class="c6">should have abdicated
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| BOOK III. |
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| The Interregnum. Barnave's Conversion. His Devotion. His |
| Meetings with the Queen. The King's Reply. Fatal Resolution of |
| the "Right." A Party that protests, abdicates. Address of the |
| Cordeliers to the National Assembly. Barnave's great Speech. Irresistible |
| Advance of the Revolution. The Press. Camille Desmoulins. |
| Marat. Brissot. Clamours for a Republic. Desmoulin's Attack on |
| La Fayette. Petitions of the People. Robespierre's Popularity. Popular |
| Meeting in the Champ de Mars. Absence of the Ringleaders. |
| "The Altar of the Country." The Remarkable Signatures. Advance |
| of the National Guard, preceded by the Red Flag. Fearful Massacre. |
| The Day after. The Jacobins take Courage. Schisms in the Clubs. |
| Attempts of Desmoulins and Pétion to restore Unity. Malouet's |
| Plan for amending the Constitution. Power of the Assembly. The |
| New Men. Condorcet. Danton. Brissot disowned by Robespierre. |
| Charges made against him. Defended by Manuel. Girondist Leaders |
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| BOOK IV. |
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| Revolutionary Press. High State of Excitement. Removal of Voltaire's |
| Remains to the Pantheon. The Procession. Voltaire's Character. |
| His War against Christianity. His Tact and Courage in opposing the |
| Priesthood. His Devotion. His Deficiencies. Barnave's weakened |
| Position. His momentary Success while addressing the Assembly. |
| Sillery's Defence of the Duc d'Orleans. Robespierre's Alarm. Malouet's |
| Speech in Defence of the Monarchy. Robespierre's Remarks. Constitution |
| presented to the King. His Reply and Acceptance. Rejoicings. |
| Universal Satisfaction. The King in Person dissolves the Assembly |
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| BOOK V. |
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| Opinions of the Revolution in Europe. |
| Austria—Prussia—Russia—England—Spain. |
| State of Italy—Venice—Genoa—Florence—Piedmont—Savoy—Sweden. |
| Gustavus III. Feelings of the People. Poets and Philosophers. |
| England and its Liberty. America. Holland. Germany. |
| Freemasonry. German School. French Emigration. Female |
| Influence. Louis XIV.'s Letter. Conduct of the Emigrant Princes |
| unsatisfactory to the King. Attempts of the Emigrés. The German |
| Sovereigns. Their Conference. The Revolt. The Declaration. The |
| Courts of Europe, The Princes disobey the King. Desire for War in |
| the Assembly. Madame de Stäel. Count Louis de Narbonne. His |
| Ambition. The Hero of Madame de Stäel. M. de Segur's Mission. |
| The Mission frustrated. The Duke of Brunswick |
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| BOOK VI. |
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| The New Assembly. Juvenile Members. First Audience with the |
| King. Decrees of the Assembly. Vergniaud's Policy. Offensive |
| Decree repealed. Rage of the Clubs. Indifference of the People. The |
| King's Address to the Assembly. Momentary Calm. The Girondists. |
| The Clergy. The King's Religious Alarms. State of Religious Worship. |
| Fauchet's Speech. The Abbé Tourné's Reply. Advantages of |
| Toleration. Dacos. Gensonné. Isnard. Isnard's eloquent Address |
| to the Assembly. His severe Measures. Decree against the Priests. |
| New Policy of Louis XVI. Question of Emigration. Brissot advocates |
| War. His Arguments. Condorcet. Vergniaud. His Character |
| and his Speech against the Emigrants. Isnard's violent Harangue. |
| Decision of the Assembly. André Chénier. Camille Desmoulins. |
| State of Parties. Hopes of the Aristocracy. La Fayette's Letter. La |
| Fayette in Retirement. Candidates for Mayor of Paris. Pétion and |
| La Fayette. La Fayette's Popularity. Pétion elected Mayor |
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| BOOK VII. |
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| Character of Parties. France worked for the Universe. Mechanism |
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