Arthur Young's Travels in France During the Years 1787, 1788, 1789G. Bell and sons, 1909 - 366 pages |
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Page 98
... clergy , if a revolution added any thing to their scale , I think it would do more mischief than good.1 The 18th . To the Gobelins , which is undoubtedly the first manufacture of tapestry in the world , and such an one as could be ...
... clergy , if a revolution added any thing to their scale , I think it would do more mischief than good.1 The 18th . To the Gobelins , which is undoubtedly the first manufacture of tapestry in the world , and such an one as could be ...
Page 151
... clergy de- The States - General had assembled 5th May of this year , composed of 308 representatives of the clergy , 285 of the nobles , 621 of the Tiers état , or Commons ( Lalanne ) . mand the former , but the Commons steadily refuse ...
... clergy de- The States - General had assembled 5th May of this year , composed of 308 representatives of the clergy , 285 of the nobles , 621 of the Tiers état , or Commons ( Lalanne ) . mand the former , but the Commons steadily refuse ...
Page 152
... clergy would be still more preposterous ; if therefore , by the verification of their powers in one chamber , they shall once come together , the popular party hope that there will remain , no power after- wards to separate . The ...
... clergy would be still more preposterous ; if therefore , by the verification of their powers in one chamber , they shall once come together , the popular party hope that there will remain , no power after- wards to separate . The ...
Page 153
... clergy to take their places - and to enter upon deliberations of business without them , should they refuse it . All conver- sation at present is on this topic , but opinions are more divided than I should have expected . There seem to ...
... clergy to take their places - and to enter upon deliberations of business without them , should they refuse it . All conver- sation at present is on this topic , but opinions are more divided than I should have expected . There seem to ...
Page 154
... , the chamber of the clergy contrived a cunning proposition ; it was to send a deputation to the commons , proposing to name a commission from the three orders to take into considera- tion 154 [ JUNE , TRAVELS IN FRANCE .
... , the chamber of the clergy contrived a cunning proposition ; it was to send a deputation to the commons , proposing to name a commission from the three orders to take into considera- tion 154 [ JUNE , TRAVELS IN FRANCE .
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