had a fine person, many brilliant attainments; but her mind was poor, her heart barren by nature: nothing bloomed spontaneously on that soil; no unforced natural fruit delighted by its freshness.
Scusatemi quest'assurdità apparente; intendo esprimere ciò che dico: era brillante, ma non era spontanea; era bella, attraente, ma povera di mente e il suo cuore era disseccato, senza aver fiorito rigogliosamente, senza avere dato frutti.