The World's Cyclopedia of History, Vol. 3 Containing Carlyle's History of the French Revolution (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The World's Cyclopedia of History, Vol. 3: Containing Carlyle's History of the French Revolution So stands it written; in lasting memorial of that year 1744, Thirty other years have come and gone; and 'this great Prince' again lies sick; but in how altered circumstances now! Churches! Resound not with excessive groanings Paris is stoically calm sobs interrupt no prayers, for' indeed none are offered; except Priests' Litanies, read or chanted at fixed money-rate per hour, which are not liable to interruption. The shepherd of the people has been carried home from Little Trianon, heavyof heart, and been put to bed in his own Chateau of Versailles: the flock knows it, and heeds it not. At most, in the immeasurable tide of French Speech (which ceases not day after day, and only ebbs towards the short hours of night), may this of the royal sickness emerge from time to time as an article of news. Bets are doubtless depending; nay, some people express themselves loudly in the streets.'2 But for the rest, on green field and steepled city, the May sun shines out, the May evening fades and men ply their useful or useless business as if no Louis lay in danger. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.