History of the French revolution, and of the wars resulting from that memorable event. 11 vols. [in 12. Wanting the title-leaves of vol.4,5,8]. |
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Side 15
... Ministers were so pleased with the theories of the Voltaire school , that they became deists , and inspired Louis XV . with a desire of reforming the Church , which seems to have originated at once from a contempt * M. de Segur . of the ...
... Ministers were so pleased with the theories of the Voltaire school , that they became deists , and inspired Louis XV . with a desire of reforming the Church , which seems to have originated at once from a contempt * M. de Segur . of the ...
Side 17
... ministers , to deprive individuals of their liberty without any colour of law or justice . The horrors of the Bastile , and the subordinate prisons , also excited just feelings of detestation . Other fruitful sources of complaint were ...
... ministers , to deprive individuals of their liberty without any colour of law or justice . The horrors of the Bastile , and the subordinate prisons , also excited just feelings of detestation . Other fruitful sources of complaint were ...
Side 18
... Minister . His popularity was farther increased by his placing M. Turgot at the head of the finances , and the King soon evinc- ed by the whole of his conduct an anxious wish to ameliorate the condition of his subjects . The early part ...
... Minister . His popularity was farther increased by his placing M. Turgot at the head of the finances , and the King soon evinc- ed by the whole of his conduct an anxious wish to ameliorate the condition of his subjects . The early part ...
Side 23
... Minister , particularly the re - establish- ment of the East India Company , and the Com- mercial Treaty with Great Britain , which was con- sidered by the people as highly injurious to the rising manufactures of France ; and fresh fuel ...
... Minister , particularly the re - establish- ment of the East India Company , and the Com- mercial Treaty with Great Britain , which was con- sidered by the people as highly injurious to the rising manufactures of France ; and fresh fuel ...
Side 24
... . The maintenance of a considerable force on the French frontier during the commotions in Holland , and the fortifications of Cherbourg , had occasion- and most confidential ministers , the release of the Duke 24 THE FRENCH REVOLUTION .
... . The maintenance of a considerable force on the French frontier during the commotions in Holland , and the fortifications of Cherbourg , had occasion- and most confidential ministers , the release of the Duke 24 THE FRENCH REVOLUTION .
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Abbé Maury alarm amongst appointed Archbishop Archbishop of Paris arms army arrested arrived Assem Bailly Bastile body Bouillé capital Champ de Mars CHAP citizens clergy cockade Commons considered constitution court crowd declared decree deputies dreadful Duke of Orleans electors excited execution faction Fayette force formed France French guards Gardes-du-Corps hall honour Hotel immense insurrection Jacobin Jacobin club King King's kingdom la Fayette liberty livres Louis Louis XVI Majesty Majesty's Marquis means measures ment militia ministers Mirabeau monarchy Montmorin motion multitude National Assembly national guards Neckar nobility o'clock oath officers palace Palais-Royal Paris Parisian Parliament party patriotic peace persons Place de Grève popular present president Prince prisoners proposed provinces Queen received regiment reign replied respect revolution Royal Family sembly sent shouts soldiers soon Sovereign Third Estate tion town tranquillity troops Versailles violent Vive le Roi wish
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Side x - ... How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall awhile repair To dwell, a weeping hermit, there!
Side 213 - The law is an expression of the will of the community. All citizens have a right to concur, either personally or by their representatives, in its formation. It should be the same to all, whether it protects or punishes; and all being equal in its sight, are equally eligible to all honours, places, and employments, according to their different abilities, without any other distinction than that created by their virtues and talents.
Side 214 - Those who procure, expedite, execute, or cause to be executed arbitrary orders ought to be punished...
Side 212 - THE representatives of the people of France, formed into a National Assembly, considering that ignorance, neglect, or contempt of human rights, are the sole causes of public misfortunes and corruptions of Government...
Side 214 - The unrestrained communication of thoughts and opinions being one of the most precious rights of man, every citizen may speak, write and publish freely provided he is responsible for the abuse of this liberty, in cases determined by the law.
Side 214 - X. No man ought to be molested on account of his opinions, not even on account of his religious opinions, provided his avowal of them does not disturb the public order established by the law.
Side 212 - ... ever kept attentive to their rights and their duties : that the acts of the legislative and executive powers of government, being capable of being every moment compared with the end of political institutions, may be more respected ; and also, that the future claims of the citizens, being directed by simple and incontestible principles, may always tend to the maintenance of the constitution, and the general happiness.
Side 215 - A common contribution being necessary for the support of the public force, and for defraying the other expenses of government, it ought to be divided equally among the members of the community, according to their abilities.
Side 213 - I. Men are born and always continue free, and equal in respect of their rights. Civil distinctions, therefore, can be founded only on public utility. "II. The end of all political associations is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man; and these rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance of oppression.
Side 215 - The right to property being inviolable and sacred, no one ought to be deprived of it, except in cases of evident public necessity, legally ascertained, and on condition of a previous just indemnity.