... tracts in the reign of Louis XVI. The sale of
their woods, the letting of their pastures, of fishing rights, or ofthe office of wine-taster in grape-growing
districts, formed the revenues ofthe rural ... and the Lady ofthe Bedchamber,
both if they were there together, assisted by the First Woman and the two other women, did the principal
service; but there were distinctions among them. The Lady ... impede the government, but administrative boards, entrusted by the sovereign with the duty of
watching over the interests ofthe people of their districts. The Assembly of Notables of 1787 and the...
... before the end ofthe year. Legislation in the
spring of added support for counter -revolution to the list of capital
offences and the law of suspects of September widened the net
... distinct profession with its own rules
8 TheFrench revolutionary press
Hugh Gough
Any analysis oftheFrench press during theRevolution is made difficult
by the contrast between the brevity ofthe ... Nathan,
‘Habermas’s public sphere in the era oftheFrenchRevolution , French
Historical Studies, (), –.
JackR. Censer, TheFrench Press in the Age ofthe Enlightenment (London and
New...
... categories the type ofthe first is the doctrine ofthe equality of man; the type ofthe second is the
mere machinery called "representative."
The doctrine ofthe equality ofthe man is ... theRevolution and ofthe sanction which theRevolution gave them, nay, of their universality since the
Revolution, have in reality nothing to do with the revolutionary theory itself.
Of these ... preserved ofthe ancient world. In the towns were the colleges, the
guilds, the discussion and the corporations which built up the life ofthe nation. The chief of these towns was
Paris. The old...
... defender ofthe members ofthe Convention, the man ofthe 13th of Vendémiaire,
the murderer ofthe Duke of Enghien, the enemy of all the thrones of Europe, the author ofthe treachery of
Bayonne, the ... honor, the widow of Marshal Lannes; the Countess of Luỗay, lady of the
bed-chamber; the Duchess of Bassano, the Countesses of Montmorency, of Mortemart, and of Bouillé, maids
of honor; the Bishop of ... through the streets of Vienna to visit the
Cathedral and the principal churches, the Empress of Austria dared to ask the former Empress oftheFrench to
accompany the processions with the rest of the...
... of Space and Time (1900)
ã The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896)
ã The Food ofthe Gods and How It Came to Earth (1904)
ã The Sleeper Awakes (1910)
ã The Story ofthe Inexperienced Ghost (1902)
ã The ... was
farmland, there were parks and great mansions, the spire of a distant
cathedral, and sometimes when the weather was near raining, the crests
of remote mountains hung clearly in the sky. Beyond the ... means of estimating any need of that
sort beforehand.) They had done this without even consulting the iron-
masters of any other country. During their period of activity they had
drawn into their...
... writing, their Petition of Grievances. The Chateau gates have to be shut; but the King will
appear on the balcony, and speak to them. They have seen the King's face; their Petition of Grievances ... Golconda and the treasures ofthe world! In the heart ofthe remotest mountains rises the
little Kirk; the Dead all slumbering round it, under their white memorial-stones, 'in hope of a happy
resurrection:' ... rubbing their sides with their elbows: their faces haggard (figures haves), and
covered with their long greasy hair; the upper part ofthe visage waxing pale, the lower distorting itself into
the...
... At
Cherbourg, on the 21st of July,[16] the two leaders ofthe riot are " highway robbers," who place themselves
at the head of women ofthe suburbs, foreign sailors, the populace ofthe harbor, ... hold them under its them pikes until it is
pleased to slaughter them.
VI.
The Government and the nation in the hands ofthe revolutionary party.
This time there can be no mistake: the Reign of ... their heads to the cellar ofthe Palais-Royal Others, in larger numbers, left
after the occurrences ofthe 6th of October. During the last months ofthe Constituent Assembly,[35]
" ;the emigration...
... is
self-conceit the worst of sophists. Convinced of their superior enlightenment and ofthe purity of their
sentiments, they put forth the theory that the government should be in their hands. Consequently they ... oath.
First of all, they clear the ground, and through the decrees forced out ofthe Constituent Assembly, they keep
most ofthe majority away from the polls. On the one hand, under the pretext of better ... struggle they take advantage ofthe coarsest and most destructive passions, ofthe blindness,
credulity, and rage of an infatuated crowd, of dearth, of fear of bandits, of rumors of conspiracy, and of...
... as theFrench alphabet could spell
out the gutturals.
The youths in fact belonged to a tribe in the great confederacy ofthe Kanonghsionni, the People ofthe Long
House or rather the lengthened ... the night of September 4, the watchman on one oftheFrench ships anchored off
shore saw the huge San Pelayo, the Spanish banner lifting sluggishly in the slow wind, coming up from the
Days of ... the seafarers of northern France, the only bit ofthe Continent that was outside the shadow ofthe mighty
power of Spain. That shadow was growing bigger and darker year by year. The heir to the...
... AND OTHERS, CONCERNING THE FOREIGN
RELATIONS OFTHE UNITED STATES DURING THE WHOLE REVOLUTION,
TOGETHER WITH
THE LETTERS IN REPLY FROM THE SECRET COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS, AND THE
SECRETARY OF FOREIGN ... AFFAIRS.
ALSO,
THE ENTIRE CORRESPONDENCE OFTHEFRENCH MINISTERS, GERARD AND LUZERNE WITH
CONGRESS.
Published under the Direction ofthe President ofthe United States, from the original Manuscripts of the
Department ... entreat the attention of Congress to my situation and requests.
The Diplomatic Correspondence ofthe by Various 94
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the
by Various
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The...
...
these numbers demand mothers everywhere be given these numbers demand mothers everywhere be given
the basic tools they need to break the cycle of poverty the basic tools they need to break the ... good breastfeeding practices
in the first days is critical to the health of in the first days is critical to the health of
the infant and to breastfeeding success. the infant and to breastfeeding ... resources, they often spend
them on the health and well-being of their families, and it
has been proven that their own health
and practices determine the health
and prospects ofthe next generation.
To...
... the
beginning ofthe twentieth century there was but little night to speak of,
save in the sense of a division of time. The date ofthe paper which con-
tained the account ofthe tragedy on the Russian ... ran across the end at which the arm-racks were, and on
this Arnold laid the case containing the model, he standing on one side
of the table, and the members ofthe Circle on the other, watching ... to banish the emotion that he felt—
"Bravo, brother! Henceforth you shall be known to the Brotherhood as
the Master ofthe Air, for truly you have been the first among the sons of
men to...