The Idler in France

ce Tiberius, in whose age no amphitheatre had been built in

pare them the elaborate details, profound speculations, ingenious hypotheses, and archaiological lore that assailed me, and wish them, should they ever visit Nismes, that which was denied me-a tranquil and uninterrup

n, Adrian, Diocletian, and Heaven only knows how many other Roman worthies, to whom N

ll command attention, were they not in the vicinity of two such remark

-two of equal size, for the admittance of chariots and horsemen, and two less ones for pedestrians. The centres of the two larger arches are d

e the two larger arches are separated by a small Ionic column, which rests on a projecting abutment whence the arches sprin

lasses descant with much erudition on the subject. Most, if not all of them, have st

over those of their town; and ask, with an air of triumph, whether any thing in Italy can be co

lge those various conjectures and hypotheses relative to its original destination, in which they delight. They see in their "mind's eye" all these interesting works of antiquity, not as they really a

assert it to have been a treasury; a third party declares it to be the rem

rles Martel in 737, who wished to destroy it, owing to its offering a strong military position to the Saracens; and still more from the ravages of a certain Francis Tra

eing rejoiced that it did not, as probably, had it been otherwise, the

forms a very agreeable promenade for the inhabitants of Nismes. The fountain occupies the site of the ancient

the immediate vicinity had been obstructed by the ruins which impeded its course. This obstruction led to excavations, the

confided, instead of vigorously pursuing the task, were content with what they had already discovered, and once more closed up the grave in whic

in military architecture: a fact to which may be attributed the peculiar style that he has exhibited-bastions an

ted-the fitness of which is not more to HBO commended than that of the work

rowing in great luxuriance, looked beautiful, the sun having not yet scorched them. The fountain, too, in its natural bed, which is not less than seventy-two F

ully planted with evergreen trees, which sh

nsieur d'Haussey[1], prefect, whose popularity is said to be deservedly acquired, by his

y the groups of well-dressed women and

ing and repassing; but not, as I have often remarked in England, lazily lou

ng, in which most of them have attained a facility, if not excellence, enables them to fill albums with cleve

tty milliners, breaking down the fences of farmers, or riding over young wheat-innoc

the conjecture that it originally constituted a portion of the ancient baths.

y circular and triangular, and are said to have contained statues. This is one of the most picturesque ruins I ever saw. Silence and solitude reign a

something pure and calm in such a spot, that influences the feelings of those who pause in it; and by reminding them of t

griefs; like us, who were instinct with life and spirit, yet whose very dust has disappeared. Nevertheless, we can yield to the futile pleasures, or to the petty ills of life, as if their duration was to b

could bequeath to those who will come to visit them when I shall be no more, the tender thou

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nks of the Rhone, on which are erected the wooden houses for the annual fair whi

nders who bring their goods to be disposed of to the crowds of buyers who flock here from all

ed by large elm-trees, and the vicinity to the river insures that freshness a

and church, both of which are handsome buildings. We crossed the Rhone over

ence, is an object of interest to all who love to ponder on the olden time, when gallant kni

ns of his gentle muse, and where fair ladies smiled, and belted knights quaffed ruby wine to their

ages, in the shape of a grotesque representation of a dragon, called the

y of the inhabitants of the surrounding country, but was at length vanquished by St. Martha; who, having secured it round the neck by her veil, delivered it to the

he church dedicated to her, and her memo

of its aspect presents a striking contrast to the silence and solitude of the town. The streets,

ion as the fragments of antiquity which date so many centuries before them. Nevertheless,

ore homely or misshapen. Oak and walnut-tree chairs, beds, and tables form the chief part, and these are in a very rickety condition; nevertheless, an air

o her door, though prepared for our arrival by the courier, she repeatedly said that her poor house had no

oor. She wore a high cap reminding me of those of the women in Normandy: brown stays; linsey-woolsey, voluminous petticoats; handkerchief and

y frequented by the farmers, and their wives and daughters, who attended the f

ng would have rather startled me as a séjour for two days, but now I can relish its rustic

fashioned casements are clean as hands can make them; the large antique fireplace is

ided by three active young country maidens, served up a plentiful dinner, consisting of an excellent pot-au-feu,

stance from it, and issued her commands to her hand-maidens what to serve, and when to change a plate, what wine to o

pleased us so much that we invited her to partake of our repast; but she could not be

inner was not sufficiently recherché, and hop

ch surprise as if we were natives of Otaheite, beheld for the first time. Cordial greetings, however, atoned for the somewhat too earnest examination to which we had been subject

ts, and a third was in raptures with our veils. In short, as a Frenchw

posing effect. The corridor leading to the arena exhibits all the grandeur peculiar to the public buildings of the Romans, and is well worthy of attention; but the portion of the edifice that most interested me was the subterranean, which a number of wo

devotion to antiquities to induce the visitor to persevere, the inequalities of the ground exposing one continually to the dan

f a theatre in the gard

g of two large marble

the fragments of antiquity discovered at Arles, and in its vicinity; some of the

a mile-stone, bearing the names of the Emperors Theodosius and Valentinian; a basso-relievo of the Muses; several sarcophagi, votive altars, cornices, pillars, mutilated statues, and inscr

he earth in which it was embedded until the reign of Charles IX, and was erected on its present site in 1676, with a dedication to the then reigning sovereign, Louis XIV; A globe, o

hem, occupied by a barber, had a column in front, to which the insignia of his profession were attached. Ruins,

er viewed as a place remarkable for the objects of antiquity it contains, or

r are very populous, being frequented by the boatmen who ply their busy commerce between Lyons and Mars

raordinary that Arles should have so long retained the primitive simplicity th

again presided at the repast, pressing us to eat, and recommending, with genuine kindness, the various specimens of daintie

red she "knew not what to charge, that she never was in the habit of

to file all bills, and produce them every week for the arrangement of his accounts,-but in vain:

ten very little; really, it is not worth charging for." But, when we persisted on having her at least name a sum, to our infi

ication, and parted, leaving her proclaiming what she was pleased to

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The streets, though generally narrow, are rendered picturesque by several old houses, the architecture of which is striking; and the place-for even St.-R

n eminence to the south of it, and are approached by a road worthy the objects to which it

ch are neither lofty nor wide. On each side of it are two fluted columns, said to have been of the Corinthian or

and chained to the tree; and a graceful drapery falls from ab

and on the arm of a chained warrior, and the other has at her feet military trophies; among which bucklers, arms, and trumpe

amented on each side with sculptured wreaths of ivy, pine cones, branches of grapes and olives, interlaced with ribands. The ceilin

ations have not enabled any of the numerous antiquaries who have hitherto examined it to throw any light on its ori

e arch, as being the only building of a si

rming two stages supported by columns and pilasters, united by a finely sculptured frieze. The first stage retreats from the pediment; and

i-relievi, representing battles of infantry; the figures o

of which the body of a man is lying on the ground, one party of soldiers endeavourin

rriors on horseback and on foot. On one side is seen a wild boar between the legs of the soldiers; and on the other, a fe

one end a soldier, bearing arms on his shoulder, has been left unfinished by the sculptor; ther

id to represent a river, because it holds in one hand a symbol of water. This last figure, also, is partly sculptured on the contiguous

itals, which have an extraordinary effect. Above the basso-relievo is a massive garland, supported by three boys, at equal dista

l is pierced by an arch on each side, in the form of a portico

, surmounted by two wings. The four angles of the first stage are finished by a fluted column, with a capital charmingly executed, like, but not quite, the Corinthian. These colu

s, which support its circular entablature; the capitals of these columns are similar to

which the light shines in on every side, although

ous or the curious; nevertheless, they did not escape, for, many years ago, during the night, their heads were taken of

of the first stage, and on the north

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, and person, or persons for whom, it was erected. Some maintain that the triumphal arch from its vici

which that of the Abbé Barthélemy is considered the most probable; namely, that in the

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of the east, he says, represents the combat of the Romans with the Germans on the bank of the Rhine (of which river th

and instigator of the war. The basso-relievo on the north front, representing a combat of cavalry, refers to the victory over the Britons; and that of the west front, to the b

ns adopted in the inscription, while well calculated to give rise to innumerable hypotheses, will for ever leave i

ty of those in whose honour the Arch of Triumph and Mausoleum of St.-Rémy were raised puzzles antiquaries as much as does that of the individual for whom the pyramid of Egypt was built. Vain effort

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s manufactories are, nevertheless, flourishing, though less improvement

vine worship. The train was headed by our old acquaintance General Le Paultre de la Motte, (whom we left at Lyons on our route to Italy), and his staff; wearing all the

resque. The gold and silver brocaded vestments and snowy robes of the priests glittering in the sun, as they marched along to

draperies and flowers, reminding me of Italy on similar occasions; and the

nt, sacred music has not been performed instead of military. Nay, I have heard quadrilles and waltzes played, fru

otent an aid to devotional sentiment should not be omitted, malgré whatever may be said against any extran

onfess, although the acknowledgment may expose me to the censure of those who differ with me in opinion, that I consider them powerful adjunc

while listening to it, "The Last Judgment," by Michael Angelo, on its wal

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ailure of one of the wheels of our large landau-a circumstance that caused the last day's travelling to be any thing but agreeable; f

, as the various vehicles roll rapidly over it. We were told that "it would be nothing when we got used to it"-an assertion, the truth of which, I trust,

many places have I seen during that period; how many associations formed; how many and what various impressions received; and here is ever

left unchanged, we are tempted to doubt the lapse of time; but one l

rival, the Duc and Duchesse de Guiche, came to us. How warm was our greeting; how many questions to be asked and answered; how many cong

he Duc looking, as he always does, more distingué, t

irst meeting with those so valued?-Not I, certainly; and all the rest of ou

me of whose orange-trees was wafted to us by the air as we talked over old times, and indulged in cheerful antic

tion; and like it so much enhances affection, that after absence

nd colourless they seem on paper when compared with the emotions that dictate them! How o

wer, as I am persuaded they indicate a too perfect command of the faculties of the head to

controverts the as

nt them who has

after, and not when most felt that sentiments can

my toilette is to be changed, for I have discovered-"tell it not in Gath"-that my hats, bonnets, robes, mantles, and pelisses, are

no such tyrant; and lo! to-day, I found myself ashamed, as I looked from the Duchess de Guiche, attired in her becoming and pretty peignoi

ion at Paris; and I confess, the look of astonishment which he bestowed

nly arrived the night before from Italy. I saw the words à la bonne heure hovering on the lips of Herbault, he was too we

small, is shocked at the first attempt to wear one of a different size; and turns from the contemplation of the image presented in the glass with any thing but self-complacency, listeni

chapeaux and caps, in order to suit my face; and, aided by the inimitable good taste of the Duchesse, who passes for an oracle i

to be chosen and ordered; and we returned to the H?tel de la Terrasse, my head filled with notions of the importance of d

of the extravagance of the charges. Prices are demanded that really make a prudent person start; nevertheless, she who wishes to attain the

ne hundred for a chapeau négligé de matin, and eighty-five francs for an evening-cap composed of tu

as I and many of my female compatriots found out when I was formerly in this gay capital; but the bare notion of wearing such would

ot, and no one dreams

's. His chapeaux look as if made by fairy fingers, so fresh, so light, do they appear; and his caps seem as if the gentlest sigh of a summer's zephyr

re of Paris, while yet in that paradise of fools ycleped the honey-moon, ere you have learn

please all the world, and from no other motive than that your choice should be admired, beware of entering Paris, except en passant. Wait until you have recovered that firmness of character

e Repentance rears her snaky crest" in form of a bill, the payment of which will "leave you poor indeed" for many a long day after, unless your liege lord, melted by the long-drawn sighs heaved when you remark on the wonderfully high prices of things at

din; and she is the most extraordinary person of her age I have ever seen. In her eightieth year, she does

ives me a notion of the appearance which the celebrated Ninon de l'Enclos must have presented at

eir good looks, and affectionately attached to her, while she appears not a little proud of them. The children of the D

up. No trouble or expense is spared in their education; and the

house for us; and I have this day been over, at

arately) free of any extra expense. The good taste evinced in the ornaments is in general remarkable, and far superior to what is to be met with in England; where, if one enga

have yet seen, although it has many désagrémens for so large an establishment as ours. But I am called to go

spectators was immense; so much so, that those only who formed part of the royal cortège could reach the Champ-

sses of the ladies suffered from it nearly as

The various and splendid uniforms, floating standards, waving plumes, glittering arms, and prancing steeds, gave to the vas

of them young and handsome, and all remarkably well-dressed, gave to the benches ranged along it the app

n, whose countenance, from its extreme mobility, attracted my attention; at one

liar to young Benedicts. The lady proved to be the Marchioness de Loulé, sister to the King of Portugal; and th

new attractions in my eyes; which increased when I reflected on the elevated posi

over which Etiquette holds a despotic sway, to the freedom from such disagreeable co

t enthralment, and has proved that the daughter of a King of Portugal has a heart, th

dies evinced that they were in a panic. Soon the name of the general, Count de Bourmont, was heard pronounced; an

e prepared for some similar catastrophe; but in a few minutes a messenger, despatched by the general, as

own, vouched for the liveliness of their conjugal affection; and their sympathy for Madame la Comtesse de Bourmont when it was ascertained that her husband was the suffer

nt-the two latter in landaus, attended by their ladies. The king looked we

I never saw so melancholy a face, and the strength of intellect which characterises it renders it still more so, by indicating that t

portrait by a Florentine sculptor, to whom it was sent in order that a bust should be made from it, d

that, even should a peaceful reign await her, the fearful trials of her youth have destroyed in her the power of enjoyment; and that on a throne she can never forget the

under such trials? Martyr is written in legible characters on that brow, and on those lips; and her attempt to sm

mong whom she is now thrown? And can she look from the windows of the palace she has been recalled

father to the scaffold: no wonder, then, that she grows pale as she hears them; and that the memory of

o reign, for the history of the crimes of the Revolution is stamped on her face, whose pallid lint and rigid musc

t be humiliating to them; so that the presence of the Duchesse d'Angoulême cannot be flattering to their amor patri? or amour propre. I thought of all this to-day, as

gaiety makes the French forget why it was long and cruelly overclouded, and aids the many good qualities w

pleasant party, increased by some agreeable people in the evening. Our old acquaintance, Wi

Cour-a race now nearly extinct. Possessing all the gaiety and vivacity of youth, with that attention to the feeli

act and good taste; dance with the young daughter as actively and gracefully as any gar?on de dix-huit ans in Paris; and gallop through the Bois de Boulogne with the young men who pr

ons and boudoir are objects of vertù, bijouterie, and vases of old Sèvre, enough to excite envy in those who can duly appreciate such treasures, and tempt to the violation of the tenth comma

ll violent effort, or at least of the appearance of it, and a modesty as new as it is delightful to witness in her art. She seems to float and bound like a sylph across the stage, never exec

ke the leering smiles with which, in general, a danseuse thinks it necessary to advance to

hat elevates it far beyond the licentious style generally adopted by the lad

demoiselle Taglioni, and said hers was the most poetical style of dancing he had ever seen. Another

looking man, with a fine and intelligen

ife. The latter treat women with a politeness that seems the result of habitual amenity; the former with a homage that appears

he latter are less gratifying than those of the former, because a woman, however free from vanity, may suppose that when an Englishman takes the tr

xpose her to be neglected by the male sex. In England, the elderly and the ugly "could a tale unfold" of the na?veté with whi

n, particularly if they are spiritu

persons I never saw. Though no longer young, they possess all the gaiety of youth, without

y. Met there the Duc de Gramont, Duc and Duchesse de Guic

vereign during adversity, he is affectionately cherished by the whole of the present royal family, who respect and love him; and

is called to fill so distinguished a part. It pleased me to hear him telling his beautiful daughter-in-law of the perfection of a flower she had procured him wit

as been tried by adversity, turning to Nature for her innocent pleasures, when the discovery of the futility of all others has been made. This choice vouches for the pu

hout insipidity; and simple, yet highly polished, in mariners. She has, too, a low, "sweet voice, an excellent thing i

ng man, greatly à la mode at Paris, and wholly unspoilt by this distinction. Handsome, well-bred, and agreeable, he

xcellent music. Madame C. does the honours of her salon with peculiar grace. She has a b

decorated salons, and as continually checked by the

nd it impossible to lodge so large an establishment as ours in it; and, though we communicated this fact with all possible courtesy to the Maréchal, we have

l personal interference, and, consequently, any chance of offence: but if people will feel angry without any just cause, it cannot be helped; and so Monsieur le Maréchal must recover his serenity and ac

w doors from the English embassy. The said garden is the most tempting part of the affair; for, though the salons and sleeping-roo

although the odour of dinner must enter the salons, and that in the evening visitors must find servants

ine so much earlier than the English people do, that the emplo

as, transported me back to Naples-dear, joyous Naples-again. Nourrit enacted "Massaniello," and his rich and flexible voice gave passion a

ttle trace of their flight, which is to be marvelled at, when one considers

s those of others. An old danseuse is an anomaly. She is like an old rose, rendered more displeasing by the recollection of former attractions. Then to see the figure bounding in air, habit and effort effecting something like that which the agility peculiar to youth forme

, and how superior to, our Vauxhall! People of all stations, of all ages, and of both sex

to name the station in life occupied by each: a somewhat difficult task for a stranger, as the remarkably good taste of every class of women in Paris in dress, pr

of walking, and, above all, the decent dignity equally removed from mauvaise honte and effrontery, appertain nearly alike to all. The class denominated grisettes alone offered an except

mplishment the French still maintain their long-acknowledged superi

en the dancers and the Duchesse de Guiche, revealed to me that they were among the circle of her acquaintance; and, approaching nearer, I recognised in the gentleman whose entrechats

e demi-toilette, which is peculiar to France, and admits of the after-dinner promenades or unceremonious visits in which French ladies indulge. A simple robe of organdie, with long sleeves, a canez

hour for Paris. Among the guests was our old friend Mr. T. Steuart, the nephew of Sir William Drummond, wh

A connoisseur in chairs and sofas, being unhappily addicted to "taking mine ease" not only in "mine inn," but wherever I meet these requisites to it, I am compelled to acknowledge the superiority

he Rue de Bourbon, but the windows of the principal apartments look on the Seine, and command a delightful view of the Tuilerie Gardens. It is approached by an avenue bounded b

ions of its walls alone cost a million of francs. These decorations are still-thanks to the purity of the air of Paris-as fresh as if only a year painted, and are of great b

he h?tel, which has only been three days in the market, t

pens into the stable offices; and a vestibule, fitted up as a conservatory, forms an entrance to the house. A flight of marble steps on each side of the conservatory, leads to a large ante-room, from which a window of one im

y two other windows, beyond the conservatory, and is

ng: the hall is stuccoed, painted in imitation of marble, and has so fine a polish as really to deceive the eye. In the centre of this apartment is a large door between the pila

oms being ornamented with columns and pilasters, between which are mirrors of large dimensions inserted in recesses. A corridor an

atory, large folding doors open into the principal drawing-room, which is lighted by three large and

als richly gilt. At one extremity is a beautifully sculptured chimney-piece of Parian marble, over which is a vast mirror, bounded

mirrors, resting on marble slabs, bounded by narrow panels with painted figures, and between the windows are also mirrors to correspond. The pictorial adornments in this salon are executed by the first artists of the day, and with a total disregard of expense, so that it is not to be wondered at that they

roportion, architectural decoration, and exquisite finish reign,

nted salon, inside which are two admirable bed-chambers and dressing-rooms

Salle de la Victoire, from its being decorated by paintings allegorical of Victory. This

white columns, projecting into the chamber, on each of which stands a figure of Victory of

in a recess, with white columns, standing on a plinth on each side. The windows are finished by the former cornice, that extends round the rooms, and have simi

hrough the other apartments. Inside this salon is a chambre à coucher, that looks as if intended for some youthful queen, so beauti

s the chimney, similar panels occupy the same space. The colour of the apartment is a light blue, with silver mouldings to all

irrors, in front of each of which are white marble slabs to correspond with that of the chimney-piec

f the ceiling being painted with Cupids throwing flowers. The room is panelled with alternate mirrors and groups of allegorical subjects finely executed; and is lighted by one window, composed of a single plate of glass opening into a littl

narrated to me by Sir Robert Wilson as having taken place there, when he had an int

aréchal Ney-added to the tragic effect of the scene in which that noble-minded woman, overwhelmed with horror and grief, turned away

tted to enter the presence of the distracted wife, moving about with noiseless steps, as if fearful of disturbing the sacredness of

come insupportable to the broken-hearted wife, so soon to be severed for ever, and by a violent death, from the husband she adored. Ah, if these wal

recollection of the past affect me: but I remembered that such is the fate of mankind; that there are no houses in which scenes of m

d pleasure once dwelt, and that those who shared it can bless us no more! How like a cruel mockery, then, appear the splendour and

in some more humble abode over the fate of him who could no more resist the magical influence of the presence of that glorious chief, who had so oft

y the knowledge that the wife of thy bosom has remained faithful to thy memory; and that thy sons, worthy of their

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et with, namely, that of letting out rich and fine furniture by the quarter, half, or whole

that the most costly can be procured on hire, and even a large mansion made ready for the reception of a family i

and wish to purchase the furniture, the sum agreed to be paid for the year's hire is to

pholsterer will commence placing the furniture in it; and to-morrow night we are to sleep in

with their daughter, who is a very handsome woman. The Prince was a long time Ambassador f

iselle Dorotea speak English perfectly well, and profess a great liking to England and its inhabitants. The Dowager Lady Hawarden, the Marquise de

mbermere is very agreeable, and sings with great expression; and the rest of the ladies, always excepting Lady Barbara Craufurd, who is very p

ses a quick perception of character and a freshness of feeling rarely found

are exploded. A ceremoniousness of manner, reminding one of la Vieille Cour, and probably rendered à la mode by the restoration of the Bourbons, prevails; as well as a strict observ

net evinced by any flattery, except the most delicate-a profound silence when these belles of other days recount anecdotes of their own times, or comment on the occur

be termed hypocrisy; nevertheless, even the semblance of propriety is advantageous to the interests of society; and the entire freedom from those marked attentions, engrossing conversations, and from that familiarity of manner often permitted in England, without even

s presented to me to-day.

fashion and th

ed of all

ay without levity, well-read without pedantry, and good-looking without vanity. Of how few young men of fashion could t

ans we read of as Parisian upholsterers; for no sooner have they entered a house, than, as if touched by the hand of the

; the curtains were hung; consoles, sofas, tables, and chairs placed,

wly culled from the garden, so rich, varied, and bright are their hues. The curtains are of crimson satin, with embossed borders of gold

le tops, are placed wherever they could be dispos

white flowers. It has a carpet of a chocolate-coloured ground with a blue border, round which is a wreath of

ed in the centre of it, and five beautiful buhl cabinets around, on whic

ot to see her chambre à coucher, or dressing-room, until they were furnished. This I w

too, for the only complaint I ever have to make of his taste is its too great splendour-a proof of which he gave me when I went to Mountjoy Forest on my marriage, and found my private

shall we ever be able to reconcile ourselves to the comparatively dingy rooms in St. Ja

at Luneville, and she is to do the honours-giving dinners, balls, concerts, and soirées, to the ladies who accompany their lords to "the tent

able thoug

iliate the esteem of all wi

er; and she is so warm-hearted and amiable, that the women, with a few exceptio

Duchesse de Guiche: met my old acquaintance, Lor

ing he chose, but he is too indolent for exertion, and seems to think le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle. He is one of the many clever peop

to immense wealth and high station, he should

ghted with both. The whole fitting up is in exquisite taste, and, as usual, when my most gallant of all gal

d looks nearly as fleecy as those of the living bird. The recess in which it is placed is lined with white fluted silk, bordered with blue embossed lace; and

muslin curtains, trimmed with lace inside them, and have b

which stands a most inviting bergère. An ècritoire occupies one panel, a bookstand the othe

the chamber, complete the furniture. The hangings of the dressing-room are of blue silk, covered with lace, and trimmed with rich fril

aced in front of each panel of looking-glass, but so low as not to impe

e bath is of white marble, inserted in the floor, with which its surface is level. On the ceiling over it, is a paintin

fection of furniture has been completed in three days! Lord B. has all the merit of

ueen could desire nothing better for her own private apartme

agreeable as ever. He dined with us yesterday, and we talked over

aufurd. Lady Barbara and Colonel Craufurd were of the party, which was the only triste one I have seen in that

her cheeks, and the venerable Duc de Gramont, scarcely less moved, embracing his son and daughter-in-law, and exhorting the latter to t

ildren to their parents. In no instance have I seen this more strongly exemplified than in the Duc and Duchesse de Guiche, whose unceasing tenderne

was over, and those de

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d bustle of the Rue de Rivoli. Spent several hours in superintending the arrangement of my books, china, bijouterie, and flower

eople! The dear girls I left children are now grown into women, but are as artless and affectionate as in childhood. I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw them, yet I soon traced the same dear coun

land, their visit appears like a dream. I wish it had been longer, f

asant to talk over the happy days passed there, which we did with that tender regret with which the past is always referred to by those who have sensibility, and they possess no

t at Florence. Well-educated, and addicted to neither of the prevalent follies of the day, racing nor gaming, he only requires a little ambition to prompt him

gna. She is pretty and agreeable, and he is original and amusing. They were ve

l of general information and good sense, he is no niggard in imparting the results of both to those

dined here yesterday. How many associations of the olden time

ciousness of it is never rendered visible by any symptom of that arrogance too often met with in those who have les

it is never used at the expense of others, and, when he chooses to be grave, the quickness and justice of his perception, and the

household arrangements, and inspect the menu at twelve: write letters or journalise from one until four; drive out

so abominably! Few who have lived much abroad could submit patiently to have their mornings broken in upon, when ev

taken their departure for their country houses, or for the different baths they frequent. I, who like not

rday. We had music in the evening, The Duc Dalberg is agreeable and well-bred, and his manner has that suavity, m

ion of the seizure of the unfortunate Duc d'Enghien; of the intention of which it was thought he ought to have apprised his co

mself to aught that was disloyal, for he is an excellent man in all the relations of life, and is esteemed

well as high-bred man; he has been in E

y came in contact there, by their urbanity and hospitality. He said that people were not prepared to find the handsomest and most fashionable woman at Paris, "the observed of all observers," and the brightest ornament of the Fre

y. It was gratifying to witness how much dear Madame Craufurd enjoyed the excursion; she even rode on a donkey through the woods, and the youngest person of the pa

strange and unhappy man found not that peace so long sought by him in vain, and to w

asylum, provided by friendship [2], and removed from the turmoil of the busy world, so repugnant to his taste, the jealousies, the heart-burnings, and the suspicions, that empoisoned his existence follo

he endured more than avenged the wrongs he inflicted; and, while admiring the productions of a genius, of which even his enemies could not deny him the possession, we are

is one of the most invariable characteristics of Genius, and by which its most glorious efforts are achieved, if excited into unhealthy action by over-exercise, not unseldom renders its possessor unre

sex, the muscles of the legs becoming unnaturally developed at the expense of the rest of the figure, so does the man of genius, by the undue exe

themselves and of it, and to entertain exaggerated expectations from it. Their morbid feelings are little able to support the disappointment certain to ensue, and they e

to an assertion of Voltaire's that few persons would wish to live over again on the condition of enduring the same trials, and which Rousseau combats by urging that it is only the rich, fatigued by their pleasures, or literary m

ncholy, but, alas! a true one, and should console the enviers of genius for

e little town, which is built on the side of a hill, and commands a delicious view of the chest

ch individual censuring or defending him, according to the bias of his or her disposition. On one point all agreed; which was, that, if judged by his actions, little c

s of vast extent, containing no less than forty chambers, comfortably furnished for the accommodation of bathers; and a good restaurateur furni

y the lively and clever conversation of the Comtesse

ng, with a fund of anecdotes that might form an inexhaustible capital for a professional diner-out to set up with; an ill-natured one never escapes her lips, and yet-

ay, and is as amiable as ever. He is a specimen of

rezé is a clever man, and his conversation is highly interesting. Well-informed and sensible, he has directed much of his attention to politics without

d well-bred, but offering in his toilette and in his manners irrefragable evidence that both have been studied, and his conversation bearing that high polish and urbanity which, if not always characteristics of talent, conceal the absence

, though by no means deficient in polite attention to women, seems to believe that there are higher and more praiseworthy pursui

pains in fitting themselves for the duties of their station. They read much and with profit, travel much more than formerly, and are free from the narrow prejudices against other countri

eeable and intellectual pair, who have made a little paradise around them in t

aid me a visit to-day. I had not seen him for seven years, and these same years have left their

in the same routine that we left h

other tongues, a

me not a

nt to dwell whole years in so circ

ng to the fable of old, induced forgetfulness of the past, so wholly are they en

futurity, reckoning as if our lives were certain of being prolonged, when we know not that the all on which we so boldly calculate may not be term

ter Stanhope, and is as agreeable and good-natured as ever. He is much fêted at Paris, and receives great attent

ould not eclipse them. The fine temper and good breeding that seem to be characteristic of the Stanhope family, have not degenerated in this branch of it; and his manner, as well as his voice and acc

sensible and agreeable woman, and the Princesse Doria is very pretty and amiable. Like most of her countrywomen, this young and attractive person is wholly free from that affectation whic

possession of which has always tempted me to envy its owner. I have never passed an hour in the society of Italian women

fect good nature that precludes aught that could be disagreeable to others, form the distinguishing characteristics of the m

es of Time on their brows recall to mind the marks which the ruthless tyrant must have inflicted on our own. We all declared th

y glad to see him again, for he is a very estimable as well as a

t time has dealt kindly with him during that period, as it ever does to those who possess equanimity of m

om the angry passions that more or loss influence the generality of other men. To an unprejudiced mind, he joins self-respect without arrogance, self-possession without effrontery, solid and general inf

ure, and partial to the society of literary men; irreproachable in private

e sole thing wanting is the warmth and cordiality of manner which beget friends an

to hold the reins of government, to whom all that I have said of Lord Lansdowne might, with little modification, be applied. I r

nd admirers of each would probably feel little disposed to admit any comparison to

I have lent a pile of books to Sir F. B., who continues to read as much as formerly, and forgets nothing that he peruses. His information is, consequently, very e

r daughter, Lady Drummond, Mr. T. Steuart, and various others-among them, a daughter

may well be so, of having been the wife of such a man; though there was but little sympathy between their tastes and

ooms literally filled with books; the tables, chairs, sofas, and even the floors, being encumbered wit

te, paying or receiving visits, giving or going to fêtes, and playing with her lap-dog. A strange wife for one of the most intellectual men of his day! An

n a style of profuse hospitality at her house, the poor find her charity dispensed with a liberal hand

luxuriance; the writer revels in all the riches of a brilliant imagination, and expends them prodi

, yesterday. The Duc de

the Count Maussion, Mo

sts. Count Flahault is

t no one can call in q

n selecting him

s pleasant to observe the French politeness and bon ton ingrafted on English sincerity and good sense. Of this, Mr. Standish offers a very good exam

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le vigour in many parts of this work, and several passages in it reminded me of the old dramatists. The character of "Louisa of Savoy" is forcibly drawn-wonderfully so, indeed, when con

tanced as an example of this; and "Margaret of Valois" furnishes another. "Fran?oise de Foix" is a more original conception; timid, yet fond, sacrificing her honour to save her brother's life, bu

dy to do aught-nay, more than "may become a man,"-to

addressed to his master "Francis the First," in which the charm that reigns about the presence of a pure woman is so eloquently

ot, whose honest indignation at being employed to bear a letter from the am

of the difference between encountering death in the battle-field, surrounded by all the spirit-stirring "pomp and circumstance

iss Kemble's claims to distinction in the literary world

conscious. Innocence sometimes leads young writers to a freedom of expression from which experienced ones would shrink back in alarm; and the perusal of the old dramatists gives a knowledge of passions, and of sins, known only through their medium, but the skilful developem

mode of reading it; and we counted not the hours devoted to the task.

er. I remembered, too, John Kemble-"the great John Kemble," as Lord Guildford used to call him-twice or thrice reading to us with Si

e. Indeed, were I called on to name the professional men I have known most distinguished for goo

passed two very pleasant hours. He related to us many amusin

has very comfortable chairs. The Parisians are, I find, as addicted to staring as the English; for many were the glasses levelled last night at Sir Francis

o has promised to dine with us to-morrow. Paris is now filling very fas

pproach to this blessing as when in the possession of them. General society is a heavy tax on time and patience, and one th

n of future ones, to the commonplace remarks or stupid conversation of persons whose whole thou

minded friends, indulge in an interchange of ideas! But the too frequent indulgence of th

bas bleu, which is still worse, however free the indiv

the Rue de la Tour des Dames. I have entertained a wish ever since my return from Italy, to b

ence, and her manners are at once so animated, yet gentle; so kind, yet dignified; and there is such an

s very graceful, and her smile, like the tones of her voice, is irresistibly sweet, and reveals teeth of rare beauty. Mademoiselle Mars, off the stage, owes none of her attractions to the artful aid of ornament; wearing her ow

e elegance, if not the splendour, of a fine house. Nothing can evince a purer taste than this dwelling, with its decorations and furniture. It conta

ed in the house of a nouveau riche? Every piece of furniture in it vouches, not only for the wealth of its owner, but that he has not yet got sufficie

rs bespeaks its mistress to be a woman of h

n it may be seen beautiful specimens of the talents of the most esteemed French artists, offered by them as a homage to this celebrated woman. Gérard, Delacroix, Isabey, Lany, Grévedon, and other distinguished artists, have contributed to thi

ntation copies of the pieces in which Mademoiselle M

siastic of its numerous admirers. It consists of a laurel crown, executed in pure gold; on the leaves of which are engraved on one side, the name

ng woman, whose presence I left penetrated with the conviction that no one can know without ad

se of the Théatre Fran?ais were styled "Les Dames de la Comédie Fran?aise"; "those of the Théatre Italien," "Les Demoiselles du Théatre Italien;" and the dancers, "Les Filles de l'Opéra." This last mode of naming les danseuses, though in later times considered as a reproach, was, originally, m

urite in Parisian society, in which her vivacity, good-nature, and amiability, are duly appreciated. Her lively sallies and na?ve remarks are very amusing; and the fr

hted up with such animation, that it seems to be invested with a con

tenderness. It is when conversing on the grand r?les which she filled as prima donna, that her face lights up as

brigands, who, having compelled her to descend, ransacked it and took pos

nd with large brilliants, when she appealed to them with tears streaming down her cheeks to take the settings and all the diamonds, but not to deprive her of

chateau, and must have been a very fine place before the Revolution caused, not o

specimens of the feudal chateau fort of that epoch; and the subterr

of the hill on which the chateau stands. The water is clear and brisk and the chateau looks as if it stood

autiful altar, and some very interesting monuments, were barbarously mutilated, and the tomb of the Princesse de

s to which they lead, the sight of this once splendid chateau, and, above all, of its half

n object of almost, adoration to the dependents of her lord; and when soon after having given birth to a son and heir, the present General Comte d'Orsay, she was called to another world, her remains were followed

le where the magpie concealed the silver spoons he had stolen, and which occasioned the ev

ving been discovered until after her death. This tragedy in humble life has attached great interes

evening with them. The good Duke de Gramont was there, and was in great joy at the

al beauty an intelligence and docility as rare as they are delightful; and never did I witnes

them in the privacy of their domestic one-emulating each other in their devotion to their children, and giving only the most judicious proofs of their atta

ful vraisemblance in some of the scenes with all that one has read or pictured to oneself, as daily occurring during the terrible days of the Revo

days of l'ancien régime, and the tableau des moeurs, which is vividly coloured, leaves no favourable impression in the minds of the audi

fusion of the second epoch-the fear and horror that prevail when the voices and motions of a sanguinary mob are heard in the

pale, and some furrowed brows look ominous, as the scene was enacted, while those of the less elevated in rank among the spectators assumed, or seemed

e French, what they can effect; and I confess I felt uneasy when I witnessed the deep

n to the highest grades in the army and in the state of those who in the ancien régime would have remained as the Revolution fo

se qualities are known to have appertained to many of those who really filled the r?les enacted at the period now represented, the scene had, as might be ex

heatre with a conviction that a revolution was a certain means of achieving glory and fortune

f sometimes half accomplishes the destiny it imagines; but even when it fails to effect this, it ever operates in re

Bourbons, I marked the changes produced on their countenances by it. Anxiety, mingled with dismay, was visible; for the scenes of the past were vividly r

elf-complacency, amounting almost to impertinence, practised by this class, cannot fail to surprise persons accustomed to the civility and

risian shop, and ask to be shewn velvet, silk, or riband, to assort with a pattern you have brought of some particular colour or quali

f-a-dozen pieces still more unlike what you require; and to your renewed assertion that no colour but the one similar to your pattern will suit you, he assures you, that his goods are superior to all others, and that what you require is out of fashion, and a v

s, "Pourtant, madame, what I have shewn you is much superior," "Very possible; but no colour will suit me but this

this answer, after having lost half an hour-if not double that time-you are compelled to be satisfied, and leave the

what you seek. The women of high rank in France seldom, if ever, enter any shop except that of Herbault, who is esteemed the modiste, par e

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t Charles de Mornay. Lord Stuart de Rothesay is very popular at Paris, as is also our Ambassadress; a proof that, in addition to a vast fund of good-nature, no i

d Lady Stuart de Rothesay add the happy art of adopting all that is agreeable in its usages, without sacr

thout even a smile, to the almost incomprehensible attempts at speaking French made by many strangers, and the

English, that mistakes perfectly ludicrous, and which could not have failed to set my compatriots in a titter, if not in a roa

seems to forget what so many would, if similarly situated, remember with arrogance, namely, tha

r, and agreeable,-but his own too-evident consciousness of possessing these

dge of his self-complacency, if he wishes to avoid being unpopular; for woe be to him who lets

her person more than hers. How many pleasant hours have I passed with her! I so well remember John Kemble fancying that if I went through a course of

ed but with her life. Her method of reading was admirable; for to the grandeur of her sister Mrs. Siddons, she united a tenderness and softness, in which that great actress

of manners, a cultivation of mind, and a goodness of heart seldom surpassed; and, in all the relations of life, her conduct was most praiseworthy. Even now, though

n given of them by Sir William Gell; who, though exceedingly attached to all three, has not, as far as one interview permitted me to judge, overra

, where her accouchement is to take place. Francis Hare has lived with us so much in Italy, that we almost consider him a member of the dome

that she was to be Mrs. Hare. I never meet Francis Hare without being surprised by the versatility of his information; it extends to the fine arts, literature, rare books, the localitie

n amusing instance of this fact last night, when Mrs. Hare, having performed several airs on the piano-forte, he aske

f pretty things we women require to render us what we consider presentable! And how few of us, however good-looking we may chance

ome less so by its assistance. Men are never sufficiently sensible of our humility, in considering it so necessary

wives and daughters; and, when asked to pay the heavy bills incurred in consequence of this pr

he cause and effect, and who can hear of women passing whole hours in tempting

done without. If women could be made to understand that costliness of attire seldom adds

ness of the price of such a robe enables the purchaser to have so frequent a change of it, that even those who are far from rich may have half-a-dozen, while one single robe of a more expensive material will cost more; and having d

but one, owing to the freshness of her robe, which was of simple organdie, looked infinitely better than the other, who was quite as p

orn after its pristine purity becomes problematical; and in winter, let some half-dozen plain and simple silk gowns be purchased, instead of the two or three expensi

s opening the eyes of your wives and daughters how to please without draining your purses; and when the maledictions of lace, vel

to see them. She is as pretty as I remember her at Florence, when Mademoiselle D--, and is piquante and spirituel

o, if I may say so, in the latter, seldom, if ever, to be acquired by strangers. Never dwelling long on any subject, and rar

All enter it prepared to take a part, and he best enacts it who displays just enough knowledge to show that much remains behind. Such is the tact of the Parisians, that even the ignorant conceal the poverty of th

alculated to pique any one present, or reflect on the absent, the mode in which it is uttered takes off from the force of the matter; whereas, on the contrary, the more grave and sententious manner peculiar to the English adds pungency to their sat

red, and were at the distance of several days' journey from it, congratulating themselves on their safety, when, owing to some error on the part of those who examined their firman, they w

he friends. Engaged in drawing maps for their intended route, a

his shawl while he twisted it round his head as a turban, the latter observed, with a degree of horror and dismay more eas

s unconscious of the fearful malady that had already assailed him. Totally alone, without aid, save that contained in thei

to be manifested in his friend. But even this most terrible of all maladies was influenced by the gallant spirit of him on whom it was now preying; for not a complain

se dear and absent friends he was doomed never again to behold. It was a dreadful trial to Mr. Strangways to sit by the bed of death, far, far away fro

again murmured by the dying lips. His friend quitted him not for a minute until all was over;

I, who have known him so long and so well, attribute it to the state of his mind, which wa

ys, owing to a slight indisposition, w

ed with the line arts. The party consisted of all those present at our house when the wager was made. The Duc and Duchesse de Guich

London paper would term it, were provided; and an epicure, however fastidious, would have been satis

service of the dinner, bore the least indicat

efore dinner; and in a salle à manger of equal dimensions, and equally w

iously agreed that the whole party were to adjourn to the Porte St. Martin, at which Count de Maussion had

simple toilettes, she was afraid of incurring observation if she presented herself in a rich dress with short sleeves, a gold tissue turban with a bir

bly. This actress has great merit; and the earnestness of her manner, and the touching tones of her voice, give a great air of truth to her performances. The prison-sce

ess, and warm feelings of the village maiden, excite a strong interest for her, even when worked upon by Vanity; tha

l ascendency acquired over her by her female companion; and her rapid descent in the path of evil when, as i

et" is that which I prefer. A fine vein of philosophy runs through the whole of this production

evil one; yet still retains enough of the humanity of his nature to render him wretched,

h all woman's tenderness and devotion, investing even insanity with the touching charm of love. How perfect is the part when, endeavouring to pray, the hapless "M

little understood by those who are so prone to pervert it, and whose triumphs over its virtues are always achieved by means of the excess of that propensity to love, an

se of all her sex, ere vice has sullied

for she is lively and agreeable, and I have known him so long

nd to know the world thoroughly: appreciating it at its just value, and using it as if formed for his peculiar profit and pleasure. He is lately returned

t agreed in the opinion I have often heard Lord Byron give, that

many reports of his shrewdness and wit reached me. Neither seem to have been overrated; for nothing escapes his quick pe

e who may say all they please, rarely abstain from saying much that may displease others; and, th

ept where the wit is tempered by a more than ordinary share of sensibility and refinement, directing its exercise towards works

rs, as well as for his own fame, he devoted to literature that ready and brilliant wit which sparkles in so many of his pages, instead of condescending to exp

most striking of their characteristics, render them exceedingly susceptible to the arrows of wit; which, when ba

r weapon, or that the attack has been so obvious that he is justified in resenting it by a less poetical one. Hence arises a difficult position for hi

has excited a considerable sensation at Paris; and the part of the heroine, "Charlott

a tyrant who inflicted such wounds on her country, but by the less sublime one of avenging the death of her lover. This, in my opini

ramas. The desire for excitement, and not a decrease of talent, is the cause; and this morbid craving fo

stion of what is acquired does not equal the appetite for acquisition: consequently, the knowledge gained is as yet somewhat crude and unav

ecentness of their progress; and in the exuberance cons

e expense of appropriateness, and crowds the chamber with a heterogeneous mélange of furniture, which, however useful in separate parts, are too incongruous to produce a good effect. So the minds of the French people are now too enlightened any longer to suffer the prejudices that form

heir progress in knowledge, by inducing them to jump at conclusions, instead of marching slowly but steadily to them; and conclusions so rapidly made are apt to

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ery interesting old man; and, though infirm in body, his mind is as fresh, and his

tudying it under all the phases of illness, convalescence, and on the bed of death, when the real character is exposed unveiled from

were also the most skilful physicians and admirable, surgeons. Among these is Mr. Guthrie, of London, whose rare dexterity in his art I have often thought may be in a great de

have been told by those from whose eyes he had removed cataracts, that his precisi

nd kindness of heart indispensable requisites to form a surgeon; and that it was a mistake to s

ds the patient induces an operator to perform his

la Vieille Cour, and he still retains the costume of that epoch. His manner, half jest and half earnest, gives an idea of what that of the Philosopher of Ferney must have been when in a good humour, and adds piquancy to his narratio

efore told Madame that mine-if I may be permitted to recur to it-was gained by an artific

ghed heartily, but persisted in denying this; and the lady urged him to relate to me the plan he had so successfully pursued in abri

haunted me of becoming a benefactor to mankind-ay! ladies, and still more anxious to relieve your fair and gentle sex from those ills to which the delicacy of your fra

healthy one, or that the acquaintances of my friends enjoyed an unusual portion of good health, I was seldom called on to attend the

even more rapidly t

fade; and it was wit

write home to tho

was a second El Do

ust find

that pressed heavily on my mind, it occurred to me that I must put some plan into

own the addresses of some of the most respectable-looking houses, and going up to a porter, desired him to knock at the doors n

and having succeeded in persuading each that it was of the utmost importance that the celebra

night, thinking that, when knocked up from their beds, people would be sure

ltiplying even beyond my most sanguine hopes, was entirely confined to the bourgeoisie; and though they paid well, my ambition pointed to higher game, and I longed to feel the pulses of la haute nobl

to her friend, who was one of my patients, and who instantly advised her to consult the celebra

overing that she really had nothing the matter with her, advised what I knew would be very palatable to her,-namely, a very nutritious régime, as much air and amu

nto my hand, but I recollected that people never va

my hopes, and I determined to profit by it. I found the Duchesse suffering under a malady-if malady it could be called-to which I have since

e chambre so much good, that I determined to send for you. I am so very ill, that I am fast losin

nd régime; and then, having written a prescription, urged the necessity of her abandoning café au lait, rich consommés, and high-seasoned entrées; r

sits to her so difficult, consented to make them, only on condition that my fair patient was to walk with me every day six

fast that I left the Duchesse every day when our promenade ended bathed in a copious perspiration;

ce for which the Duchesse consulted me; and I then discovered that there is no malady, however grave, so distressing to your sex, ladies,

sulted by them all, and my fame and fortune rapidly increased. I was proclaimed to be the most wonderful physician

sse, for this lady had grown so thin, that wrinkles-those most frightful of all symptoms of decaying beauty-had made their appearance. My new patient told me that, hearing that h

nutritious food; and, though she sat up late, was an early riser. I ordered her the frequent use of warm baths, and to take all that I had prohibited the Duchesse; permit

n such a case, extended my fame far and wide. Fat and thin ladies flocked to me for advice, an

opportunity of improvement in my profession-I must confess that I still retain the conviction that the celebrated Doctor P-- would have had

's mode of telling the story, or describe the

d here yesterday. He is a fine young man, clever, well-informed, and amiable, with the

y mixture of sparkling intelligence and good-nature that I was immediately pleased with him, even before I had an opportunity of k

ties of his profession-duties which he has ever fulfilled with such credit to himself and advantage to others-it seems little short of miraculous how he c

your eloquent tongue utter bons mots in which wit sparkled, but ill-nature never appeared; nor see your luminous eyes flashing with joy

llent specimen of the young men of the present day. Well-informed, and with a mind highly cultivated, he has

ime. Her personation of "Desdemona" is exquisite, and the thrilling tones of her voice

electrical in the effect she produces on my feelings. Her acting is as original as it is

, and makes one think more of the wonderful singer than of "Desdemona." This defect, however, is atoned for by the bursts of passion into whic

and the usual habitués de la maison. La Duchesse is one of l'ancien régime, though less ceremoni

ld me some amusing ane

y and love of dress of

, to whom she wa

ll persons filling elevated positions, but doubly so in those who have achieved their own elevation. The family of the Emperor Napoleon were remarkable for the kin

Madame C-- inquired kindly for her, and the Marquise told he

, who for many years lived in a style of splendour that, even in the palmy days of her husband's prosperity, when, governor of Paris, he supported almost a regal establishmen

iquancy peculiar to her, which render her society very amusing and interesting. The humanity, if not the policy, of the Bourbons may be questioned in their leaving t

beggared, it would have been well if a modest competency had been assigned to those whose sons and husbands

former since I last saw it, is that some pictures, painted by French arti

parterres; I like also the company by which they are chie

holding lapdogs by a riband, and attended by a female servant, were taking their daily walk; while, occasionally, might be seen an elderly couple exhibiting towards each other an assiduity pleas

he other, not as they actually are, but as they were many a long year ago. No face, however fair,-not even the blooming one of their favourite granddaughter, seems so lovely to the uxorious old husband as the one he remembers to have been so proud of forty years ag

ovely: but in them at least other gleams of past good looks recall the past, when each considered

ave been shared, and they are advancing hand in hand towards that rapid descent in the m

cts of affection to both, secures for each a companionship and a consolation for those days which must come to all, when, fallen into the sere and yellow leaf, the society of the young

domestic tyrant, offers an example of the fate of those who have lived in what is commonly called a stat

entioned; could cite endless examples of unhappy couples (forgetting to name a single one

irst attack of illness that confined him to his room, with no tender hand to smooth his pillow, no gentle voice to inquire into his wants, or to minister to them; no one to anticipate his wishes almost before he had framed them; no lovin

applies tenfold to cases where it is contracted in old age. He can still admire youth and bea

and to wed some staid dame whose youth has been passed with some dear, kind, first husband-of whom, if not often speakin

and what, therefore, is to be done? In this emergency, a severe attack of rheumatism confines him to his chamber for many days. His valet is found out to be clumsy and awkward in assisting him to put on his flannel gloves; the housekee

tinised and severely censured, are henceforth allowed to pass unblamed, and, consequently, soon amount to double the sum which had formerly, and with reason, been found fault with. The slightest symptom of illness is magnif

ssessed any influence over him. Having rendered herself essential to his comfort, she menaces him continually with the threat of leaving

r, had proposed marriage to her, and offered a good settlement. It would be a great grief to her to leave so kind a master, especially as she knew no one t

ce as housekeeper and nurse secured by a settlement of a similar sum made on her by her master; who congratulates

rying her secretly, that they may join in plundering the valetudinarian, whose infirmities

have discovered his niece and her beautiful children walking at a distance; and, as she has not only prevented their admission to his house, but concealed their visits, intercepted their letters, making him be

s to play a party at picquet, or a game at chess with him, during the long winter evenings; and he thinks it would be pleasanter to have some of his female relatives occasionally to dinner: but as the least hint on these subjects never fails to produce ill-humour on the part

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creatures of every age, from the infant slumbering in its nurse's arms, to the healthful girl holding her little brother or sister by the

h parterres among which they wander! How each group examines the other-half-disposed to join in each other's sports, but withheld by a vague fear of making

s, as they meet. They take in at a glance the toilettes of each, and judge

at once recognised by the showiness and expensiveness of its clothes, and the superciliousness of its nurse, who, accustomed to t

ch other's sports. The nurses, too, draw near, enter into a conversation, in which each endeavours to insinuate the importance of her young charge, and consequent

n passed the first two or three years of life, with the roses of health glowing

trast do they offer to the groups of old men who must so soon leave it, who are basking in the sunshine so near them! Yet they, too, have had their hours

brought thus together, and I thought that more than one of the

asure by his sensible remarks and by his cheerful tone of mind. He told me that the sight of the fine children daily to be met in the Luxembourg Gardens, was as exh

A long correspondence had taught me to appreciate the gifted mind of Madame, who, to soli

s so spirituelle and piquant, that it gives additional point to the clever things she perpetually utters; and what greatly enhances her

mest man of his age that I have ever beheld. It is said that when the Emperor Napoleon first saw him, he observ

eneral assent accorded to his personal attractions which, while universally admitted, excited none of the envy and ill-will which such advantages but to

e meet with an attention from their children and grandchildren, the demonstrations of which are very touching; and I often see gay and brilliant par

aving hurried away from some splendid fête, of which she was the brightest ornament, to spend an hour with her before s

the lovely daughter, of whom they are so justly proud, while she is wholly occupied in inqui

w through his eyeglass, and, with an air of paternal affection, o

age last evening, said to me, and a te

who love me so much, and whom I so dote on, without bitter regret? Yes

ght-cap and flannel dressing-gown, to the last, in which he portrays tho would-be young man. His face, his figure, his cough, are inimitable; and when he recounts t

to the juvenility of his toilette; while, at intervals, some irrepressible symptom of infirmity reminded the audience of the pangs the effort to appear young i

nt evening. I have seldom seen any Englishman enjoy French society as much as the worthy baronet does. He speaks the language with great facility, is well acquaint

of male conversation, even in the presence of ladies, in England. I have often passed the evening previously and subsequently to a race, in which many of the

e tales of slaughtered grouse, partridges, and pheasants; of hair breadth "'scapes by flood and field," and venturous leaps, the descriptions of which leave one in do

aster's, and Moore's guns, and the advantage of percussion

g or backing of the betters! Yet all this are women condemned to hear on the eve of a race, or during the shooting or hunting season, should their evil stars bring them i

ellectual occupations; while, if the truth was confessed, she is thoroughly ennuyée by these details of them: or if not, it

celebrated, and hunting keeps up the skill in horsemanship in which our men excel. What I do object to is their making these pursui

alf pity, half condescension,-"we must not talk politics before the ladies;" they merely avoid entering into discussions, or exhibiting party spirit,

that the women here would be very little disposed to submit to the nonchalance that prompts the conduct I have referred to in England, and that a

of the circles in which they move, and look with jealousy on any inf

Burke's description of the lovely and unfortunate Marie-Antoinette. To-day I thought her still more attractive, when, wearing only a simple white peignoir, an

n, and moved from each little white bed to the other with noiseless step and anxious glance, bringing comfort to

ow wholly engrossed this amiable young woman's thoughts are by her domestic duties. She incites, by sharing, th

d eyes, lighting up with a momentary animation, and their feverish lips relaxing into a smile, at the sound of his well-known voice. And thi

pite of all that has been said of the deleterious influence of courts on the feelings of

to have decided taste for bringing scenes of riot and disorder on the stage; and the tendency of suc

the acts of the rabble strongly assimilated with those of the same class in later times, when the revolution let loose on hapless France the worst of all tyrants-a reckless and sanguinary mob. I cannot help feeling alarmed at the consequences likely to

the former being well-informed and agreeable, and the latter possessing all the good sense we believe to b

riton. Twenty years ago, this would have been considered a very rare occurrence, while now it excites little remark. But it is not alone the languages of the different

nd Mrs. Masters. Lady Combermere is lively and agreeable, un peu romanesque, which gives great o

fund of general information, with gentle and highly-polished manners. What a charm the

resisting, at least I find it so, the exquisite porcelaine de Sèvres, off which the dainty dames of the reign of Louis the Fourteenth feasted, or which held their bouquets, or

alas! it is easier to acquire the beautiful bijouterie, rendered still more valuable by having belonged to celebrated people, than the talent that gained their celebrity;

tuck as full of pins as the hearts of the French Protestants were with thorns by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes; to which she is said to have so greatly contributed by her counsel to her infatuated lover, Louis th

ften is, considered puerile; but confess to the weakness, and the contemplation of the

r is demonstrated so naturally and touchingly in the letters she addressed to her, holding the flacon now min

of her kerchief, and so conceal even her throat from the prying eyes of the aged voluptuary, whose passions the wily prude is said to have excit

eved by the indelicate exposure; for-hear it ye fair dames, with whose snowy busts and dimpled shoulders the eyes of your male acquaintance are as familiar as with your faces!-the charms of nature, however beautiful, fall short of the ideal perfection accorded to them by the imagination, when unseen. The clever Maintenon, aware of this fact, of which the less wise of her sex are ignorant or fo

he state of his own; which, in hardness, it might be truly said to resemble. It may have often been placed on her table when Maintenon was pay

illiant; nay, prefers, it is said, to select them for his abode), and we should learn, that while an object of envy to thousands, th

sed of sovereign power, has lost all sense of enjoyment, must have reverted, perhaps with a sigh, to the little chamber in which she so long soothed the sick bed of the witty oc

g conversation of Racine, or heard him read aloud, with that spirit and deep pathos for which h

ct glory on a sovereign, were sure to entail misery on his subjects, shews that either her influence over the mind of Louis was much les

as always appeared to me to be indicative of great meanness as well as hardness of heart; and while lamenting the weakness of Racine, originating in a morbid sensibility that rendered his disgrace at court so p

for the efforts made by its coterie towards refining the manners and morals of her day, but the language also, until the affectation to which its

enuous disavowal of the satire being aimed at the H?tel Rambouillet, evidently found its subject there. I cannot look at the snuff-box without being reminded of the brilliant ci

e first representation of the Précieuses Ridicules, in which many of them must have discovered the resemblance to themselves, though the clever author professed only to ridicule their

Sarra?des, as she was styled-"Whether a lover jealous, a lover despised, a lover separated from th

nted with such vigour-though the comic often prevails over the serious in his delineations-the effects of a passion any thing but comic to him. Strange power of genius, to make others la

f Rachel, and until she had passed her thirtieth year (in order that his passion should become as purified from all grossness, as was the language spoken among the circle in which she

le, Lafayette, and de Sévigné, fluttering their fans as they listened and replied to the gallant compli

have degenerated into a coterie, remarkable at last but for its fantastic and false

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ther chilled the warmth of her heart, nor impaired the vivacity of her manners. I had heard much of her; for she is greatly beloved by the Duc

in the garden at Versailles, when she (the Marquise) was a very young girl. She described her as having a most animated and

hrough the streets of London in a carriage, with the French king, during an election at Westminster, the mob, ignorant of his rank, insisted that he and hi

t, and its intonations soothe and charm the ear. Her countenance, too, is peculiarly expressive. Even when her eyes, in the r?le she enacted last night, were fixed, and supposed to be sightless, her counten

erforms, that she not only believes herself for the time being the heroine she represents, but makes others do so too. There was not a dry eye

ce in it. The same difference exists between it and that of other actresses, as between a highly finished portrait and

there is no playing to the galleries, and for a simple reason:-the occupants of the galleries here are as fastidious as those of the boxes, and any thin

he acting of Mademoiselle Mars presides also over he

is is, but have never been able to obtain a satisfactory answer. It tells much against the good taste of those who can give the tone to society here, that literary men s

at all suited to the tastes of the French people; who comment with merriment, if not with ridicule, on the evening parties in London, where the rooms being too sma

owded routes, and the knowledge of its being impossible for a robe, or at least of a greater portion of one t

h form the delight of society. Each lady takes an evening for her receptions, and no one interferes with her arrangements by giving a party on the same night. The individuals of e

where they see French people en grande lenue, both in dress and manner, instead of penetrating into the more agreeable parties to which I have referr

t pass their time unprofitably; for in it, politics, literature, and the fine arts, generally furnish the topics of conversation: from which, however, the warm

ll coin, conscious of having more at his disposal. Quick of perception, they jump, rather than march, to a conclusion, at which an Englishman or a German would arrive leisurely, enabled to tell all the particulars of the route, but which the Frenchman would know little of from havi

rs offer to those of the Luxembourg! In the Tuileries, the promenaders look as

Cashmere shawl of some passing dame owes its rich but sober tints to an Indian loom, or to the fabric of M. Ternaux, who so skilfully imitates the exotic luxury; and what a difference does the circumstance make in their estimation of the we

nglishwomen en masse are not better-looking than the French, but that these last are so skilful in concealing defects, and revealing beauties by the appropriateness and good taste in their choice of dress, th

o avoid. The rich and varied material of their robes, the pretty chapeaux, from which peep forth such coquettish glances, the modest assurance-for their self-possession amounts precisely to that-and the ease and elegance of thei

who go to admire the pretty women, and elderly and middle-aged ones, who meet in knots and talk politics with all the animation peculiar to their nation. Children do not a

lear sky, and the statues and vases seen through vistas of evergreen shrubs, with the gilded railing which gives back the rays of the bright, though cold sun, and the rich

pected to bow to a gentleman before he presumes to do so to her, thus leaving her the choice of acknowledging his acquaintance, or not; but in France it is

own to his friend, although he is not acquainted with her. The mode of salutation is also much more deferential towards women in France than in England. The hat is held a sec

nstead of taking off, their hats when bowing to them; and though I accounted for this solecism in good breeding by the belief that it proceeded from the persons practising it wearing wigs, I discovered that there was not even so good an excuse as the fear of

ted wholly to reading history, poetry, or belles lettres, which abstract me so completely from the actual present to th

ment when in the hey-day of youth, and surrounded by some of the most gifted persons in England; but now, as age advances, the love of solitude and repose increases, and a life spent in study appears to me to be the one of

and has superior abilities; in short, he has all the means, and appliances to boot, to make a distinguished figure, in life, if he lacks not the ambition and energy to use them; but, born

revealed in it, those who know it to be well-founded will pardon his self-complacency, and not join with the persons, and they are not few, whose

re but too seldom in the habit of feeling; and to acquire popularity must appear unconsciou

f the lapse of time; and though the destroyer brings patience, we sigh to think that we may have new occasions for its difficult exercise. Who can forbear from trembling lest the opening year may find us at its close with a lessened circle. S

e first day of the new year was, perhaps, originally intended to ban

single friend has omitted to send me a present. These gifts are to be acknowledged by ones of s

anged appear mean in the eyes of those accustomed to see the numerous and splendid ones of the Roman edifice. Nevertheless, I felt much satisfaction in lounging through groups of statues, and busts of the remarkable m

Pagan divinities over mortals, by this absence of any trace of earthly feelings, or whether it was thought that any decided expression might deteriorate from the character of repose and beauty that marks the works of the great sculptors of antiquity, I know not, but the effect produced on my mind by the contemplation of these calm and beautiful f

struck with it, and noticing that he who was banished through the envy excited by his being styled the Just, was represented as unmoved as if the injustice

o pass some hours occasionally among the all but breathing marbles and glorious pictures bequeathed to posterity by the mighty artists of old. I love to pass such hours alone, or in the society of some one as partial, b

irations, and left to the world the fruit of hours of toil and seclusion,-hours snatched from the tempting pleasures that cease not to court the senses, but which they who laboured for posterity resisted. The long vigils, the solitary days, the hopes and

would meet with the admiration, the sympathy, denied them by their contemporaries?-as the prisoner in his gloomy dungeon, refused all pity, seek

or their destinies; nor can I look on the glorious faces or glowing landscapes that remain to us, evincing the triumph of genius over even time itself, by preserving on canvass the semblance of all that charmed in nature, without experien

ith a tender confidence that when contemplating these bequests we would rem

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conveyed from Rome, the columns of the Temple of Nero, is now-hear it, ye who have taste!-converted into a stable; the salons, once filled with the most precious works of art, are now crumble

f the works of art that whole lives were passed in forming. I remember Mr. Millingen, the antiquary, telling me in Italy that when yet little more than a boy he was taken to view the H?tel d'Orsay, t

se the focus of all that was rich and rare; and, with a spirit that does not always animate the possessor of rare

not adopted in other houses, namely, on the folding-doors of the suite being thrown open to admit company, certain pedals connected with them were put in motion, and a s

airy palace. Could the owner who expended such vast sums on its decoration, behold it in its present ruin, he could never recognise it; but such would be the case with many a one who

in the evening, and the lively and pretty Madame la H-- came. She is greatly admired, and no wonder; for she is not only handsome, but clever and piquant. Hers does not appear to be a we

marriages, accounted for by incompatibility of humour, might with more correctness be attributed to a total misunderstanding of each other's characters and dispositions in the parties who drag a heavy and galling chain through life, the

ty in her, as was his gravity in him, and consequently would not resent it; and the lively wife

eable. If a dwelling known to be unalienable has some defect which makes it unsuited to the taste of its owner, he either ameliorates it, or, if that be impracticable, he adopts the resolution of supporting its inconvenience with patience; so should a philosophical mind bear all that

wreath accorded her by public opinion. Her singing in the duo, in the prison scene, was one of

the first greatly pleased me. So it is with all the works of Mr. D'Israeli, who writes con amore; and not only with a profound knowledge o

ove of literature, and a kindness of heart that melts and makes tho

ably digested and beautifully conveyed that in a few volumes are condensed a mass of the most valuable information! I never peruse a production of his without longing

ious to see this lady, of whom I had heard such various reports; and,

l features of which seem imbued in a mask much too fleshy for their proportions, it is easy to see that in her youth she must have been handsome. Her complexion is fair; her hair, judging from the ey

age, which I should pronounce to be about sixty. Her manner has the formality peculiar to those conscious of occupying a higher station than their birth or education entitles th

olite. Her dames de compagnie and chambellan treat her with profound respect, and she acknowledges their attentions with civility. To sum up all, the impression made upon me by the P

, Denon being engaged to dine there one day, the Prince wished the Princesse to read a few pages of the book, in order that she might be enabled to say something complimentary on it to the author. He consequently ordered his librarian to send the work to her apartment on the morning of the day of the dinner; but

easure which the perusal of his work had afforded her. The author was pleased, and told her how much he felt honoured; but judge of his astonishment, and the dismay of the Prince Talleyran

the commendation, even of a person universally known to be incompetent to pronounce on the merit of his book. The Emperor Napoleon heard this story, an

hen a confidential friend at Paris wrote to inform her that from certain rumours afloat it was quite clear the Prince did not intend her to take up her abode again in his house, and advised her to return without delay. The Princesse instantly adopted this counsel, and arrived most unexpectedly in the Rue St.-Florent

the storm he had raised. The affair became the general topic of conversation at Paris; and when, the day after the event, the Prince waited

him-a shake of the head and shrug of the shoulders, while he uttered "Que voulez-vous, Si

dge of the world, the work-o'-day world, as well as the beau monde; yet there is no bitterness in his satire, which is always just a

e to read. He is a most agreeable companion, and as vivacious as if he was only twenty. He reminds me sometime

ke trees marked to be cut down, but which escape the memory of the marker, they

f the old, and I observe that Count Waleski evinces a preference for that of men old enough to be his father. People are not generally aware of the advantages which agreeable manners confer, and the influence they exercise ov

to please-a want, the evidence of which cannot fail to wound the self-love of those who detect, and indispose them towards those who betray it. By a disagreeable manner I do not mean the awkwardness often arising from timidity, or the t

ersons say-"I assure you that he or she can be very agreeable with those he or she likes:" an assertion which, by implying that the person

iend of mine, who, hearing a person he greatly este

ery objectionable, even with those he likes best: it is his misfortun

ned it; and I heard some of the individuals then present assert, a few days subsequently, that Lord -- was not, after all, by any means to be di

ng him for his rude habit of contradicting, by asserting, with a grave face, that he only con

remarkably fine day, he declared it to be abominable. The Duc de -- looked gracious when, having repeated some political news, -- said he could prove the contrary to be

d in his favour! -- reminds me of the Englishman of whom it was said, that so great was his love of contradiction, that when the hour of the night and state of the weathe

s very clever, will lead to many copyists. The writer possesses a felicitous fluency of language, profound and

al thinking, seldom, if ever, allied to the tenderness which pierces through the sentimental part. The opening reminded me of that of

lk of it-that I broke through a resolution formed since I read the dull book of --, to

xpress the pleasure anticipated from its perusal, by which means the necessity of praising a bad book was avoided. This system has, however, been so generally adopted of late, that authors are dissatisfied with it; and, consequently,

ared it to be insufferably dull, when another, who had published some novel, observed,

the answer, "seeing how long and how ofte

inst the writers, when they are "gone to that bourne whence no traveller returns!" I tremble to think of it! What severe animadvers

ell as delighted the audience. She has a soul and spirit in her style that carries away her hearers, as no other singer does, and excites an enthusiasm seldom, if ever, equalled. Malibran seems to be as little mistre

aths, marriages, and births, to the circle of acquaintances of the parties. This formality is never omitted, and these printed lett

friends and acquaintance of the accouchée. These sweet proofs d'amitié

elling-bottle, and a vinaigrette; and she offers him, en revanche, a cane, buttons, or a pin-in short, some present. The corbeilles given to godmothers are often very expensive, being suited to the rank of the parties;

ription and material, and for all seasons, are found in it. Cloaks, furs, Cashmere shawls, and all that is required for night or day use, are liberally supplied; indeed, so much so, that to see one of

hiefs, veils, fichus, chemisettes and canezous, trinkets, smelling-bottles, fans, vinaigrettes, gloves, garters; and th

f them often sends young maidens-ay, and elderly ones, too-away with an anxious desire to enter that holy state which ensures so many treasures. It is

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the evidence of a mind that can reflect deeply, as well as clothe its thoughts in the happiest language. To be witty, yet thoro

satire as nearly synonymous; for we hear of the clever sayings of our reputed wits, in nine cases out of ten, allied to some ill-natured bon mot, or pointed epigram. In France this is not the case, for some of the mos

the French call décousue, but is interesting as a picture of the manners of the times which it represents. There is no want of action or bustle in it; on the contrary, it a

nts from trivia

very advantageous to the pieces brought out here; but, even should they fail to give or preserve an illusion, it is always highly interesting as offering a tableau du costume, et des moeurs des siècles passés. The crowd brought on the stage in

bition, is made to commit strange inconsistencies. "Sa?nt-Mégrin" excites less interest than he ought; but the "Duchesse de

s very faults are to be attributed to an excess, rather than to a want, of power, and to a mind overflowing with a knowledge of the t

From remonstrances they proceeded to murmurs, not only "loud, but deep," and from murmurs-"tell it not in Ascalon, publish it not in Gath"-to violent pushing, and, at length, to blows. The audience were, as well they might be, shocked; t

ses me every time I meet her, by the exaggeration of her sentiment and the romantic notions she entertains. Love,

he themes furnished by Scudéry, and are as tiresome as the tales of a traveller recounted some fifty years after he has made his voyage. Lady H., who is older than Lady G., opens wide her round eyes, laughs, and exclaims, "Oh, dear!-how very strange!-w

n (oh, what an odious phrase that same has been is!) a beauty. Well has it been observed by a

England has such a poet, and without finding a love for the pure and the noble increased in my mind. Talk of the ideal in poetry? what is it in comparison with the positive and the natural, of which h

ith pure and holy aspirations. Fortunate is the poet who has quaffed inspiration in the

o be seen every day at the doors of certain churches, which it is not very uncharitable to suppose might be less frequently beheld there if the King, Madame la Dauphine, and the Dauphin were less religious; and hands that have wielde

age in a poetical epistle, written, too, by a sovereign, who, unlike many monarchs, seemed to

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, and I am acquainted with some persons here, whose religion is as sincere and as fervent as is that of the royal personages of the court they frequent; but I confess that I doubt whether the general mass of the upper class would afficher their piety as much as they now

port from Heaven to meet the doom allotted to kings as well as subjects, the example is most salutary; for the piety of the rich and great

al gaiety harmonises With that of this lively people; and her love of the fi

e of the guests, who would suffer from it in coming and departing, "True," replied the Duchesse; "but if they in comfortable carriages, and enveloped in furs and cashmeres, can suffer from the severity of the weather, what must th

nest natures. Living in the delightful solitude he has chosen near Florence, his time is passed in reading, reflecting, and writing; a life so blameless and s

e the continuous flow of thought in those who live much in society, his mind has developed itself boldly, and acquired a vigour at which, pe

sages of old with whom, beneath his own vines, Landor loves to commune, would have been inaudible in the turmoil of a populous town, and their secrets would not have been

ifferent from Landor's! Both written beneath the sunny sky of Italy, both scholars

l would die of ennui in the solitude Landor has selected; Landor would be chafed into irritation in the constant routine of visiting and dining-out in wh

here with his family. They are a fine-looking flock, mal

friends, he can have nothing to desire but a continuance of these blessings. Having experienced adversity, and nobly endured the ordeal, he must fe

laces him near a throne, precludes him from the eating cares that never fail to attend even the most solidly established one,

uct and well-merited felicity in them all. In the possession of so many blessings, I should, were I in his position (and he probably does, or he is not the sensible

éans stand in direct line after the Dauphin. I thought of this contingency last night as I looked on the happy family, and felt assured that were the Duc d'Orléans cal

wledge of the world, so often denied to princes, but to render them popular. The Duc de Chartres is an exceedingly handsome young man, and his brothers a

e future prospects of his children, and in insuring, a

rich a soil spread a mist that obstructs our view of the flowers that also spring from the same bed, have hindered us from appreciating the many beauties that abound in Shelley's writings. Alarmed by the poison that lurks in so

rnicious doctrines, more logically reasoned, might produce on weak minds. His theories are vague, dreamy, always erroneous, and often absurd: but the imagination of the poet, and the tenderness of heart of the man, plead for pardon for the false doctrines of the would-be philosopher; and those who mos

llow leaf," for though sometimes uttering brilliant thoughts, they are "like angel visits,

ion of spirits. Nor is this pernicious indulgence confined to the evening, for at a déje?ner à la fourchette at two o'cloc

s, and where he often found his inspirations. His was ever a courtly Muse, but without the hoop and train-a ball-room belle, with alternate smiles and sentimentality, and witty withal. No out-bursting of passion, or touch of deep pathos, interrupted the equanimity of feeling of those who pe

is cheeks sunken and pale, seeming only conscious of the presence of those around him when offered champagne, the excitement of which for a few brief moments produced some flas

ound him appeared unconscious of there being any thing remarka

es that still exist in France with regard to the English. These prejud

ved at Paris, her personal appearance was much canvassed. One person found her too tall, another discovered that she had too much embonpoint, and a third said her feet were much too large. A Frenchman, when appealed to for his

so persuaded are they that she cannot have a small hand or foot; and when they find their wares too large, and are compelled to search for the small

but if convinced against their will they exclaim, "C'est dr?le, mais madame a l'esprit éminemment fran?ais."

great fluency and a happy choice of words are indispensable. No one in Parisian society speaks ill, and many possess a r

re various and solid attainments, rarely if ever, arrives at the ease and self-confidence which would enable her to bring the treasures with which her mind is stored into play. So generally is the art of conversation cultivat

dge, which, though it enables them to converse fluently on various subjects, she would dread entering on, unless well versed in. My fair compatriots have consequently fewer topics,

in France not only so brilliant but so agreeable, and which is attended with the salutary effect of banishing th

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hout being struck by the difference between those of our time, and those of whom we read previously to that epoch? The system of education is totally different. The habits of domestic life are wholly changed. The relations between husband and wife, and parents and children, have assumed another ch

it, operated in producing the change to which I have referred. It found the greater portion of the noblesse luxuriating i

morals, and they yielded a plentiful harvest. How well has St.-é

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ded that gross voluptuary to work the reform in manners, if not in morals, which his own personal habits were so well calculated to produce. It required the terrible lesson given by the Revolution to awaken the natural feelings of affection that had so long slumbered supinely in the enervated hearts

leasure and splendour might have remained insensible to the blessings of family ties, now turned to them with the yea

poch of the Revolution a gradual change may be traced in the habits and feelings of the French people. Terrible has been the expiation of their former errors, but

e and lower; for it has taught them the dangers to be apprehended from the state of anarchy that ever follows on the heels of popular convulsions, exposi

, and who is deeply sensible of the present regeneration. This person, than whom a more impartial recorder of the events of that epoch cannot be found, assured me that the accounts given in the memoirs and pub

ges for their offspring, however they might have neglected to instil sentiments of morality and religion into their minds, believed that they had fully discharged their duty towards them. It was the want of natural affection between parents and children that led to

liar to them, which precludes their bestowing sufficient time to form an accurate opinion on what they pronounce. Prone to judge from the exterior, rather than to study the interior qualifications of those with whom they come in c

ou au moins bien gentille. The person who can converse fluently on all the ordinary topics, though never uttering a single sentiment or opinion worth remembering, will be more highly thought of than the one who, with a

d. The novels of this writer produce a totally different effect on me to that exercised by the works of other authors; they amuse less than they make me think. Other novels banish thought, and interest me only in the

in London; and the comments made on it by the French prove h

uld have rendered herself unworthy of any longer being the companion of her children, the partner of her home," asked one of the circle, "would it be more moral to remain under the roof she had dishonoured, and with the husband she had betrayed, than to fly, and so incur the penalty she had drawn

nd and innocent children insufferable to her whose indulgence of a guilty passion had caused her to forfeit her right to the conjugal home; but they could n

f she dishonours them, will be more deterred from sin by the consciousness of the necessity of flight, which it im

example is also less pernicious, as the one who has forfeited her place in society serves as a beacon to warn others; while she whose errors are known, yet still retains hers, is a dangerous instance of

hen yet an infant, these sisters adopted their nephew, and for his sake have refused many advantageous offers of marriage, devoting themselves to forwarding his interests and insuring him their inheritance. They have shared his studies, ta

more, to give such disinterested proofs of it. They may well smile at such remarks, while conscious that their devotion to their nephew has not only secured his happiness, but constitutes their o

He is so good, so excellent, that the person he selects cannot fail to love him fondly," said La

ids?-a class in whose breasts the affections instinct in woman, not being exercised by conjugal or maternal ties, expand into some other channel; and, if deni

but those who are less fortunate should rather excite our pity than ridicule, for many and severe must have been the tria

servants. Unaccustomed to hear a servant reply to any censure passed on him, the English are apt to consider his doing so as a want of respect or subordination, though a French servant does not ev

the latter that all future attempts to avoid blame by misrepresentation will be unavailing. French servants imagine that they have the right to explain, and their employers do not deny it; consequently,

terest in their welfare and happiness; advise them about their private concerns; inquire into the cause of any depression of spirit

employers, who generally find around them humble friends, instead of, as with us, cold and calculating dependents, who repay our hauteur by a total indif

ests, and requires an amelioration. But while I deprecate the tone of familiarity that so frequently shocks the untravelled English in the treatment of French employers to their servants, I should like to see more kindness of manner shewn by the

like not political subjects in England, and avoid them whenever I can; but here I feel very much about them, as the Irishman is sa

ise I should like to know? Never, at least since I have been acquainted with them; and it will require a sovereign such as France has not yet known to satisfy a people so versatile and excitable. Charles the Tenth is not p

that springs from it, which induces me to imagine that they would not be disposed to risk the advantages they possess by any measure likely to subvert the p

o which their excitable temperaments, rather than any real cause for discontent, hurry them. These émeutes, too, are less dangerous than we are led to think. They are safety-valves by which the exuberant spirits

a single day. Well might she be proud of them, on hearing the just eulogiums pronounced on the progress in their studies while under the paternal roof; for never did parents devote the

rsonal beauty is as remarkable as that of their parents, as she accompanied them to the college. The group reminded me of Cornelia and her sons, for there was the same class

between their boyhood and his own, passed in a foreign land and in exile; while they, brought up in the bosom of a happy home, have now left it for the

e Guiche around him-men with enlightened minds, who have profited by the lessons of advers

e is too sensible not to be aware of the errors that might lead to such a crisis, and too loyal not to share the perils he could not ward off; t

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e; for a Paris winter possesses in my opinion no superiority over a London one,-nay, though it wou

he turbid waters of the ruisseaux that intersect the streets at Paris, add to the humidity of the atmosphere; while the sewers in London convey away unseen and unfelt, if not always unsmelt, the rain which purifies, while it deluges, our streets

last two days of sunshine. The Jardins des Tuileries are crowded with well-dressed groups; the budding leaves have burst forth with that delicate

right, that it looks far more beautiful than with us in our London squares or parks, where no sooner do the leaves open into life, th

ères having resumed their stalls; and many a pedestrian might be s

more briskly through the veins, and the spirit of hope is revivified in the human heart. This sympathy between awakening nature, on the earth, and on man, renders us more, that at any other period, fond of the country; for th

ow are such mortals to be pitied! Yet, perhaps, they are less so than we imagine, for the same insensibility that p

ed by the sharp cold air which always prevails at this season, and find, as never fails to be the case, that our stupid servants have let out the fires, because, truly, the sun was shining in the cold blue sky." -- reminds me of the man mentio

comfort; but never did he consider self when a duty was to be performed. I wish the question was carried, and he safely back again. What would our political friends say if they knew how stro

the House of Commons less praiseworthy; yet how many attacks will both incur by this sacrifice of their opinions to expediency! for when were the actions of public men judged free from the prejudices that discolour and distort all viewed through their mediu

mph of the culinary art was not to satisfy hunger but to excite it. Our new cook achieved this triumph yesterday, for he is so inimitable an artist, that the flavour of his plats made even me, albeit unused to the sensati

tasting. No symptom of that terrible malady, well named by the ingenious Grimod de la Reynière remords d'estomac, but vulgarly called

ght breaches made in the first, and the large one in the second, his amour-propre becomes wounded, and he begins to neglect his entrées. Be warned, then, by me, all ye who w

he last time we dined at his house. Wishing to have a particular sauce made which he had tasted in London, and for which h

rdsip can taste any thing so barbarous? Why, years ago, my lord, a profound French philos

orrect the impertinence of his cook, Lord -- immediately said, "On recollection, I

; and the sauce was forthwith made, and was

h great good humour. The cook of another English nobleman conver

ast difference between our masters. Yours is

a dinner could not be faultless. "But, alas!" said he-and he sighed while he spoke it-"the Revolution has destroyed our means of keeping these artists; and we eat now to support nature, instead of, as formerly, when we ate because it w

to take it for fourteen on twenty-one years, at the same rent we pay (an extravagant one, by the bye), and as we onl

in more than two or three years more in Paris, we must leave this charming house, to our infinite regret, when the year for which we have hired it expires. Gladl

gret at the prospect of leaving them, but it cannot be helped, so it is useless to repine. We ha

met there Lord F. Leveson Gower[5], who was introduced to him by Mr. Charles Greville, and of whom he has conceived a very high opinion. Lord B-- partakes my belief in

and uncomfortable bed-rooms discourage me, malgré the splendour of the salons, which are d

ld never have done embracing her; and I, too, was warmly welcomed by these dear and affectionate boys, who kissed me again and again. They have al

that they had never met any children so far advanced for their age. I shared the triumph of this admirable mother, whose fair cheeks glowed, an

world to any I had previously seen. In it every thing smack

ies operates so powerfully on the generality of the élèves, that the masters frequently find it more necessary to moderate, than to urge the ardour of the pupils. A boy's reputation for abil

y men, look quaint and picturesque. Every man one sees passing has the air of an author, not as authors now are, or at least as popular ones are, well-clothed and prosperous-looking, but as authors wer

rm, and some with spectacles on nose, reading while t

st, seems to have expired in them, for their dress betrays a total neglect, and its fashion is that of some forty years ago. Even the youthful are equally

beginning to blanch from long hours devoted to the midnight lamp, and faces marked with "the pale cast of thought." Hope, though less sanguine in her promises, still lures them on, and they pass the venerable old, unconscious that they themselves are suc

en his own privations when reading the history of the great and good who have been exposed to even still more trying ones. Days pass uncounted in such occupations. Youth fleets away, if not happily, at least tranquilly,

them, marks a reflecting spirit imbued with tenderness. There is great harmony, too, in the versification, as well as purity and elegance in the diction. How much some works make us wish to kn

ortion of it, of the individual; and, however circumstances may operate on it, the nat

rate into taking an interest in puerilities on which, in the privacy of their study, they would not bestow a single thought. Hence, we are sometimes shocked at observing glaring inconsistencies in the works of writers, and find it difficult to imagine that the grave reflection which pervades some o

before, and was occasionally brilliant, though at intervals he relapsed into moodiness. He told some good stories of John Kemble, and told them well; but it seemed an

d that awakened some painful reflection in his memory, or that the telling it had exhausted him, I know not, but his countenance for some minu

cribes personal observation, has degenerated into something that approaches very nearly to total indifference, and I am persu

ll not stare one out of countenance. I often think, as I look around at a large dinner-party, how few present have the slightest knowledge of what is passing in the minds of the others. The smile worn on many a face may

he expected to be questioned as to the cause." This na?ve confession of Madame de -- is what few

ed, and inquired the reason for the advice. "Merely to prevent your being suspected of having designs on the hearts of the women, or the purses of the men," repli

supposed to be poor in London, and that as this supposition was the most injurious to their reception in good society, he always counselled his friends, when about to visit it, to assume a brusquerie of manne

it was that he passed for being so rich in England

ying what he thinks,-a habit more frequently adopted b

h I know no dinner more luxurious, provided that the cook is a perfect artist, a

supplied the place of the usual pièces de résistance. But not only was the flavour of the entrées quite as good as if they were composed of meat or poultry, but the appearance offered

for the usual dainties, and the most fastidious epicure

d'église was a passport to the kitchens of all lovers of good eating. There are people so profane as to insinuate that the excellence at which the cooks arrived in dressing les d?ners maigres is one of the causes why

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an be nothing short of laborious, at her age, to work oneself into the belief that love is an indispensable requisite for life. Not the affection into which the love of one's youth s

in the heart, and that even in age it burnt with the same fire as when first kindled. I quoted to her a passage from Le Brun, who says-"L'amour peut s'éteindre sans doute dans le coeur

s disagreeable to have such a neighbour, as he did noth

"who never bestows a thought but on self, and is too much occupied with that

--, gravely, believing him to be

ur animadversions on poor Monsieur --. Does he not prove himself a true philanthropist in devo

before; and now that I understand it I really begin to like him,-a thing I th

to receive any impression one wishes to give them! Yet I reproached myself

graceful, the thoughts are natural, and the versification is polished. She is a very youthful authoress, and a beauty as well as a bel esprit. Her mother's novels have b

vels, because the English unreasonably expect that the literature of other countries should be judged by the same criterion by which they examine their own, without making sufficient allowance for the different manners and habi

patriots, for they not only analyze the demerits with pungent causticity, but apply to them

French friends have come and told us that they had found h?tels exactly to suit us: and we have driven next day to see them, when lo and behold! these eligible mansions were eith

o different persons. One of the h?tels recommended by a friend was on the Boulevards, with the principal rooms commanding a full view of that populous and noisy quarter of Paris.

rink with alarm. It was not so in former days; witness the delightful h?tels before alluded to, entre cour et jardin, in which the inhabitants, although in the centre of Paris, might enjoy all the repose pecu

he brilliancy of her flights, and the next touching the heart by some stroke of pathos. How Byron would have admired her genius, for it bears the stam

subject of conversation, her wit flashes brightly on all, and without the slightest appearance of effort or pretension. She speaks f

ter, too, from Mrs. Francis Hare, asking me to be civil to some English fri

ch they seem to forget them when they return home. I have as yet had no opportunity of judging personally on this point, but I hear such tales on the subject

od dinners alone, and if I am lucky enough to find now and then a pleasant guest, it repays me for the many dull ones invited." I e

k on a Sunday in May, the promenade in the Cacina at Florence, in the Corso at Rome, or the Chaija at Naples

, Holland, and Russia. The coachmakers, saddlers, and horse-dealers, are also put in requisition for this epoch; and, though the exhibition is no longer comparable to what it was in former times, when a luxurious extravagance not only in dress, but in equipages, was displayed, some handso

n by the most fastidious critic of female charms. The Duchesse de Guiche, however, bore off the bell from all competitors, and so the spectators who crowded the Champs-Elysées seemed to think. Of her may be said what Choissy stated

rooms, à l'Anglaise, in smart liveries, and the people crowded the footpaths on each side

gious procession that went annually to a church so called, whence it by degrees changed its characte

of indulging in inordinate expense were not solely derived from her ostensible profession as one of the performers attached to the Opera, figured in the promenade in a carriage of the mos

n the same position as Mademoiselle Duthé; and that if the same folly that enabled her to indulge in such extravagance still prevails, a sense of decency prevents all public display of wealth so acq

approaching to bombast, and the pathos such as a manly heart might feel, without incurring the accusation of weakness. The author must be a man of fine feelings, as well as of genius,-but

his time, of which he wrote, "It is free from that affected obscurity and laboured pomp of language aimi

exposed himself to the suspicion of censuring it only because he had studied a bad specimen of it (self) more attentively than the good that

ins of those who abuse it from judging of all others by self. How different is --, who thinks so well of his species, that, like our English laws, he disbelieve

contrary, if sometimes deceived, feels no bitterness, because he believes that the instance may be a solitary one, and finds consolation in those whose truth he has yet had no room to question. His is the best philosophy, for though it cannot preclude occasional disappointment, it ensures much hap

though a Roman Catholic, destroyed the Armada under the anointed banner of the Pope. What a triumphant refutation of the notion that Roman Catholics dared not oppose the Pope! Lord B-- writes, that the brilliant and justly merited eulogium pronounced by L

oracious, and, as a French naturalist states in describing that insect, "Tout est estomac dans un larve." -- is of the opinion of Aret?u

y that is really surprising; and while they are vanishing, not "into empty air," but into the yawning ab

y of my acquaintance declared that witnessing the demonstrations of love between two persons of low and vulg

he time in which the story is placed, and the interest progresses, never flagging from the commencement to the end. This book will be greatly admired in England, where the romances of our great Northern Wizard have taught us to ap

with indulgence. Scott is not more read or esteemed in his own country than here; and even the produc

hat of the power of ridicule, very tempting. Among the most remarkable critics of the day Jules Janin, who though yet little more than a youth, evinces such talent as a reviewer as to be the terro

t it was palpable he knew little of those upon whom he expended his eulogiums; nay, he lauded some whom he acknowledged he had never seen, on the same principl

d. No one said "Amen" to the praises heaped on some really deserving people by --, but several put in a palliating "pourtant" to the ill-natured remarks made by --, whose habit of abusing all who chance to be named is quite as remarkable as the other's habit of praising. I would prefer being at

her very advanced age we cannot hope that she will be long spared to us; yet her freshness of heart

ieve them. There are times-would you believe it?-that I forget my age, and feel so young in imagination that I can scarcely bring myself to think this heart, which is still so youthful, can appertain to the same frame to which is attached this faded and wrinkled face," and sh

o some temporary indisposition, a bad night's rest, or an unbecoming cap. We thus go on cheating ourselves, but not cheating others, until some day when the light falls more clearly on our faces, and the fearful truth stands revealed. Wrinkles have usurped the pl

liage, the earth putting forth its bright verdure, and the flowers budding into bloom, while we r

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person in the same terrible position would have felt. Wonderful power of genius, that can thus excite sympathy for the erring and the wretched, and awaken attention to a subject but too little thought of in our selfish times, namely,

alents or various fine qualities can atone for its absence! Common sense is not only positively necessary to render talent available by directing its proper application, but is indispensable

t his way. Were the lives of criminals accurately known, I am persuaded that it would be found that from a want of common sense had proceeded their guilt;

ing it by enabling him to judge of the result. I frequently hear people say, "So and so are very clever," or "very cunning, and are well calculated to make their way in the world." This opinion seems to me

and wicked ones who possessed this despicable quality, that I hold it in abhorrence, exc

mpress Josephine. When I see the beautiful objects collected together in these shops, I often think of their probable histories, and

adoring lover or husband, ere yet the honeymoon had passed. A chased gold étui, enriched with oriental agates and brilliants, must have apperta

ght of Time, and her caro sposo of the effects of it on his inconstant heart, long before her mirror told her of the ravages of the tyrant. The flacon so tastefully ornamented, has been held to delicate nostrils when the megrim-that malady peculiar to refined organisations and susceptible ne

e they? Mouldered in the grave long, long years ago! Through how many hands may these objects not have passed since Death snatched away the persons for whom they were originally designed! And here

elicacy of the workmanship, the sharpness of the chiseling, the pure water of the brilliants, and the fine taste displayed in the form; tells a hu

ve given half her diamonds to enter the circle in which she who once owned this fan found more ennui than amusement. The cane of a deceased philosopher is in close contact with the golden-hilted sword of a petit ma?tre de l'ancien régime, and the sparkling tabatière of a Marquis Musqué, the partaker if not the cause o

ant demands will preclude their finding purchasers. Even these inanimate and puerile objects have their moral, if people would but seek it; but what has not, to a reflecting mind?-complained bitterly to-day, of having been attacked by an anonymous scribbler. I was surprised to see a man accounted clever and sensible, so muc

would but reflect that few, if any, who have acquired celebrity, or have been favoured by fortune, have ever escaped similar assaults, he would be disposed to consider them as the certain proofs of a merit, the general acknowledgment of which has exci

circumstances were necessary to the developement of her genius. The music of the versification harmonises well with the elevated character of the thoughts, which inspire the reader (at least such is their effe

music, but to grave and chastened melody, the full charm of which can only be truly appreciated

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delicate susceptibility of the minds of Genius which give such precious gifts to delight others, receive deep wounds from weapons that could not make an incision on impenet

ave been reading; for the fulness of content leaves no room for the sweet and bitter fancies engendered by an imagination that f

d and the natural; and Mrs. Hemans and Miss Landon, though last not least in the galaxy of Genius, with imaginations as brilliant as their hearts are generous and tender.

benefit from the measure. How few, with estates in a province where so strong a prejudice is entertained against Roman Catholics as exists in the north of Ireland, would have voted as Lord B-- has done; but, like his father, Lord B-- never allows personal interest

to know that they are in life, and are not unmindful of us, still a closely written sheet of paper is but a poor substitute for the animated conversation, the cordial grasp of the hand, and the kind glance of the eye; and we become more sensible of the distance that divides us when letters written many days ago arrive, and we rem

e delightful residence to me if I no longer found there the friends who made my séjour

ess! There was a thrilling feeling of interest awakened in the breast by the first view of these so-long-interred articles of use or ornament of a bygone generation, and on the spot where their owners perished. It was as though the secrets of the grave were revealed; and that, to convince us of the perishable coil of which mortals are formed

nd all of them based on immutable truths. The more I read of the works of this highly gifted writer, the more am I delighted with th

ed, which serves to develope the plot, finds more admirers than the noblest thoughts, or most witty maxims. Yet as people who read nothing else, will read novels, authors like Mr. Bulw

of the story by any extraneous matter, however admirable it may be, skip over th

ers of the Spectator did, when a single one of them was deemed as essential to the breakfast-table of all lovers of literature as a morning journal is now to the

struse science,-a science in which even those who devote all their time and talents to it, but rarely arrive at a proficiency. In vain do I profess

doomed never to conciliate the affections of the people. And yet, Charles the Tenth is said not to be disposed to tyrannical measures, neither is he without many good qualities. But the last of the Stuart sovereigns also

ication of the Emperor Napoleon. Yet that enthusiasm was no pledge that the people would bear from the descendants of the ill-fated Charles the

on the throne of England by a relative while yet the legitimate and unoffending heir lived, so will also the place of Charles the Tenth be filled by one between whom and the crown stand two legitimate barriers. Time will tell how far the predictions of -- are just; but, en attendant, I never can bel

ence and esteem, all of which are now his own. Popularity, never a stable possession in any country, is infinitely less so in France, where the vivacity of perception of the people leads them to discover grave faults where only

natural demise of the legitimate heirs) to the dangerous height to which -- and others assert they will ultimately ascend. Even in the contingency of

passer d'esprit en sachant mêler la politesse avec des manières nobles et élégantes." The Duc de T-- passes off perfectly well without esprit, the absenc

various phases of the ever-moving scene that gives a lively interest to all he writes. This profound acquaintance with human life, which stamps the impres

hinker and writer, hits off characters with a facility and felicity that few authors possess, and makes them invariably act in accordance with the peculiar characterist

still more, for it is vast and umbrageous. The line old h?tels in the Faubourg St.-Germain, and this is one of the finest, give one a good idea of the splendour of the noblesse de l'ancien régi

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eshly and beautifully decorated, which I like, but Lord B-- does not think good enough. It is in the Rue de Matignon. It is so desirable to get int

irksomeness when the sick chamber is cheered by one who is as kind as she is clever. Madame d'O-- is glad we have not taken the H?tel M

in the Rue de Matignon. It will be beautiful when completed, but nevertheless not to be compared

ct. A door on each side this large plate of glass opens into the smaller salon. The portion of the house allotted to me will, when completed, be like fairy land. A salon, destined to cont

mirrors, vis-à-vis to the two glass doors that communicate from the salon; so that on entering this last, the effec

her, dressing-room, and boudoir, are spacious, and beautifully decorated. All this sounds well and looks well, too,

do on a fine day in spring, when all nature is bursting into life, and the air and earth look joyous. My feelings become more buoyant, my step more elastic, and all that I love s

de Cancale yesterday;

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d various other kinds

le to it, as the white

was excellent, and our

a maison bien montée, gives a homeliness and heartiness to the repast; and even the attendance of two or three ill-dressed gar?ons hurrying about, instead of half-a-dozen

eir holyday dresses. And very pretty and becoming were the said dresses, from those of the femmes de négociants, composed of rich and tasteful materials, down to those of the humble

observable in the women of other countries, while it is so distinct from boldness that it never offends. It was pretty to see the gay dresses of varied colours fluttering be

o glanced from the well-appointed carriages, whose owners reclined negligently back as if unwilling to be seen, to the smart young eq

he look, half fierce, half mocking, that accompanies it. There is something in the nature of a Frenchman that enables him to become a soldier in less time than is usually necessary t

ates his name in their hearts by the strongest bonds of sympathy that can bind a Frenchman-the love of glory. A sense of duty, high discipline, and true courage, influence our soldiers in the discharge of their calling. They are proud of their country and of their regiment, for the honou

y, Count Valeski, and General Ornano, were among the number. Laugh

hem would have electrified the hearers, but now-. Alas! alas! that voices, like faces, should lose thei

dispensation of Providence, which thus saves us from the horror and dismay we must experience could we but behold ourselves as others see us, after a lapse of years without having met; while we, unconscious of the sad change in ourselves, are perfectly sensible of

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originality, and humour. He is an accurate observer of life; nothing escapes him; yet there is no bitterness in his satire and no exag

the whole story goes on so naturally that one feels as if

o his novel, makes me more fastidious; for I find myself at all times more disposed to criticise the writings of persons whom I know

of the Republic. A nobler character than that of La Tour d'Auvergne could not be selected for a dramatic hero, and ancient times furnish posterity with no bright

in the army, he counts the greatest number of brilliant actions, and all the brave name him to be the most brave. As modest as he is intrepid, he has shewn himself anxious for glory alone, and has refused all the grades offered to him. At the eastern Pyrénées t

paigns, with his knapsack on his hack and always in the foremost rank, he was in every engagement, animating the grenadiers by his discourse and by his example. Poor, but proud, he has refused the gift of an estate offered to him by the head of his family. Simple in his manners, and temperate in his habits, he lives on the

s that I experienced. He named you instantly first grenadier of the

f a hero, who could better than any other contemporary among his countrymen apprecia

sole recompense of his services, to be sent to join his old brothers-in-arms, to fi

at Neubourg, in 1800, mourned by the whole army, who devoted a day's pay t

tour d'Auvergne, and the corporal answered-"Mort au champ d'honneur." If the history of this hero excited the warm admiration of those opposed to him in arms, the effect of its represe

th vivid emotion, to any appeal made to their national glory; and this susceptibil

e not to feel a sympathy with its unsophisticated demonstrations thus evinced en masse. Civilization, more than aught else, tends to discourage enthusiasm; and where it i

on rails to the Bois de Boulogne, which is a great advantage. But neither the villa nor the grounds are to be compared to the beautiful ones in the

impid Thames, near Richmond, with umbrageous trees bending their leafy branches to the earth and water;

very Thames, compelling the violation of the tenth commandment, by looking so beautiful that one imagines how happily a life might glide away in

ss to them. Various stories were related to us illustrative of their goodness of heart and considerate kindness for those around them; and, making all due allowance for the partiality of the narrators, they went far to prove that these scions of royalty are more amiable and unspoilt than are most ch

inually on them, than are those who, exempt from the splendour of sovereignty, escape also its toils. "Oh happy they, the happiest of their kind," who enjoy, in the peace and repose of a private station, a competency, good health, a love of, and power of indulging in, study; an unreproaching

ecessary to build an additional room, which the proprietor pledges himself can be ready for occupation in six weeks, and already have its walls reached nearly to their intended he

lity and expedition; for rents are extravagantly

beds of earth inclosed in green cases line the sides, and an abundance o

ass, is erected on the end of the terrace, close to my library, from the window of which I can feed my favourite birds; and this aviary, as well as the library, is warmed by means of a stove beneath the latter. The terrace is covere

ering a new one disturbs the sense of enjoyment of the old. Gladly would we remain where we are, for we prefer t

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writer whose works I have been just reading, "Nous, qui sommes bornés en tout, comment le sommes-nous si peu quand il s'agit de souffrir." How slowly has time passed since! Ever

whose opening into life I hailed with joy six months ago, little dreaming that before the first cold bre

hysician prescribes society to relieve low spirits; but in the

wife as amiable and spirituelle. They are excellent as well as clever people, and their society is very agreeable. Charles Mathews, the son, is full of ta

tified with some recitations and songs given us by Mr. Mathews and his son. They were not less pleased with Mrs. Mathews, whose manners and conversation a

e performances of this clever and worthy man! The recollection of the past occupied me more last night than did the actual present, and caused me to return but a faint echo to the reiterated appl

a bench near to which we placed ourselves. She was asking questions relative to the animals she had seen, and Mr. Mathews having turned his head away from her, gav

n to amuse this child, who, maintaining an immovable gravity during the imita

it possible that all my efforts to amuse that child have so wholly failed? She never moved a mu

us some most humorous imitations of the lower orders of the French talking loudly together, in which he spoke in so many dif

has seen so much of the world in all its phases, that he has a piquant anecdote or a clever story to relate touching every place and almost every person mentioned. Y

oan in spirit, if not aloud, at having to read and write dry details on the subject. To unbend my mind from its painful thoughts and te

her latter days. His grief was contagious, and found a chord in my heart that responded to it. When we last met, it was in a gay and brilliant party, each of us in high spirits; and now, though but a few more years have passed over our heads, how chan

ilar tone and manner, reserving for home the peculiarities that distinguish each from the other, an

the world, and possessing in an eminent degree the tact and talent de société. Had any one mentioned that he was a man of deep feeling, I should have been disposed to question the discernment of the person who asserted it: yet now I am as perfectly convinced of the fact as

meet with more blame than pity; for as the latter is a painful emotion, people endeavour to exonerate themselves from its indulgence, by trying to discover some err

in meeting them again. We talked over the many pleasant days we passed together at Pisa. Alas! how changed is my domestic circle si

state attendant on his high rank, beloved and respected by those he governed, until the patriotic sentiments inseparable from a great mind induced him to sacrifice rank, fortune, and power, to the cause of Greece, his native land. He only saved his life by flight; for the angry S

! as unavailing as they are painful. Both of these my old friends are unchanged. Time has dealt gently by them during the seven years that have elapsed since we last met: the restless tyrant has been less merciful to me. We may, however, bear with equani

ling on thoughts fraught with sadness, when once

the flames. The knowledge of it, however, would, I am convinced, excite no wrath in the heart of Rogers, who would feel more sorrow than anger that one he believed his friend could have written so bitter a diatribe against him. And, truth

hievous prank. He offered us a copy, but we declined to accept it; for, being in the habit of seeing Mr. Rogers frequently beneath our roof,

ble of giving proofs of exalted friendship to those against whom he practised it; and, had Rogers stood in need of kindness, he wo

one of Mr. Rogers's most intimate friends, and so all the world had

t is our friendship that gives me the p

ship," replied Comte d'Orsay, "I shou

this last sentiment in my breast, for y

s tongue is. He drew no line of demarcation between uttering and writing satirical things; and the first being, if not sanctioned, at least permitted in the society in which he had lived in London, he considered himself not more culpable in inditing his satires than the others were in speaking them. He would have laughed at being censured f

discloses or reflecting those by which it glides. He never talks for talking's sake; but his mind is so well filled that, like a fountain which when stirred sends up from its bosom sparkling showers, his mind, w

Few men have a finer taste in literature, or a more highly cultivated mind. It seizes with rapidity whatever is brought before it; and being wholly free from passion or egotism, the views he takes on all subjects are just and unpreju

suspicion, even to the most prejudiced of his political adversaries. The reserve complained of by those who are only superficially acquainted with him, would be highly advantageous to a minister; for it would not only preserve him from the approaches to familiarity, so injurious to men in power, bu

Mignet, and Mr. Poulett Thomson, dined here yesterday. The party was an

im, and his remarks are indicative of a mind of great power. I enjoy listening to his convers

e countenance. With great abilities, Monsieur Mignet gives me the notion of being more fitted to a life of philosophical research and contemplation

red to say. He has called into life a body-and a vast one-by his vigorous writings, and has infused into it a spirit that will not be soon or easily quelled. Whether that spirit will tend to the a

lash with intelligence, and the expression of his face varies with every sentiment he utte

en as Monsieur Thiers extremely dangerous to monarchical power. His genius, his eloquence, and his boldness, furnish him with the means of exciting the enthusiasm of his countrymen as surely as a torch applied to gunpowder produces an explosion. In England these qualities, however elevated, would fail to produce similar results;

Luttrell, to the galleries of the Louvre yesterday, it being a day on which the public are excluded. The Baron received us, did the honours of the Musée

nurtured from infancy in dwellings, the walls of which glow with the chefs-d'oeuvre of the old masters and the best works of the modern ones, possesses an ex

oyed this satisfaction yesterday. The Baron de Cailleux evinced no little pleasure in conducting my compan

nners, is apt to impair if not destroy much of the originality and raciness peculiar to clever people. To suit themselves to the ordinary level of society, they become either insipid or satirical; they mix too much water, or apply cayenne pepper to the wine of their conversation: hence tha

nerate into diseurs de bons mots and raconteurs de société, content with the paltry distinction of being considered amusing. How many such have I encountered, satisfied with being pigmies, who might hav

es, dine at all the celebrated restaurateurs, mix enough in the beau monde to be enabled to observe the difference between the Parisian and Londo

onnets or caps; and the proficiency in the culinary art which he has acquired will render him an oracle at his cl

taste, for no one is a better judge of all that constitutes the agrémens

he old, like old friends, loses nothing by comparison. It is pleasant to see tha

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th in no other: the absence of all attempts to shine, or at least of the evidence of such attempts; the mildness of the manners; the low voices, the freedom from any flattery, except the most delicate and acceptable of all to a fa

of their animal spirits often hurries them into a gaiety evinced by brilliant sallies and clever observations. They shine, but they let the desire to do so be too evident

ate of the other; and this, malgré all the restraint imposed by good breeding, was but too visible. Neither has any cause to be vain, for he becomes a dupe who judges with his heart instead of h

d's fine collection of pictures, with which they were very much pleased. Our drive to the Bo

minutive Cupid, a Bacchus, and a small bunch of grapes of pure gold, and of exquisite workmanship, which will now be transferred to the museum of my friend, Mr. Rogers. He will not, I dare say, be more grateful for the

t foreign society without having lost any of the more solid and fine qualities peculiar to the most distinguished portion of his countrymen. Lord Pembroke maintains the reputatio

. The Duke is a very well-informed man, has read much, and remembers what he has read; and the ceremoniousness of his manners, with which some people find fault, I have got used to, and

witness his dignified reproof to the Duc de Blacas at Rome, when that very unpopular personage, then Ambassador from the court of France, presumed to comm

y of bringing forth its treasures, never as if ostentatious of his wealth, but in illustration of any topic that is discussed, on which he brings it to bear mo

nions new and original, which it is evident he has deeply reflected on, and elucidates them to the comprehension of his auditors with great fe

y of bringing forth the treasures of his mind. He can only dispense the small coin, which is easily changed with those he comes in contact with; but the

unted for it by the nearer approach to death rendering people more alarmed, and consequently more disposed to listen to it. Some

stions of the passions, prevent its "still small voice" from being audible; but in the decline of life, when the hear

hesse de Guiche, Count Valeski, and Mr. Poulett Thomson. Seven years have produced no change in Lord Palmerst

acute in the details, and quick in the comprehension of complicated questions. Even this is no mean praise, but I think him entitled to more; for, though constantly and

so readily and pleasantly, and is so free from the assumption of self-importance that too frequently appertains to adepts in them, that, w

nversation, thinks for himself, and says what he thinks with a frankness not often met with in our times. Yet there is no brusquerie in his manners; au contraire, they are soft and very pleasing; and this contrast between the originality and fearlessness of his opinions, and the perfect good-breeding with which they are expressed, lend a

ever and amiable man, mild,

ic in it, harmonises very well with her vivacity, and her sprightliness never degenerates into levity. It is the gaiety of a mind at ease, pleased with others,

le at this season, except to those who consider gaiety an equivalent for comfort. The negligence and bad management of the persons whose duty it is to

here which sent home to their sick chambers, assailed by sore throats and all the other miseries peculiar to colds, many of those who were so imprudent as to venture abroad. The snow, instead of being swept away, is piled up on each side of

tention with which he listened to them. At one moment, she pronounced him to be "la vraie image de ce cher et bon Lord Castlereagh," whom she had so much liked; and the next she

s as she dwelt on the reminiscences of those days when, considered the finest singer and most beautiful woman of her time, she received a homage accorded to her beauty

in which reclined the Duchesse, the Duc seated behind her and holding, at each side of her, the reins of the horse, presented the form of a swan, the feathers beautifully sculptured. The back of this colossal swan being hollowed out, admitted a

omer than in her sledge, her fair cheeks tinged with a bright pink by the cold air

ith gold. The Prince Poniatowski and Comte Valeski followed in sledges of the ordinary Russian shape, and the whole cavalcade had a most picturesque ef

hat I yesterday accompanied them to St.-Cloud, where we dined, and returned at night by torch-light. Picturesque as is the appear

rifted snow, and ice-gemmed branches of the trees, as we drove through the Bois de Boulogne. Grooms, bearing lighted torches, preceded each sled

ant red light; and to a tiger-skin covering, that nearly concealed the cream-coloured horse, revealing only the whi

from the torches and lamps as we were hurried rapidly along, looked strange and unearthly, and remind

hion (for in former days sledges were considered as indispensable in the winter remise of a grand seigneur in France as cabriolets or britchkas are in the summer) has greatly pleased the Parisian

sely what might be expected from an English gentleman-mild, reasonable, and unaffected. If I had not previously known him to be one or the most amiable m

es were English; so that it is no wonder that he has adopted much of our modes of thinking. Highly as I am disposed to estimate him, I do not think that he

in the world, are perhaps those which unfit him for so trying a post as the one he is now called on to hold-a post req

lli, and the boldness of a Napoleon, who could hope to stem the tide that menaces to set in and sweep away the present institutions. If honesty of intention,

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leasantly as rapidly along, seems now to pace as slowly as sadly; and even the approach of spring, that joyous season never before unwelcomed, now awakens only painful recollections. Who can

nce previously fondly and foolishly experienced in the stability of the blessings we enjoy, and not only deeply mourn those lost, but trembl

entleman. His reading has been extensive, and his memory is very retentive. He has been in most quarters of the globe, and has missed no opportunity of cultivating his mind and of increasing his stock of knowledge. He is, indeed, a worthy descendant of his

la H--, as piquant and lively as ever, as content with herself (and she has reason to be so, being very good-looking and a

and the second is as frank, high-spirited, and well-bred-the very beau idéal of a son of the sea, possessing all

pass months and years exposed to hardships, privations, and dangers, from the endurance of which even the poor and lowly born often shrink, and bring back to society the high breeding and urbanity not to be surpassed in

the Duc and Duchesse have obtained that office at court, came to thank her. The boy is a very fine youth, and the mother and sister seem to dote on him. They reminded me of the mother and sister that a sentimental

ver appeared more captivating in my eyes than when I beheld her to-day, evincing such good nature to the youthful pag

s, and idleness has prolonged the chasm. The noting down the daily r

uced much less exultation in the people than might have naturally been expected; and this indifference to an event calculated to gratify the amour-propre which forms so peculiar a characteristic of the nation, is considered a

eliest regret at this rash measure, and the utmost alarm at the consequences likely to result from it. Is Charles the Tenth ignorant of the actual state of things in Paris, and of the power of pu

s how estimable his private character is, and that theirs are irreproachable. They are rendered responsible for the will of

in England, where our law supposes that a king can do no wrong, for the French are prone to pay no more respect to s

where save in the palace,-too frequently the last place where public opinion gets an impartial hearing. The success of the Algerine expediti

would have placed the sovereign in any thing but a dignified position. The dissolution of the Chambers in March, after a session of only ten days

unexpected intelligence of the dissolution reached them, and they could not pardon the expense to which they had been put by this unnecessa

s of the liberal papers are considered by the party to which they belong to be persecutions; and the sentiments avowed by the Gazette de France are received as those of not only the government but of the sovereign. The discussions occasioned by these prosecutions, as well as by the principles of monarchical

sons, chiefly youths, were assembled, crying out "Vive la charte!" "A bas les ministres!" A patrol passed close to these persons, but made

re a cabinet council was held. It is said that the ministers were insulted as they entered. This looks ill; nevertheless, I trust that it is nothing more than

e been promulgated; for he is one of the few who, with a freedom from prejudice that enables him to judge dispassionately of the actual state of public o

ar a more serious aspect than I dreaded. Already has a collision taken place between the populace and the soldiers, who attempted to d

us and orderly seem frightened from their usual occupations, and scarcely a person of those termed fashionable is to be seen. Where are all the household of Charles the Tenth, that vast and well-paid crowd who were wont to fill the anterooms of the Tuileries on gala days, obsequiously watching to catch a nod from the monarch, whose slightest wish was to them as the laws of the Modes and Persians? Can it be that they have disappe

and in whose military experience he might confide in such a crisis as the present, he told me that for the purpo

so. People are rushing wildly through the streets proclaiming that several persons have been killed by th

ops of the gunsmiths, and seized all the arms they could find. The Duc de Raguse commands the troops, and already

s during all this commotion? is the natural question that suggests itself to one who knows how in London, under any disturbance, they would oppose themselves to check such proceedings. And why, if the civil authorities are too weak to res

d by a display of force sufficient to maintain their enactment. If a government will try the ha

ooking out of my window to catch the sounds that break the stillness of the night. The heat is intense, but the sky is as pure and c

armed with every kind of weapon they could obtain, their arms bared up to the shoulders, and the whole of them presenting the most wild and motley appearance imaginable. They had set fire to the Corps-de-Ga

Ménars, where he had left it, not being able to take it farther, owing to a portion of the pavement being broken up, and had only time to reach the club-house in the Rue de Gramont, in the court of which he placed his cab, before the populace rushed by, destroying every thing

ety of sending a few men to arrest the progress of the insurgents, a thing then easily to be accomplished; but the officer, having no orders, decl

bition of a powerful force might and would, I am persuaded, have precluded the collision that has occurred between the populace and the military. Blood has been shed on bot

but I am apprehensive for my friends, some of whom are deeply interested in this struggle. How

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Heaven only knows if to-morrow night we ma

during the night, and that the bodies of those killed in the encounter yesterday have been paraded through the streets in order to excite still more the angry feelings of the people. Thi

larder is not so well supplied as it would have been had she known what was to occur. Each and all of these functionaries seem wholly occupied by the dread of not being able to

troops in their chief, and of weakening their attachment to the cause they were to support. The Maréchal was the Commandant appointed by the King, and as such, bound to treat a

ised by the people, though in plain clothes, and experienced at their hands the respect so well merited by his honourable conduct and devotion to his sovereign. How often have I heard this noble-minded man censur

rmont the king has confided unlimited power, and

he windows every missile within their reach on the heads of the soldiers. He is of opinion that, in twenty-four hours, the populace will be in possession of Paris. The tri-coloured flag is now floating from the towers of Notre-Dame; while the white flag of the l

t, except that afforded by the humanity of the people, who have brought them wine and bread; can it be

ies has had the bad effect calculated upon, and all is tumult and disorder. Every one wonders where are the authorities, and why a sufficient mil

e from it; while the Liberals maintain that it has arisen spontaneously and simultaneously from the wounded spirit of liberty, lashed into a frenzied resistance by the ordonnances. I pretend not to know which of these statements is the most correct; but I believe that the favourite opinion of the worthy Sir Roger de Coverley, that "much c

well calculated to disgust the friends; and those who witness this intoxication are reminded of the observation of Voltaire, that "Les Fran?ais go?tent de la liberté comme des liqueurs fort

dressing the wounded at the hospital in the Faubourg du Roule, and finding on their return that the Champs-élysées and Rue St.-Honoré were the scenes of combat, had bethought themselves of our vicinity, and sought shelter. When our unexpected visitants, deeming themselves fortunate in having found a refuge, prepared to join our repast, it was lud

servants looked as if they rather enjoyed the interruption to the morning's meal, thinking no doubt that it would preserve the provisions, now so precious in their eyes, and they prepared to

t, passed through the Rue St.-Honoré, while the fighting was going on, and returned bearing a basket of meat, obtained certainly at the risk of her life, as shots were flying around her. As none of the men offered to undertake th

losed, but which we open occasionally, in order to see what is going on. Sitting in darkness, with the sound of firing, and th

assailing the troops stationed in the latter place; and were in turn assailed by these las

housand rumours are afloat, each more improbable than the other. One moment it is announced that several regiments have fraternized with the people; another, that the

ten or eleven years old, and some who appeared under that age, march through our streets, with wooden swords, and lances pointed with sharp nails, flags flying, and crying, "Vive la charte! Vive la liberté!" The gravity and intrepidity of these gamins de Pari

ant of the true sense and value of both as they are. Well might the victim, when being led to execution i

popular cause) some service. The troops, more amused than surprised at the appearance of these mimic soldiers, suffered them to approach closer than prudence warranted

exhausted by long exposure to the intense heat of a burning sun, they are little prone to consider as enemies those who approach them with food to allay the pangs of hunger, and drink to cool their scorching thirst. --, and others who have mingled w

as simply as possible, and, attended by a valet de pied, sallied forth. Having traversed the short distance that separates this house from the Rue St.-Honoré, I arrived at the barricade erected in front of the entrance to the Rue Verte, and I confess this obst

vening was more sultry than I ever experienced an evening to be, even in Italy; the houses were all closed, the streets deserted, except when a few occasional stragglers rushed along, glancing at me with surprise, and uttering their comments on my courage. Now and then a

ith only one attendant in the streets, on foot, in a city declared to be in a state of siege, and wit

eyes when he saw me; and while he unbolted and unchained the door, an operation which took him more time than I thought necessary, I could hear him muttering that, "Les dames Anglaises n'ont peur de rien, positivement rien." I was not sorry when I heard the massive door closed after me, with

the hardship of a person so aged as herself being called on to witness two revolutions. All the horrors of the first are recalled vividly to her mind, and her terror of what may occur is proportioned to what she remembers t

Duc de Guiche, and the attachment entertained by him and my granddaughter for the royal family, will understand how much I have to dread for them from the vengeance which their devotion to their sovereign may draw on their hea

deavouring to soothe her fears; and probably the fact of his having so immense a stake to risk in the crisis now taking place, added not a little weight to the arguments he urged to quiet her alarms. When people have so much to lose, t

me, being convinced that there was even less danger in proceeding with a single servant than more numerously attended. I tore myself from the embraces of Madame C--, whose tears flowed afresh, and bedewed my cheeks, and I once more passed through the court-yard, followed to the porter's lodge by the dames de compagnie, femmes de chambre, and valets de c

at those who held it, I appealed by looks to their politeness. Some of them laughed aloud, and asked me if I could not leap over the barrier that impeded my progress, drawing the rope still higher while they spoke. I answered, though I trembled at being

speaks rightly, Vivent les Anglaises! Vivent les Anglaises!" and the cord was instantly lowered to the g

servitude, when all his countrymen were fighting for their liberty. I had again to clamber over the barricade, assisted by my servant, and, before I could cross the Rue St.-Honoré,

that he "knew Madame la Comtesse had nothing to dread from the people, they were brave and bons en

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n which the people are engaged that leaves no doubt as to the side that excites their sympathy. Every rumour of the success of the insurgents is repeated by them with ill-suppressed animation and pleasure, and the power of the people is exaggerated far

regs of the people by a revolution which sets floating to the top the worst ingredients of the reeking caldron from which i

that fifty thousand men from Rouen are marching to Paris to espouse the caus

nity of all countries, including the husbandmen who till the earth, and the artisans who fabricate the objects applicable to our positive wants, and superfluous luxuries. How different are these from the populace who fill the streets shouting for liberty, by which they mean license; fighting for a chart

he shoulder, a crimson handkerchief was bound round his head, and another encircled his waist. He brandished a huge sword with a black leather string wound round his wrist, with one hand, while with the other he assailed the knocker. Hearing the window opened, he looked up, and exclaimed, "Ah!

he English grooms and coachman were in excessive alarm, this man presented himself at the window, sword in hand, declaring that he, though engaged in the same cause as themselves, would defend, to the last moment of his life, the horses of his master, and the E

ablishment of their employer. They offered him money as a reward for his spirited conduct (the English of all classes, but more especially of that to which they appertain, think that money pays all manner of debts), but he indignantly refused the proffe

the Guards, and now his porter, and Charles who was an hussar, and a brave soldier) to the Tuileries to endeavour to save the portrait of the Dauphin by Sir Thomas Lawrence-a

arles the Tenth, some men appeared in the windows of the palace attired in the gold and silver tissue dresses of the Duchesse de Berri, with feathers and f

al family were scattered, torn, and thrown among the people, who seemed to regard them

ion were disgusting beyond measure; and that they ceased not to utter the most obscene falsehoods, while they wreaked their vengeance on the property of this ve

valued; and to offer terms to those who are now in the position to dictate them is as unavailing as it is undignified. -- and -- say that the general opinion is, that if the Duchesse de Berri was now to present herself, with her son, to the people, her popularity,

. The secretaries and attachés, too, of the English embassy have been continually seen in places where their presence evinced

he court, and known to be faithful to the royal family are liable to be maltreated. How painful and trying a part is the Duc de Guiche now called on to act: compelled to leave his wife and family in a town in a sta

ing the last three days, the mob repeatedly stopping before the gate uttering cries and menaces. All her friends have urged her to leave Paris, and to remove with her children to the country, for she would not consent to seek an asylum wit

n active part. How all this is to end I cannot imagine; the cry for a republic, though strongly echoed, will, I think, be unavailing; and the reasonable part of the community cannot desire that it should be

still waves from the column in the Place Vend?me, on other public buildings, and the Tuil

decision consequent on it, marked the conduct of the assembly. They lost the time, so precious in a crisis like the actual one, in disputing about words, when deeds ought to have been had recourse to. They are accused of being influenced by a dread of

the medium of obscene brochures, and songs which are sung and distributed through the streets. Even now beneath my window two men are offering, and crying aloud, the Amours of t

manity to their wounded adversaries that elicits admiration even from those who are the most opposed to the cause they have espoused. The citizens, and the women too, have come for

f "Vive la Ligne!" are often heard from those so lately opposed to it. All parties agree in stating that not a single example of pillage, except in the instances of the gunsmiths' shops, has occurred. Various houses hav

a stain on France, and Frenchmen. Heroic courage, great humanity, and a perfect freedom from cupidity, are the peculiar attributes that mark those wh

s at the head of the people. This rumour has quieted the fears of many, for his name exercises a great i

ad taken possession in the Champs-élysées. Hearing the opening of my window, they entreated me, if there were any men in the house, to send them to their assistance, in order to draw away the gun from the reach of the enemy. "And if there are no men," cont

most popular man in Paris: so that those most conversant with the actual state of affairs, pronounce that with Lafayette and Laffitte now rest the destiny of France. How strange is the alteration which has occurred within so short a space of time! Five

as been as loudly vociferated by another. Various persons connected with both the royalist and popular party, have been here to-day, so that I hear the opinions entertained by the

al avoidance of pillage when such rich booties might be so easily acquired. Perhaps there is no European city in which so many and such splendid collections of rare and precious articles are to be found, as at Paris. In England, our nobility possess equa

iments on the occasion. Alarmed for the safety of her eldest son, she was proceeding to his college in search of him, when she was stopped b

lace the royal arms over his door, he ought to have had the courage to defend them." The populace, enraged at this reproof, hissed and yelled; but seeing that she remained unmoved, the greater number cheered her, exclaiming "that youn

radesman-her tall and majestic figure elevated even above its usual height by the indignation she experienced at the insult offered to the royal family, to whom in these

es in the streets who were absolutely fighting, and probably owed her safety lo t

than described, for the duchesse and her youngest children are in the house, and the duc is with the royal family. I hardly knew whether to be thankful or sorry, that her brother Count Alfred d

nother gate, opening into the Rue de Montaigne, and is, I trust, ere this, safe on h

love, were not exposed to pay dearly for their fidelity to a sovereign, whose measures their enlightened

n in France, they must be aware of the utter hopelessness of the cause in which they find themselves embarked, yet such is their chivalrous sentiments of honour, that they will sacrifice every thing rather than abandon those whose

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treets, and alone, too, at such a moment. I do not think I should have risked it, had I not known how much my excellent friend Madame C-- stood in need of consolation, after having seen her

ittle. My trepidation was infinitely increased when I discovered that the individual to whom the said head and shoulders appertained, was in a state of extreme intoxicatio

y arm and no one will molest you. We, les braves des braves, wage no war against women; au contra

sistance, and leading me through his house, opened a door on the other side of the barricade, through which I hastily passed, he civilly offering to open the same door when I returned if I would knock at it. And her

Marseillaise, embracing each other, and proclaiming that they were les bons enfans, etc. They paid me many homely compliments as I passed, but not a single indelicate allusion escaped their lips; and I hurried on, not meeting a human bein

o increase her alarm. She was surrounded by the usual circle of habitués who endeavoured in vain to calm her fears, but my presence re-assured her a little, and Count Valeski, who came in soon after, succeeded

on of it some hours before, were firing on their assailants. I retraced my steps as hastily as possible, fear lending swiftness to my feet, and returned to the Rue de Matignon by the Faubourg du Roule and the Rue St.-Honoré. Our trusty porter, having heard the shots, and knowing they proceeded from the quartier through w

not believe it, though I wish it were true. The blood that has flowed during the last days has, I fear, created an impassable gulf between the sovereign and the people. Each party has made discoveries

s. Success has rendered the people less tractable; and the concession implied by th

that the Emperor Napoleon said-"Celui-là est brave tous les jours, en mon absence comme sous mes yeux." It is not more than ten days ago, since I met the mother and sister of this promising youth with him at the Duchesse de Guiche's. They came

y more than a child, has lost his life at but a short distance from the threshold of that door where he had been so often received with kindness. How glad I a

was pleasant to behold it; and now,-how fearful is the change produced in so brief a space! That bereaved mother and fond sister will never more look on that face so dear;-befo

t image among the slain. They present only a ghastly mass, with all the revolting accompaniments of gaping wounds and blood-stained garments, I never saw them in life,-knew not the faces t

ter described one individual who had been killed, and drew a vivid picture, when those who had heard of the death of hundreds without any deeper emotion than general pity, were melted to tears. This is m

the head of the vast body of troops that still adhere to their allegiance, and that he is to advance

t they consider their case hopeless. Unhappy Bourbons! a fatality seems to impend over the race; and Charles the Tenth appears doomed to die, as he has lived the greater portion of his life, in exile. The absence of the Dauphine

garde royale, charged the enemy on the Pont de Sèvres, and took possession of it; but the troops, with the exception of a few officers, refused to follow, and left him to receive the fire of the insurgents, which it is wonderful t

ing these memorials of a family so lately respected, if not beloved. It had been represented to the Duchesse, previously to her leaving Paris, that she ran no inconsiderable risk in venturing out with the royal arms on her carriage;[9] but she declared that she would not consent to their being effaced. She courageously, and wi

residence of her father-in-law, the Duc de Gramont, they evinced so hostile a feeling towards all attached to the royal family, that a friend, becoming

n the Forest of St.-Germain, in the Chateau du Val, the abode of the Princesse de Poix, where she experiences all

bility to all, doing the honours of the Duc de Gramont's house, where her condescension and goodness were the themes of every tongue! And now, harassed in mind and body, terrified for the

life, his energies and vigour are gone, and his name serves the party more than his counsel can; for with the republicans, at least, i

tment has been effected by the influence of General Lafayette over the provisional government; but how little in accordance is this

eposed in him by each. Were he ambitious, here is an opportunity of indulging this "infirmity of noble minds," though at the expense of the elder branch of his family; but he will not, I am sure, betray the trust they

he people from the balcony; embraced General Lafayette, who stood by his side; and

e salutary effect; but it now comes too late-at least, so think those who profess to know more on the subject than I do. The position of the Lieutenant-general, in this case, reminds me of that

determined to take up his position, with the strong military force that still adheres to him, at Rambouillet. The publicity

treets, breathing vengeance against the poor old man, whose grey hairs, more exposed by the absence of the crown his c

has wo

king is less

extinguish'd,

ce in h

Charles the Tenth had carried off all the crown jewels-a rumour peculiarly calculated to excite their ire and meet a ready credence, each individual of the motley train looking on himself as having an interest in these national riches, and judging from self, of the possibility-nay, more, probability, of so vile an action. How little can such minds identify themselves with the feelings of those who, sated with the gewgaws and tr

ate, as, oh! tha

virtuous and r

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e Egypt, every

itude who had left, or were leaving, Paris, with hostile intentions towards the royal family. The

appalling change effected within the last few eventful days, he had lost all presence of mind, and with it his confidence in those whom he might have safely trus

held without being dressed in smiles, the unceremoniousness of courtiers who never previously had dared to have an opinion before royalty had decided what it should be, might well have shook firmer nerves, and touched a sterner heart, than belonged to the o

less storm" of a revolution, followed by his widowed daughter-in-law and her helpless son,

d their now gloomy fortunes! One, at least, has not left, and will not forsake them. The Duc de Guiche, the kindest husband and

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ose influence is omnipotent at present, appears wholly devoted to the Duc d'Orléans. The minds of the people are as yet wholly unsettled; a dread of how their late exploits may be looked on by the

in an Italian writer, the following passage, wh

mmence it, and make their bodies the steps to the throne of him who

hat the truth of this a

an

be induced to do so, it will only be to hold it as a sacred deposit to be restored to the rightful owner when, with safety to both parties, it can be transferred. Should this be the case, then will the Duke of Orleans dese

charms to the person who has once worn it, that history furnishes but few examples like that of Charles

in the last few days. It looks ruined and desolate, the ground cut up by the pieces of cannon, and troops as

d'Orsay!" and the cry being taken up by the mass, the reader was deserted, the fickle multitude directing ail their attention and enthusiasm to tho new comer. We had some difficulty in escaping from these troublesome and unexpected demonstrations of good will

he aristocracy have not, and this alone proves how totally different are the feelings of those who have effected the present revolution with those of the persons who were engaged in the former one, a difference, perhaps, not more to be attributed to the change produced in the people by the extension of education, than in the noblesse by the same cause, ai

along the Boulevards. The destruction of the trees excited more regret in my mind than that of the houses. There, many of them lay on the ground shorn of their leafy honours, offering obstructions on the spots which they so lately ornamented, while others

in a city, were solaced by beholding them and thinking of the country of which they brought pleasant recollections, will grieve to miss them, and, like me, own with a sigh, while co

having mastered his rider, requires a bolder and more expert hand to subjugate him again to obedience, and the training will be all the more painful from the previous insubordi

ccurred during the night, "Non, miladi, positivement rien." Strange to say, I too felt désoeuvré by the want of having something to be alarmed or to hope about,-I, who meddle not with politics, and wish all the world to be as quiet and as calm as myself. Ev

,-nay, whose very bread, depends on the restoration of social order, confess it. One person

inute brought some new event, and she and her neighbours looked out to behold the fighting in the streets, the wounded and the dying dropping around, and trembled for their own lives, and for the safety of thos

more dangerous than if subdued by a long-continued excess of excitement, their moral as

es and firmness in him who undertakes the arduous task of ruling them. Yet the very excess of these passions renders the French the most able, as they decidedly are the most willing, instruments to be employed in achieving the aims of the wildest ambition, or the most glorious enterprises. He will the longest and

ir business to "assume the spear and shield," with the enthusiasm evinced by the Garde Nationale when they are called to leave their boutiques and don their uniforms, I am more than ever struck with the remarkable difference existing between two nations separated by so short a dis

here they are to embark for England. Nothing can exceed the courage and dignity with which she supports her altered fortunes. She thinks

er had she arrived at her abode, than she sent to demand the protection of General Gérard[10] for the house and stables of the Dauphin, and h

her dwelling, she beheld from the window of her chamber an officer gesticulating with violence, and menacing the grooms of the Dauphin. The upper se

leave the stables. He attempted to enforce his pretensions; but the Duchesse desired the head groom to call out his assistants, about thirty in number, who, armed with pi

withdrew, and the horses were saved. It has since been ascertained, as the Duchesse anticipa

ct is judged by the mass often wholly ignorant of the reasons on which it is based. The vast wealth of the Duke of Orleans has a powerful influence; and those who a few days ago exclaimed against royalty, and vaunted the superior advantages of a government without a king, are now reconciled to having one whose immense pr

wisdom, than falls to the lot of mankind, to retain this fleeting good when the novelty of his reign has worn away. That he is a man of great ability no on

a few years hence, those who have subverted one monarchy by violence may not be tempted to have recourse to a similar measure in order to free themselves from the successor they have chosen; for even already it appears clear to me, that the expectations entertained, not only by the partisans of Louis-Philippe, but by the generality

eals his forehead, and, consequently, gives a very common and, to my thinking, a disagreeable expression to his countenance. The cheveux blancs would be a great improvement; for, independently of the song thus describing him, one looks for the venerable mark of age in this Nestor of revolutions, w

ople as he passed to-day; "Oui, la ganache des deux

nt of his dwelling, rudely and boisterously vociferating his name, and in a tone much more resembling command than entreaty, desiring his presence. He at length came forward, bowed repeatedly, p

of this amiable woman, whom all parties allow to be a most faultless wife and mother. She is hardly to be recognised as the same being who onl

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of Louis-Philippe and loudly vociferate for his presence. M. Laffitte is not unfrequ

ave often to tremble for their safety, exposed, as it must be, to the inconstancy and evil passions soi-disant subjects, who may, ere l

fill it with credit to himself and advantage to the people; but as it is, I foresee nothing but trouble and anxiety for him,-a melancholy change from the domestic happiness he formerly enjoyed. Any attempt to check the turbulence of the peo

ed, and returned the salutation very graciously. And there stood the column erected to commemorate the victories of one now slee

him, remember their vicinity to this striking memorial of the inconstancy of the nation? The scene awakened more reflections in my mind than I d

ot chosen to be a historian. The Revolution has produced no visible change in this clever and agreeable man, who, filling the office of Keeper of the Archives, devotes his time to studies and researches in harmony with the pursuits to which he has many years been accustomed, and hears the success of the popular cause, to w

iable in his manner, he seems much more suited to command a regiment in support of a legitimate monarchy, than to subvert one. Although libert

has at least much of good. How many brave and honourable men become the dupes of heated imaginations and erroneous opinions, which, urging them to effect an amelioration of some grievances, incur the penalty of imparting greater ones! Gen

presented a melancholy scene. At his time of life, he can never hope to behold his country again, and the sudden change from the throne of a

so many of those who had previously loudly professed their devotion to them away, but which has increased the feelings of reverence towards them in this estimable couple, by mingling with it a sentiment of deep commiseration, that induces a still greater display o

themselves to the exiled Bourbons. This devotion to the fallen is the more meritorious when the liberality of the Duc's political opinions is taken into consideration. How few sove

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the French; and this acknowledgment has not only delighted his subjects, but confirmed them in

Mr. Hamilton, the Secretary of the Embassy, to his door, as he returned from his first accredited audience of the new monarch, and cries of Vivent les Anglais! filled the air. As Mr. Ha

meet him even once without being struck with the remarkable talent that characterises every sentence he utters; and yet each observation comes fo

es of a question, betrays such a versatility of mental power as to convey a conviction that he is a man who cannot fail to fill a distinguished place in France, where, at present, ab

, with captivating manners, and highly cultivated mind, and the little Mary, though still in infancy, is one of the cleverest children I e

I dined here yesterday. Mr. Poulter is a sensible

hose ever-watchful affection anticipated every wish, and realised every hope! I ought to feel pleased at leaving Paris, where the heaviest trial of my life has o

y I shall make in my journal in Paris

dear and excellent Madame Craufurd is among those about whom I entertain the most melancholy presentiments, because at her advanced age I can hardly hope to f

their route to Edinburgh, to join tho exiled family at Holyr

dness, and the future looked bright; I leave you with altered

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Quickness of Perception-Walk in the Gardens of the Tuileries-Comparative Beauty of French and English Ladies-Graceful Walking of the Former-Difference of Etiquette-Well-bred Englishmen-Flight of Time-Colonel

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ayed by the Upper Classes-The Duc de Bordeaux-Piety of the Great-Popularity of the Duchesse de Berri-Anecdote of her-Walter Savage Landor-His Imaginary Conversations-Sir William Gell-The Duc d'Orléans-His Enviable Situation-The Duc d

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of Lady C-- -Tru

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is Daughter-Restraint imposed by Society-Fate of the Unfortunate-The Prince and Princess Soutzo-Particulars relative to them-Reverse of Fortune-Mr. Rogers and Mr. Luttrell-Memory of Lord Byron-His Lampoon on Rogers-Love of Sarcasm-Conversation of Mr. Luttrell-Lord John Russel

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Disasters-Opinion of Sir Roger de Coverley-Revolutions the Carnivals of History-Observation of Voltaire-Doctors Pasquier and de Guise-Report of Fire arms-Paucity of Provisions-Female Courage-Domestic Entrenchment-Further Hostilities-Conflicting Rumours-The Sublime and the Ridiculous-Juvenal Intrepidity-Fatality-The Soldiers

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hin-The Terrible and

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use hopeless-A Fine Youth killed-Reflections on his Death-Number of Persons killed during the last Three Days-Details of a Battle-Rumour respecting the Dauphin-Interment of the Page-Fatality attending the Bourbons-Absence of the Dauphine-Revolt of the Troops-The Duchesse de Guiche at St.-Germain-Her noble Bearing-The Duc de Gramont-The Chateau du V

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Return to Paris of the Duchesse de Guiche-Confidence of the Duc-Courage of the Duchesse-General Gèrard-The Duke of Orleans accepts the Crown-Popularity, an unstable Possession-Abilities of Louis-Philippe-Expectations formed of him-Person of Lafayette-Appearance in Public of the new Sovereign-The Queen-Her painful Position-The King of the French in the Place Vend?me-Monsieur