Annals of the French Revolution, Volume 1

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Page 406 - But by what means fecure him?" — " There is but one ; and that is, to chain him. down with fetters — not of iron, but of gold.''— ." What! do you think he is to be bought?" — '' I have no doubt of it ; he is not rich, he loves expenfive living, and good cheer, and of courfe money."—-" How much mult he have ? Do you think an annuity of 6000 livres upon an Abbey would be enough ?" — " No; his price is higher than that.
Page 234 - Linguet, prove that they were better fed there than they could have beea at home. There were State prifons in feveral provinces of the Kingdom, and efpecially in Britany. The number of thefe, and the expeditious and arbitrary form of imprifonment by Lettres de Cachet, having been the chief ground of the opinion generally adopted among foreign nations...
Page 407 - The Archbifhop of Sens is the greateft madman among them."— <• You will allow at lead that he is not a fool, and I will convince you that he is not mad; you are much in the wrong to fpeak of him as you do : the proof of his not being mad is, that he thinks highly of you.
Page 409 - During two hours he waited, in vain, in the anti -chamber for the moment when he ihould be introduced into the Minifter's clofet. At length finding that he was not fent for, he defired a fervant to go and announce him again ; but by that he gained nothing, for all the anfwer brought back by the fervant was, that his Lordihip was very bufy, and could not fee any body.
Page 406 - That will do ; but inftead of giving him an annuity give him an Abbey of that value. He is of low extraction, and full of vanity ; he would be highly flattered with an Abbey, and you will be fure of being better ferved for it."—
Page 189 - ... ringing in almost all the churches ; a great part of the citizens shutting themselves up at home, loading their guns, and burying their money, papers, and valuable effects in cellars and gardens ; and, during the night, the town paraded by numerous patrols of citizens of every class, and even of both sexes; for many women were seen with muskets or pikes upon their shoulders.
Page 408 - Yes, an Abbey, and an Abbey too with a revenue of 12,000 livres; this deferves attention." — " No doubt it would, if what you fay were true.
Page 410 - Minifters, though they have nothing to fay to them, and who attend chiefly to fay that they had been there. The Abbe...
Page 46 - I reprefented, that the man who with great talents announced honeft views ; who, notwithftanding his immorality, did not appear to have yet engaged in any party, and would give great weight to that which he fhould embrace; and who, far from offering himfelf to be a corrupt tool, explained himfelf in fuch a manner that it was impofllble to propofe to him any fort of conditions, or fictitious part, deferved to be heard.
Page 408 - Then I may write to the Archbiihop of Sens that you accept the abbey, and fo forth.'---' Yes, certainly ; but when is this to take place ?'--- ' Immediately after the clofing of our Provincial AfTembly.

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