History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789, to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815, Volume 1J. Winchester, 1843 - 494 pagina's |
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... arrived ; the dismissal of M. Neckar is the signal for a St. Bartholomew of the patriots ; this very evening , the Swiss and German battalions will issue from the Champ de Mars to massacre us ; our only resource is to fly to arms ...
... arrived ; the dismissal of M. Neckar is the signal for a St. Bartholomew of the patriots ; this very evening , the Swiss and German battalions will issue from the Champ de Mars to massacre us ; our only resource is to fly to arms ...
Pagina 9
... arrived , however , the original difficulty recurred ; there was no medium with which to discharge the notes ; and at length recourse was had to an issue of government bills , which should bear a legal value and pass for money from one ...
... arrived , however , the original difficulty recurred ; there was no medium with which to discharge the notes ; and at length recourse was had to an issue of government bills , which should bear a legal value and pass for money from one ...
Pagina 12
... arrived when soldiers , accustomed to look only to their chief , were pre- pared at his command to defy the authority of the legislature . In fact , La Fayette soon found that he had prematurely compromitted himself and was forced to ...
... arrived when soldiers , accustomed to look only to their chief , were pre- pared at his command to defy the authority of the legislature . In fact , La Fayette soon found that he had prematurely compromitted himself and was forced to ...
Pagina 17
... arrived at the designated spot , between the garden of the Tuileries and the Champs Elysées , Louis descended from the carriage and disrobed himself without the aid of the executioners ; but he manifested a momentary indignation when ...
... arrived at the designated spot , between the garden of the Tuileries and the Champs Elysées , Louis descended from the carriage and disrobed himself without the aid of the executioners ; but he manifested a momentary indignation when ...
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... arrived on the 19th of November , and found eighteen thousand Republicans drawn up to in- tercept them ; but the Vendéans drove them through the streets at the point of the bayonet , and captured their baggage and artillery . The ...
... arrived on the 19th of November , and found eighteen thousand Republicans drawn up to in- tercept them ; but the Vendéans drove them through the streets at the point of the bayonet , and captured their baggage and artillery . The ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 66 - Oh ! bloodiest picture in the book of Time Sarmatia fell unwept, without a crime ; Found not a generous friend, a pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe...
Pagina 455 - Private persons and property shall be equally respected. The inhabitants, and in general all individuals who shall be in the capital, shall continue to enjoy their rights and liberties without being disturbed or called to account either as to the situations which they hold, or may have held, or as to their conduct or political opinions.
Pagina 297 - Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order, their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front, their measured tread shook the ground, their dreadful volleys swept away the head of every formation, their deafening shouts overpowered the dissonant cries that broke from all parts of the tumultuous crowd, as slowly and with a horrid carnage it was pushed by the incessant vigour of the...
Pagina 427 - ... regulations and ordinances necessary for the execution of the laws and the safety of the State.
Pagina 481 - For this purpose it is my intention to propose, that the presumption founded upon the assessed taxes shall be laid aside, and that a general tax shall be imposed upon all the leading branches of income.
Pagina 396 - XIV.,) to bury himself under the ruins of his throne rather than accept conditions unworthy of a king. He had a mind too lofty to descend lower than his fortunes had sunk him ; he knew well that courage may strengthen a crown, but infamy never.
Pagina 35 - Death is an eternal sleep.' At the same time, the most sacred relations of life were placed on a new footing. Marriage was declared a civil contract, binding only during the pleasure of the contracting parties. A decree of the convention also suppressed the academies, public schools, and colleges, including those of medicine and surgery. And in this general havoc, even the establishments of charity were not safe. The revenues of the hospitals and humane institutions were confiscated, and their domains...
Pagina 18 - The history of modern Europe has not a scene fraught with equally interesting recollections to exhibit. It is now marked by the colossal obelisk of blood-red granite which was brought from Thebes, in Upper Egypt, in 1833, by the French govern
Pagina 458 - In his will, which contained a vast number of bequests, were two very remarkable ones : the one was a request that his body might repose on the banks of the Seine, among the people whom he had loved so well...
Pagina 465 - ... it ; to behold this nation, instead of despairing at its alarming condition, looking boldly its situation in the face, and establishing upon a spirited and permanent plan the means of relieving itself from all its...