...rein in the zeal which hitherto had borne him headlong in the path of revolution. His ardour cooled, and he could not but disapprove of that constitution...some writers, of insincerity by others. Never was man more deserving of commiseration and excuse. In February, 1790, we find him embarked frankly with...

...laboring to raise it by his popularity, and to recover for the crown a portion of strength necessary for its existence: la Fayette, on the contrary, held firm to the constitution now established; to observe which, the king swore, on the altar of the country, at the celebrated fete held on the fourteenth...

...rein in the zeal which hitherto had borne him headlong in the path of revolution. His ardour cooled, and he could not but disapprove of that constitution...represented the same cause — that of the middle orders. THE CIVIC OATH (JULY 14TH, 1790) spontaneously to the assembly, and giving an uncalled-for adhesion...

...sagacity saw the impracticability of the existing system. He consequently leagued secretly with the covirt to support the crown, and recover for it a portion...represented the same cause — that of the middle orders. THE CIVIC OATH (JULY 14TH, 1790) Louis XVI is accused of irresolution by some writers, of insincerity...

...rein in the zeal which hitherto had borne him headlong in the path of revolution. His ardour cooled, and he could not but disapprove of that constitution...represented the same cause — that of the middle orders. THE CIVIC OATH (JULY 14TH, 1790) Louis XVI is accused of irresolution by some writers, of insincerity...