The Life of Maximilien Robespierre With Extracts From His Unpublished Correspon
The Life of Maximilien Robespierre With Extracts From His Unpublished Correspon
Lewes George Henry
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The death of their only great man occa- sioned from that day a formidable equality amongst all others. The revolution was from that time about to rush down a rapid declivity, by a dusky path, to triumph or to a tomb ; and in that path it was evermore to be without a man ; a glorious companion on the road ; a man of noble heart, a heart devoid of bitterness, of hatred; magnani- mous towards his most bitter enemies^ he carried with him to the grave something that was not yet well known, and which... was known but too late, a spirit of peace even in war ; kindness, gentleness, and humanity even in violence. " A man among the people, on seeing the coffin pass, exclaimed, " Ah ! if Mirabeau could see what we have done for him, he would be very grateful, and would make them give us good laws. " Another man, on some one exclaiming " Down with Louis the Sixteenth !" replied, ** Oui, bon ami, Louis may die when he will ; he will never have such a burial as this. " Truly no, for France has lost her king !
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