History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815, Volume 2

Sir Archibald Alison

W. Blackwood, 1860

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CHAPTER VI	1

Duke of Orleans sent to England	2

Retirement of Mounier and LallyTollendal	3

Tumult in Paris and murder of François	4

Decree against seditious mobs	5

Fresh tumults	6

Virtual captivity of the royal family and insults to which they are exposed ib 8 Anecdotes of the Dauphin and serenity of the Queen	7

Meeting of the Assembly and of the Jacobin Club in their new halls	8

General features of Ireland	333

Difference between the agricultural produce of Great Britain and Ireland	334

Population of the British Isles ib 9 Great influence of race on national character	336

Character of the AngloSaxons	337

Energy and perseverance of the AngloSaxons	338

Their corresponding vices	339

Character of the Irish	341

Their want of pacific industry and enterprise	342

Trial and execution of the Marquis de Favras	9

Division of France into departments and municipal establishments	10

Municipal regulations and elective franchise	11

Vast effects of these changes	12

General excitement in the provinces	13

Lowering of the elective franchise	14

Lasting effects of these changes	15

New hall of the Assembly and introduction of the guillotine	16

Inquiry at the court of Châtelet into the outrages of 5th and 6th October at Versailles	17

Excessive embarrassment of the finances	18

Argument of Talleyrand in favour of Church spoliation	19

Answer of the Abbé Maury and Sièyes ib 22 Confiscation of the property of the church	20

Reflections on this step	21

Leads to the sale of the church property and the issuing of assignats	22

And to the subdivision of land	23

The clergy vehemently resist	24

Only mode of resisting these evils	25

New modelling of the civil constitution of the church	26

Judicial establishment	27

Efforts of the clergy to dissolve the Assembly	28

Mirabeaus speech in reply	29

Discussion as to vesting right of making peace and war in the crown	30

Mirabeaus speech in favour of the crown on this point	31

Settlement on the crown	32

VOL II	33

Military organisation	34

General establishment of national guards	36

And of armed pikemen in the towns	37

Fearful depreciation of assignats	38

Argument of the Abbé Maury and Talleyrand against their further issue ib 43 Mirabeaus argument in favour of the assignats	39

Their rapid fall	40

Preparations for a fête on the 14th July	41

Particulars of the fête ib 47 Accusation of the Duke of Orleans and Mirabeau	43

Noble speech of Cazalès on this occasion	44

Retirement of Necker ib 50 Change of ministry	45

Revolt at Metz and Nancy	46

Character of M de Bouillé	47

Great difficulties of de Bouillés situation	48

Bloody action there	49

Tumult in Paris and proceedings in the Assembly	50

Frightful disorders in different parts of France	51

New ecclesiastical oath Its disastrous effects	53

Reasons which led them to resist this oath	54

Remarkable speech and prophecy of Cazalès on this occasion ib 61 Noble conduct of the clergy in refusing the oath	55

Ruinous effects of this measure	56

Revolutionary law of inheritance	57

Clubs of Paris Jacobins and Monarchiens	58

Departure for Rome of the Princesses Adelaide and Victoria	59

Continued emigration	60

Arrest of the royal princesses	61

Vehement debate in the Assembly	62

Discussion concerning emigrants	63

Mirabeau joins the throne	64

Termination of the political power of the Girondists	65

His plan on its behalf	66

His death	67

His character	68

And funeral obsequies	69

Changed views of the literary men in Paris on the Revolution	70

Imprisonment of Madame Roland	71

The palace invaded by the multitude	72

Designs of the royal family to effect their escape 72 仍仍任在 77 M de Bouillés arrangements for the journey	73

Preparations at Paris for the escape of the royal family	74

State of society over Europe at this epoch	75

Difference between the South and the North	76

Journey to Varennes and extraordinary fatalities which caused it to miscarry	77

The King reveals himself to the mayor who takes measures to arrest the party	78

Menacing language of the French with reference to other states	79

He is forcibly detained till the aidesdecamp of Lafayette arrive	80

Arrest of the King and his return to Paris	81

Real causes of the failure of the journey to Varennes	82

Consternation at Paris commissioners sent for the King and Barnave won to the royal cause	83

Return to Paris and barbarity of the people on the road	84

Universal consternation in Paris on this event	85

Proceedings in the Assembly	86

Return of the royal family to Paris	87

Views of the parties on the flight of the King	88

First open avowal of republican principles and new division of parties in the Assembly	89

The royal authority is suspended by a decree of the Assembly	90

Which led to nothing	91

Argument of Robespierre against the King il	92

Revolt in the Champ de Mars	93

Vigorous measures of the Assembly Victory of Lafayette	94

But the Constitutionalists do not follow it up	95

Proposal to modify the constitution	96

Selfdenying ordinance	97

The King reinvested with his power	98

Closing of the Assembly	99

Merits of the Constituent Assembly	100

And its errors and faults	101

Violent declamations in the National Assembly in favour of war	102

Which were all committed in the face of their instructions	103

Vicious principle which led to all these disasters ib 107 Fatal creation of revolutionary interests	104

Proves the impossibility of extinguishing revolutionary passion by concession	105

Cause to which this was owing	106

When should resistance to revolution be made ?	107

Undue humanity and irresolution of the King	108

Treachery of the troops and emigration of the noblesse	109

CHAPTER VII	110

Dangers of universal suffrage ib 3 Causes to which they are owing	111

Formation of the Legislative Assembly	112

State of the country during the primary elections	113

Total want of property or decorum in the new Assembly and dangerous preponderance of young men in it	114

Increased emigration of nobles	115

Page 9 Opening of the Legislative Assembly	117

General character of the Assembly	118

Parties in the Assembly The Feuillants Character of Madame de Stael	119

Character of the Girondists	120

Plans of the court 75	121

Their fatal mistake as to the character of man	123

Character of Madame Roland ib 16 Her great influence in the Assembly	125

Character of Vergniaud	126

Brissot His character	127

Guadet Gensonné Isnard Barbaroux and others	128

Picture of the Jacobins	129

Composition of the Jacobin Club and tests applied previous to admission	130

The secret of their success	132

Early history of Dauton	133

His character	135

His redeeming qualities	136

Biography and character of Marat	138

Birth and early years of StJust	140

His character	141

Early years and education of Robespierre ib 30 His prizeessay at Metz in 1784	142

His character has been disfigured by his contemporaries	145

His character and principles ib 34 His personal appearance and weaknesses	146

Club of the Jacobins	148

Views of the King at this period	149

Formation of the Constitutional Guard of the King	150

Vebement discontent of the church	151

Argument of Brissot and others against the emigrants ib 40 Answer of the Constitutionalists	152

Decree against the emigrants	153

Argument in favour of the clergy in the Assembly ib 43 Severe decrees against the clergy	154

The King refuses to sanction these decrees	155

Election of a Mayor of Paris	156

Distraction and misery of France	157

410	158

Decay and ruin of the navy	159

Commencement of agitation in St Domingo	160

The Assembly concedes universal emancipation	161

Origin of the disturbances at Avignon	162

Progress of the disorders in Avignon	163

Massacres at Avignon	164

Fall of the ministry and admission of the Girondists to power	165

Character of Du ourier	166

Of M Roland ib 57 Increasing difficulties of government and distress of the country	167

The disasters of the war augment the Kings danger	168

Debate on the disbanding of the royal guard	170

413	205

415	208

The Constituent Assembly had destroyed the elements of freedom in France	226

27	228

Coincidence of the successive leaders of the Revolution with the characters of its stages	229

CHAPTER VIII	231

Cause of this change	232

Fundamental error in democratic institutions	233

The wicked in revolutions inevitably rise to the head ib 5 State of Paris after the 10th August O	234

Fury of the populace	235

Reappointment of the Girondist ministry	236

Disposal of the King and royal family	237

They are transferred to the Temple	238

The armies obey the ruling powers	239

Fall and flight of Lafayette	240

Furious demands for blood by the municipality of Paris	241

Institution of the Revolutionary Tribunal	242

Formation and first proceedings of the Revolutionary Tribunal	243

Its first victims and adoption of the guillotine ib 16 Death of Bachman and Durosoi	244

Consternation produced by the advance of the Prussians and plan for a massacre in the prisons	245

The barriers closed and the Assembly dissolves the municipality	246

Speech of Vergniaud to the deputation of the municipality	247

Answer of Tallien and the municipality	248

Energetic plans of Danton	249

General terror in Paris	250

Massacre in the prisons	251

In the Abbaye	252

Hideous cruelty of the people ib 26 Atrocious conduct of the populace in the court	253

Speech of BillaudVarennes to the murderers	254

Heroism of Monnot and Mademoiselles de Sombreuil and Cazotte	255

Massacre in the prison of the Carmes	256

Death of the Archbishop of Arles	257

418	258

Death of the Princess Lamballe ib 32 Extraordinary feelings of the murderers	259

Massacre of the Swiss	260

Massacres in the Conciergerie Bicètre and Salpetrière	261

Dreadful fate of M de Montmorin	262

Similar examples of cruelty in other countries ib 27 Feeble conduct of the Assembly	263

Infernal circular of the municipality of Paris and massacre at Versailles of the prisoners coming from Orleans	265

Massacres at Meaux and Lyons	266

Frightful barbarities at Rheims	267

Burning of priests and others there ib 13 Enormous plunder by the municipality of Paris	268

Roland in vain denounces these atrocities	269

Termination of the Legislative Assembly	270

Elections for the National Convention	271

Parties in the new Assembly and influence of the Jacobin clubs over France	272

Mutual recriminations of the Girondists and Jacobins	273

Abolition of royalty and new calendar introduced State of the finances	274

Formation of a new constitution entirely democratic ib 51 Accusation of Robespierre by Osselin and Barbaroux	275

Accusation of Marat	276

Marats reply	277

Louvet arraigns Robespierre	278

His powerful speech ib 56 Feeble conduct of the Girondists	279

Reply of Robespierre	280

Irresolution of the Assembly and the accusation is quashed	281

Weakness of the Girondists on this occasion	283

Real seat of the evil lay in the destruction of the executive	284

More severe laws passed against the emigrants	285

Proposed measures of the Girondists against the municipality ib 64 The Jacobins spread the report of a division of the Republic	286

Preparations for the trial of Louis and violent agitation raised by the Jacobins on the subject	287

Discovery of the iron closet in the Tuileries	288

Preliminary pointCould Louis be tried ?	289

Stormy discussion in the Convention	290

Speech of StJust on the subject	291

Robespierres arguments	292

Majority determine he may be tried	293

Description of the Temple	294

Conduct of the royal family during their captivity ib 74 Occupations of the royal family in the Temple	296

Increasing severity of the Republican authorities	297

They are separated from each other	298

Conduct of the royal family when told of Louiss trial	299

The King brought to the bar of the Convention	300

Charges against him ib 80 His return to the Temple	301

Generous devotion of Malesherbes and Tronchet	302

De Sèze is called in and his eloquent peroration struck out by Louis	303

The King is brought to trial	304

Splendid peroration of de Sèze	305

The Kings concluding words	306

Debate on the accusation	307

StJusts argument against an appeal to the people ib 88 Speech of Robespierre	308

Vergniauds reply	309

Louis is condemned contrary to the secret opinion of the great majority of the Assembly	311

The defection of the Girondists was the cause of this	312

Sentence of death is pronounced	313

Dignified conduct of Louis	314

Santerre announces the sentence and his last interview with his family	315

His last communion	316

His removal to the place of execution	317

Execution of the King	318

Interment of his body in the Madeleine	319

Reflections on the event and Louiss character	320

Reflections on the conduct of the Girondists on this occasion	321

Final inexpedience of the death of Louis even to the Revolutionists	322

The unanimous vote of guilty contrary to the opinion of the majority of the Convention	323

It illustrates the action of a despotic majority	324

Reflections on the death of Louis	325

Its unpardonable atrocity ib 106 And ultimate beneficial effects	326

CHAPTER IX	328

Superficial extent of the British Isles	329

General aspect of the British Isles	330

Rivers of Great Britain	331

General aspect of Scotland	332

Happy situation of Great Britain for commerce	343

Nursery for seamen in its coasting trade and fisheries	344

Its happy situation for foreign commerce	345

And vast mineral riches	346

Prodigious growth of the manufactures and commerce of Britaip	348

And still greater extent of its agriculture ib 21 Marvels of British agriculture	349

Old constitution of Great Britain	351

Aspect of society in the British Islands at this period	352

Great firmness of George III	353

State of Great Britain in 1792	354

Revenues and military and naval forces	355

Depression in the national spirit and abuses in the army	356

Slumber of the national mind during the eighteenth country	357

Erroneous views of philosophers on the tendency of human affairs	358

Views of the Whigs on the Revolution	359

And of the Tories ib 32 Early history of Mr Fox	360

His character as a statesman and orator	361

Mr Pitt His early biography	362

His youth and studies at college	363

His early difficulties as a statesman	365

His character as a statesman and arduous struggle he maintained	366

Mr Burke His character and early history	367

His first entrance into life	368

His views on the French Revolution	369

Division between Mr Burke and Mr Fox on the Canadian constitution	370

Argument of Mr Fox for the French Revolution	371

Argument against it by Mr Burke	374

Rupture between them	377

Their final separation	378

Reflections on the event	379

State of Austria	380

Character of Maria Theresa	381

Accession of Joseph II Innovation and improvement became the order of the day	382

Austrian Netherlands	383

Destruction of the barrier fortresses	384

Accession and character of Leopold	385

Revolt of the Flemings against Austria ib 55 State of the German Empire	386

Military system of the monarchy	387

Its statistics and government	388

State of Russia	389

The Russian army and Cossacks	390

Character of the Russian soldiers	391

The civil institutions and government and national spirit of Russia	392

its divisions and partitions	393

Heroic military character of the Poles	394

Sweden ib 66 Ottoman dominions	395

Constant decline of their population	396

Italy ib 69 Piedmont	398

the part of its government 443	405

422	422

426	426

433	433

French system of propagandism 115 French attack on Italy Geneva and Germany 116 French declaration of war against all nations 117 Decree of the...	443

Answer of the French envoy on that of France	444

Real views of Great Britain at this period	445

War declared by France ib 125 Reflections on this event	447

Limits of the principle of noninterference	448

Grounds of the war as stated in British declaration ib 128 Conditions on which peace was still offered	449

CHAPTER X	451

Beneficial effects of this warlike passion ib 3 State of the French armies at the commencement of the war	452

The allied forces	453

French invasion of the Low Countries which is defeated	454

Reflections on the wretched state of the French army at this period ib 7 Consternation in consequence at Paris and movements of the Allies	455

Character of the Duke of Brunswick	456

His secret views on entering on this war	457

Selfish views of the allied powers at this period	458

Views of Dumourier and the government of Paris	459

The invasion of Champagne is resolved on ib 13 Impolitic invasion of Poland and wise views of Louis XVI	460

Proclamation of the Duke of Brunswick	461

Invasion of France and disposition of the French forces	464

Line of advance adopted by the Allies	465

Tardy advance of the Allies Longwy and Verdun surrender	466

The Allies fail to occupy the Argonne forest	467

Description of the Argonne forest which Dumourier seizes	468

Dumouriers position there	469

Dilatory motions of the Allies	470

Clairfait seizes the pass of CroixauBois	471

Retreat of Dumourier to SteMénéhould and rout of part of the French army ib 24 Dumourier takes post at SteMénéhould and the French armies unite	473

Consternation in the rear of the French army	474

Positions taken up by the French troops	475

Cannonade of Valmy	476

Great effects of this affair ib 29 French retain their position	477

Secret negotiation between the Duke of Brunswick and Dumourier	478

Which also paralysed the Allies on the field of Valmy	479

Effect of these negotiations on the allied movements ib 33 The emigrants advocate an advance to Paris	480

Progress of the negotiation	481

Intrigues at the Prussian headquarters	482

Motives which induced the Allies to retreat	483

Distress of the Allies who resolve to retire	484

Consternation at Paris from the retreat to SteMénéhould	485

Conferences opened for the retreat of the Prussians who retire	486

Their unmolested retreat ib 41 Operations in Flanders Siege of Lisle	488

Operations on the Upper Rhine and capture of Mayence	489

The Duke of Brunswick recrosses the Rhine	490

Plan for the invasion of Flanders	491

French invasion of Flanders ib 46 Battle of Jemappes	492

Victory of the French	494

Results of the battle Tardy advance of Dumourier Conquest of Flanders	495

Jealousy of Dumourier at Paris ib 50 French advance to the Scheldt Fall of Antwerp and opening of that river	496

Liege and Namur taken by Dumourier in person	497

Dumourier puts his army into winterquarters	498

Decree of the Convention against all governments ib 54 Violent changes introduced into Belgium	499

Dreadful oppression of the French Revolutionists in Flanders	500

Strong reaction in consequence in Flanders	501

War declared against Piedmont	502

Their rapid conquests and cruel devastation	503

French invade Switzerland and attack Geneva	504

They fail in reducing Geneva but revolutionise all Savoy which is incor porated with France	505

Operations on the Upper Rhine	506

The French recross the Rhine	507

Reflections on these events	508

Great results to which the war was evidently to lead and causes of the Republican success	509

Necessity of acting vigorously against a revolution in the outset	510

Ease with which early success might have been gained	511

Faults of Dumourier ib 69 Extreme danger of France at the outset of the Revolution from the revolt of the army	512

Glorious efforts of France at this period	513

CHAPTER XI	514

Principle in human nature on which this is founded	515

General consternation at the death of Louis	516

Aspect of Paris after that event	517

It irrecoverably ruined the Girondists	518

Retirement of Roland from the Ministry of the Interior	519

The death of the King ultimately disappoints all parties	520

Yurder of Lepelletier by Paris	521

War declared against England Spain and Holland	522

Prodigious effect of these measures ib 11 Their prejudicial effect on the Royalist and Constitutional cause	523

Plan of the Jacobins for resisting the Allies	524

Great distress in Paris and over France	525

Popular demands for a maximum ib 15 Tumult in Paris from the high prices	526

Its disastrous effects 116	527

Debates at the Jacobins on this subject	528

Remarkable speech of Robespierre there	529

Indecision of all parties in Paris	530

Designs of Dumourier	531

His irruption into Holland in pursuance of it ib 22 Dumouriers designs against the Republic	532

His extreme imprudence	533

Dumourier arrests the commissioners of the Convention	534

His failure and flight	535

Contests between the Girondists and Jacobins ib 27 Abortive conspiracy of the Jacobins	536

Proposal for the Revolutionary Tribunal	537

Vebement debate on this project in the Assembly	538

The Revolutionary Tribunal is established	539

Character of FouquierTinville its public accuser	541

War in La Vendée breaks out	542

Vigorous measures of the Convention	543

Important decree conferring the power of domiciliary visits on the Revo lutionary Committees	544

Decree establishing the Committee of General Defence	545

Law for disarming the emigrants priests and suspected persons	546

Vehement agitation which succeeded on Dumouriers flight ib 38 Appointment of the Committee of Public Salvation	547

The Girondists are denounced by Robespierre	548

Robespierres speech against the Girondists	549

Vergniauds reply	552

Marat is sent to the Revolutionary Tribunal	554

Vehement agitation to counteract this step	555

Marat is acquitted	556

Numerous condemnations by the Revolutionary Tribunal	557

Increasing difficulties of finding subsistence for the people and new de mands for a maximum a	558

Enormous issue of fresh assignats	559

Proposal of Guadet for a separation of the Convention repelled and Com mission of Twelve appointed	560

General insurrection against the Girondists and Convention	562

The Commission of Twelve propose an armed guard for the Convention ib 51 Answer of Marat and the Jacobins	563

Menacing deputations wbich threaten the Convention	564

Desperate contest in the Convention and liberation of Hébert	565

The decree for which is reversed next day	566

Renewal of the insurrection on 31st May	568

Vast forces organised in the faubourgs	569

572	572

439	587

598	598

3	600

CHAPTER XII	604

its peculiar character 5 The Marais	607

Obstacles which it opposes to an invading army 7 Manners of the inhabitants and the landlords 8 Character of the people 9 Strong religious feelings ...	609

Excessive cruelty with which it was suppressed and general indigna tion thereby excited	613

The levy of 300000 men occasions an insurrection	614

Fifty thousand men are soon in arms ib 16 Their leaders are appointed	615

Henri de Larochejaquelein	616

First conflicts and great activity in the country ib 19 The peasants mode of fighting	617

General confusion of ranks in the Vendean forces ib 21 Formidable nature of this warfare	618

Their preparations for an expedition	619

Their first onset and enthusiastic valour ib 24 But they cannot be kept to their standards after any success	620

Their total want of baggage and equipments	621

Their mode of giving orders and fighting	622

Their humanity till it was extinguished by the Republicans	623

Frightful early atrocities in Lower Poitou	624

Character of Bonchamp	625

Of Catbelineau	626

Of Henri de Larochejaquelein	627

Of M de Lescure ib 33 Of dElbée	628

Stoftlet	629

And Charette ib 36 The forces which they severally commanded	630

Savage orders of the Convention against giving any quarter	631

The Royalists except in one instance never retaliated	632

The Republicans are defeated at Thouars ib 40 Storming of Chataigneraie and defeat at Fontenay	633

Bishop of Agra Great effect of an unexpected incident	634

Victory over the Republicans at Fontenay	635

Humanity of the Vendeans to the prisoners	636

Repeated successes of the Royalists ib 45 Their great assault on Saumur	637

Victory of the Royalists	638

Cathelineau created commanderinchief	639

Plan of the Vendean chiefs at this period	640

The Royalists defeated in their attempt on Nantes ib 50 Death of Cathelineau	641

Invasion of the Bocage by Westermann and its defeat ib 52 M dElbée is appointed generalissimo who defeats Birons invasion	642

Defeat of the Royalists at Luçon	643

General invasion of the Bocage on all sides which is defeated ib 55 Arrival of the garrison of Mayence	644

Able design of Bonchamp which is not adopted ib 57 Defeat of the Republicans at Torfou	645

And of Beysser at Montaigu	646

Defeat of General Rossignol at Coron and general defeat of the Repub lican invasion	647

Vigorous exertions of the government at Paris	648

Continued humanity of the Vendean chiefs	649

Fresh invasion by the Republicans Royalists defeated and M de Le scure mortally wounded	650

The Royalists resolve to cross the Loire Battle of Chollet	651

Battle Chollet and defeat of the Royalists DElbée and Bonchamp mortally wounded	652

Glorious humanity and death of Bonchamp	653

Atrocious cruelty of the Republicans	654

Dreadful passage of the Loire	655

Their great difficulties in Brittany which they enter	656

Henri de Larochejaquelein is made commanderinchief ib 71 Battle of ChateauGontier	657

Great results of this victory	658

Desperate state of the Republicans after their defeat	659

Death of M de Lescure	660

The Royalists repulsed at Granville	661

Their retreat towards the Loire	662

They defeat the Republicans at Pontorson and at Dol	663

Their desperate situation and ultimate victory	664

Their glorious victory and humanity at Antrain	665

Their great difficulties notwithstanding these victories	666

They are repulsed at Angers	667

They in vain attempt to cross the Loire	668

The are defeated with great loss at Mans	669

Dreadful rout which ensued	670

Their hopeless state Heroic conduct of Henri de Larochejaquelein ib 86 Final rout at Savenay	671

Total ruin of the Vendeans	672

Tardy movements of the British to support the insurgents	673

Ruinous consequences of this delay ib 90 Operations of Charette	674

Death of Henri de Larochejaquelein	675

And the Prince de Talmont Unheardof cruelties of the Republicans	676

Thurreau and the infernal columns	677

Executions at Nantes Legion of Marat	678

Carriers republican baptisms and marriages	680

Dreadful scenes in the prisons	682

Scenes of horror on recovering the bodies from the Loire	683

Courage of the peasants in their last moments	684

And Madame de Bonchamp	685

Cruelty of the small shopkeepers in the towns	686

Heroic benevolence of the country peasants	687

Reflections on the extraordinary successes of the Vendeans	688

And the cause of their disasters	689

Vendean war finally commits the Revolution against religion	690

Appendix	691

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Pagina 51 - We swear to be faithful to the nation, to the law, and to the king ; and to maintain with all our power the constitution decreed by the National Assembly and accepted by the king ; and to remain united to all Frenchmen, by the indissoluble ties of fraternity.

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Pagina 685 - ... dans aucune loi existante ; n'ayant que Dieu pour témoin de mes pensées , et auquel je puisse m'adresser, je déclare ici en sa présence mes dernières volontés et mes sentimens. » Je laisse mon âme à Dieu, mon créateur ; je le prie de la recevoir dans sa miséricorde, de ne pas la juger...

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Pagina 685 - Je plains de tout mon cœur nos frères qui peuvent être dans l'erreur ; mais je ne prétends pas les juger, et je ne les aime pas moins tous en Jésus-Christ , suivant ce que la charité chrétienne nous enseigne.

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Pagina 687 - Hue, que leur véritable attachement pour moi avait portés à s'enfermer avec moi dans ce triste séjour, et qui ont pensé en être les malheureuses victimes. Je lui recommande aussi Cléry, des soins duquel j'ai en tout lieu de me louer depuis qu'il est avec moi.

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Pagina 372 - Fly from the French Constitution.' " Fox at this point eagerly called to him that there was no loss of friends. "Yes, yes," cried Burke, " there is a loss of friends. I know the price of my conduct. I have done my duty at the price of my friend. Our friendship is at an end.

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Pagina 685 - Paris , par ceux qui étaient mes sujets, et privé de toutes communications quelconques , même depuis le 10 du courant avec ma famille; de plus, impliqué dans un procès dont il est impossible de prévoir l'issue, à cause des passions des hommes, et dont on ne trouve aucun prétexte ni moyen dans aucune loi existante , n'ayant que Dieu pour témoin de mes pensées, et auquel je puisse m'adresser, je déclare, ici, en sa présence, mes dernières volontés et mes sentiments.

Appare in 112 libri dal 1769 al 1991

Pagina 457 - Queen, or royal family, and if provision is not immediately made for their safety, preservation, and liberty, they will inflict a signal, rare, and memorable vengeance, by delivering up the city of Paris to military execution and total overthrow, and the rebels guilty of such attempts to the punishment they have merited.

Appare in 30 libri dal 1832 al 2006

Pagina 409 - Comte d'Artois, jointly declare that they regard the present situation of his majesty the King of France, as a matter of common interest to all the sovereigns of Europe. They trust that this interest will not fail to be recognized by the powers, whose aid is solicited, and that in consequence they will not refuse to employ, in conjunction with their said majesties, the most efficient means in...

Appare in 27 libri dal 1853 al 2007

Pagina 365 - He could not account for it, unless it was that Canada having been formerly a French colony, there might be an opportunity of reviving those titles of honour, the extinction of which some gentlemen so much deplored, and to revive in the West that spirit of chivalry which had fallen into disgrace in a neighbouring country.

Appare in 28 libri dal 1795 al 2005

Pagina 370 - ... torn asunder, and every man seemed to thirst for the blood of his neighbour. - Black spirits and white, blue spirits and grey, Mingle, mingle, mingle.

Appare in 18 libri dal 1780 al 1996

Informazioni bibliografiche

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Titolo	History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815, Volume 2 History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815, Sir Archibald Alison
Autore	Sir Archibald Alison
Edizione	10
Editore	W. Blackwood, 1860
Provenienza dell'originale	la Biblioteca Pubblica di New York
Digitalizzato	9 ago 2007

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