... 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-growingdistricts, 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 principalservice; 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 capitaloffences and the law of suspects of September widened the net ... distinct profession with its own rules 8 TheFrench revolutionary pressHugh GoughAny analysis oftheFrench press during theRevolution is made difficultby 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 andNew...
... 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 wasParis. 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 toaccompany 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 ... wasfarmland, there were parks and great mansions, the spire of a distantcathedral, 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 thatsort beforehand.) They had done this without even consulting the iron-masters of any other country. During their period of activity they haddrawn into their...
... writing, their Petition of Grievances. The Chateau gates have to be shut; but the King willappear 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 happyresurrection:' ... rubbing their sides with their elbows: their faces haggard (figures haves), andcovered with their long greasy hair; the upper part ofthe visage waxing pale, the lower distorting itself intothe...
... AtCherbourg, on the 21st of July,[16] the two leaders ofthe riot are " highway robbers," who place themselvesat the head of women ofthe suburbs, foreign sailors, the populace ofthe harbor, ... hold them under its them pikes until it ispleased 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, leftafter the occurrences ofthe 6th of October. During the last months ofthe Constituent Assembly,[35]" ;the emigration...
... isself-conceit the worst of sophists. Convinced of their superior enlightenment and ofthe purity of theirsentiments, 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 keepmost 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 spellout the gutturals. The youths in fact belonged to a tribe in the great confederacy ofthe Kanonghsionni, the People ofthe LongHouse or rather the lengthened ... the night of September 4, the watchman on one oftheFrench ships anchored offshore 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 mightypower of Spain. That shadow was growing bigger and darker year by year. The heir to the...
... AND OTHERS, CONCERNING THE FOREIGNRELATIONS 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 WITHCONGRESS.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...
... though the King of Great Britain consents to make it the first article ofthe proposed treaty, yet, as neither the first nor the last article ofthe treaty can be of validity till the conclusion of it, ... more profitable, than that of the other laborers ofthe country. It will follow then, that so far as he consumes what he raises, the price will beentirely out ofthe question. If a bushel of grain ... agriculture; and on the third, because the expense of labor, which increases with the diminution of population, and the price of victualling the vessels employed in the transportation of their produce,...
... 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...