A History of France and of the French People: From the Establishment of the Franks in Gaul, to the Period of the French Revolution, Volumen2W. S. Orr and Company, 1850 |
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Página 601 - I present to your majesty the keys of your good city of Paris. They are the same which were presented to Henri IV. He had conquered his people: to-day the people have conquered their king.
Página 638 - The king, willing to put an end to this agonizing scene, once more embraced them all most tenderly, and had the resolution to tear himself from their arms. •" Farewell ! farewell !" said he, and went into his chamber. The queen, princesses, and dauphin, returned to their own apartments.
Página 638 - Farewell! farewell!" said he, and went into his chamber. The Queen, Princesses, and Dauphin, returned to their own apartments. I attempted to continue supporting Madame Royale, but the Municipal Officers stopt me before I had gone up two steps, and compelled me to go in. Though both the doors were shut, the screams and lamentations of the Queen and Princesses were heard for some time on the stairs. The King returned to his Confessor in the turret closet.
Página 638 - The king sat down ; the queen was on his left hand, Madame Elizabeth on his right, Madame Royale nearly opposite, and the young prince stood between his legs ; all were leaning on the king, and often pressed him in their embraces. This scene of sorrow lasted an hour and three quarters, during which it was impossible to hear any thing.
Página 634 - ... kept the royal family waiting, and then drew the bolts with a great clatter. After doing this, he ran down before them, and fixing himself on one side of the last door, with a long pipe in his mouth, puffed the fumes of his tobacco at each of the royal family as they went out, and most at the queen and princesses.
Página 510 - Render to God that which you owe to Him ; recognize the obligations you have towards Him; cause Him to be honored by your subjects; try to preserve peace with your neighbors. I have been too fond of war ; do not imitate me in that, any more than in the too great expenses I have incurred. Take counsel in all matters, and seek to discern which is the best in order to follow it. Try to relieve your people, which I have been so unfortunate as not to have been able to do.
Página 643 - Europe against him in the cause of liberty ; to rout his armies, to take his towns, to humble his pride, and to shake to the foundation that fabric of power which it had been the business of a long life to raise at the expense of every sentiment of tenderness to his subjects, and of justice and good faith to foreign nations...
Página 21 - The next morning he was in a greater passion than ever, stormed exceedingly", and was ready to put some great thing in execution; but at last he recollected himself, and it came to this result: that if the king would swear to the peace, and accompany him to Liege, and assist him to revenge the injuries which they had done him, and the bishop of Liege his kinsman, he would be contented.
Página 566 - Medecino observed the articles of capitulation, as far as depended on him, with great exactness. No violence or insult whatever was offered to the inhabitants, and the French garrison was treated with all the respect due to their spirit and bravery.
Página 576 - Anhalt, lieutenant-general for the day, took possession with the rest of the piquets of the village of Halen, where prince Ferdinand resolved to support his right. It was already in the hands of the enemy, but they soon abandoned it with precipitation. The allied army, being put in motion, advanced in eight columns, and occupied the ground between Halen and Hemmern, while general Wangenheim's corps filled up the space between this last village and Dodenhausen.