England and France; Or, a Cure for the Ministerial Gallomania [By B. Disraeli]. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1832. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... 179 louis-philippe. It is possible to possess, at the same time, a very extended ambition and a very limited capacity; and the consequence of such a nature is, that the individual is placed in very difficult positions, in which he is certain to expose himself. Such is the situation, and such the character, of the celebrated son of Egalite. Such a father is an excuse for many excesses; and I record the following fact, merely because, under all circumstances, it is curious. In 1793, during the trial of Louis xvi., a youth in one of the galleries attracted notice by the expressions of anger and impatience excited in him by the calm and. dignified responses of the King. At length, one of these royal replies having occasioned some murmurs of approbation and sympathy, the young man lost all command of himself, and cried out to the judges, " 11 sera bientot blane comme neige, si vous le laissez toujours parler." This ardent regicide was Louis-Philippe, by the last accounts "King of the French." "I have always been a Republican," exclaimed Louis-Philippe to General Dubourg and his comrades; and the following letters would seem to prove that there is some truth in the statement. The reader will observe, that, in the 1792d year of Grace, and in the fourth of Liberty, LouisPhilippe, then M. de Chartres, was a candidate for a seat in the National Convention. Letter Of Philip Egalite To His Eldest Son. "Paris, 18th August, 1792 (Mh year). "I duly received, my dear boy, your two letters; one of the 13th, and the other of the 14th. Since I wrote I have seen Voidel, who says that he is sure that you will be nominated for Sarguemines. He ought to have written to you about it. It now remains to see whether the Convention, once assembled, will ratify an election under the age pro...