Journal of what took place at the Tower of the Temple during the captivity of Louis XVI. Translated ... by J. Bennett |
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Strana 109 - God to pardon me all my sins. I have endeavoured scrupulously to know them, to detest them, and to humble myself in His presence. " Not having it in my power to avail myself of the ministry of a Catholic Priest, I...
Strana 109 - I die in the union of our holy mother, the catholic, apostolic, and Roman church, which holds its powers by an uninterrupted succession from St. Peter, to whom they were confided by Jesus Christ.
Strana 29 - ... that led from the first floor to a gallery on the platform ; in the other were small rooms, answering to each story of the tower. The body of the building was four stories high. The first consisted of an antechamber, a dining-room, and a small room in the turret, where there was a library containing from twelve to fifteen hundred volumes. The second story was divided nearly in the same manner. The largest room was the Queen's bedchamber, in which the Dauphin also slept ; the second, which was...
Strana 32 - Corneille and Racine, gave him lessons in geography, and taught him to colour maps. The precocious intelligence of the young prince responded perfectly to the tender care of the king. His memory was so good that on a map covered with a sheet of paper he could point out the departments, districts, towns, and the course of the rivers ; it was the new geography of France that the king was teaching him. The queen, on her side, was occupied with the education of her daughter, and these different lessons...
Strana 109 - ... implicated in a trial, the issue of which it is impossible to foresee, on account of the passions of men...
Strana 109 - ... becomes more hurtful than useful. " I recommend to my son, to take care of all those persons who have been attached to me, as far as the circumstances in which he may find himself shall afford him opportunity.
Strana 127 - The National Convention declares Louis Capet, the last King of the French, guilty of a conspiracy against the liberty of the Nation, and of an attempt against the general safety of the State. ARTICLE II. The National Convention decrees that Louis Capet shall suffer the punishment of death. ARTICLE III. The National Convention declares null and void the...
Strana 109 - I leave my soul to God, my Creator ; I pray him to receive it in his mercy ; not to judge it according to its...
Strana 37 - Lubin, a municipal officer, attended by horsemen and a great mob, came before the tower to make a proclamation. Trumpets were sounded, and a dead silence ensued. Lubin's voice was of the Stentorian kind. The royal family could distinctly hear the proclamation of the abolition of royalty, and of the establishment of a republic.
Strana 145 - It is that Clery may cut my hair.' The Municipal Officers retired; one of them went down to the Council Chamber, where, after half an hour's deliberation, the scissors were refused. The Officer came up, and acquainted the King with the decision. 'I did not mean to touch the scissors,' said His Majesty; 'I should have desired Clery to cut my hair before you: try once more, Sir; I beg you to represent my request.