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[6]. Laclos， "Les Liaisons Dangereuses." Mme. de Merteuil was copied after a Marquise de Grenoble. - Remark the difference between Lovelace and Valmont， one being stimulated by pride and the other by vanity.

[7]. The growth of sensibility is indicated by the following dates：

Rousseau， "Sur l'influence des lettres et des arts，" 1749； "Sur l'inégalité，" 1753； "Nouvelle Héloise，" 1759. Greuze， "Le Pére de Famille lisant la Bible，" 1755； "L'Accordée de Village，" 1761.

Diderot， "Le fils natural，" 1757； "Le Pére de Famille，" 1758.

[8]. Mme. de Genlis， "Mémoires，" chap. XVII. - George Sand， I. 72.

The young Mme. de Francueil， on seeing Rousseaufor the first time， burst into tears.

[9]. This point has been brought out with as much skill as accuracy by Messieurs de Goncourt in "L'Art au dix-huitième siècle，" I. 433-438.

[10]. The number for August， 1792， contains "Les Rivaux d'eux-mêmes." - About the same time other pieces are inserted in the "Mercure，" such as "The federal union of Hymen and Cupid，" "Les Jaloux，" "A Pastoral Romance，" "Ode Anacréontique à Mlle. S. D. . . .

" etc.

[11]. Mme. de Genlis， "Adéle et Théodore，" I. 312. - De Goncourt， "La Femme an dixhuitième siècle，" 318. - Mme. d'Oberkirk， I. 56. -Description of the puff au sentiment of the Duchesse de Chartres (de Goncourt， 311)： "In the background is a woman seated in a chair and holding an infant， which represents the Duc de Valois and his nurse.

On the right is a parrot pecking at a cherry， and on the left a little Negro， the duchess's two pets： the whole is intermingled with locks of hair of all the relations of Mme. de Chartres， the hair of her husband， father and father-in-law."[12]. Mme. de Genlis， "Les Dangers du Monde." I， scène VII； II， scène IV； - "Adèle et Théodore，" I. 312； - "Souvenirs de Félicie，"199； - Bachaumont， IV， 320.

[13]. Mme. de la Rochejacquelein， "Mémoires."[14]. Mme. de Genlis， "Mémoires，" chap. XX. - De Lauzun， 270.

[15]. Mme. d'Oberkirk， II. 35 (1783-1784). Mme. Campan， III. 371. -Mercier， "Tableau de Paris，" passim.

[16]. "Correspondance" by Métra， XVII. 55， (1784).-- Mme.

d'Oberkirk， II. 234. - "Marie Antoinette，" by d'Arneth and Geffroy， II. 63， 29.

[17]. "Le Gouvernement de Normandie，" by Hippeau， IV. 387 (Letters of June 4， 1789， by an eye-witness).

[18]. Florian， "Ruth".

[19]. Hippeau， IV. 86 (June 23， 1773)， on the representation of "Le Siege de Calais，" at the Comédie Fran？aise， at the moment when Mlle.

Vestris has pronounced these words：

Le Fran？ais dans son prince aime à trouver un frère Qui， né fils de l'Etat， en devienne le père.

"Long and universal plaudits greeted the actress who had turned in the direction of the Dauphin." In another place these verses recur：

Quelle le？on pour vous， superbes potentats！

Veillez sur vos sujets dans le rang le plus bas， Tel， loin de vos regards， dans la misère expire， Qui quelque jour peut-être， e？t sauvé votre empire.

"The Dauphin and the Dauphine in turn applauded the speech. This demonstration of their sensibility was welcomed with new expressions of affection and gratitude."[20]. Madame de Genlis， "Souvenirs de Félicie，" 76， 161.

[21]. M. de Montlosier； in the Constituent Assembly， is about the only person familiar with feudal laws.

[22]. "A competent and impartial man who would estimate the chances of the success of the Révolution would find that there are more against it than against the five winning numbers in a lottery；but this is possible， and unfortunately， this time， they all came out"(Duc de Lévis， "Souvenirs，" 328.)[23]. "Corinne，" by Madame de Sta？l， the character of the Comte d'Erfeuil. - Malonet， "Mémoires，" II. 297 (a memorable instance of political stupidity).

[24]. Mme. Campan， II. 140， 313. - Duc de Choiseul， "Mémoires."[25]. Journal of Dumont d'Urville， commander of the vessel which transported Charles X. into exile in 1830. - See note 4 at the end of the volume.

[26]. Dumouriez， "Mémoires，" III. chap. III. (July 21， 1789).

[27]. 1 "All these fine ladies and gentlemen who knew so well how to bow and courtesy and walk over a carpet， could not take three steps on God's earth without getting dreadfully fatigued. They could not even open or shut a door； they had not even strength enough to lift a log to put it on the fire； they had to call a servant to draw up a chair for them； they could not come in or go out by themselves. what could they have done with their graces， without their valets to supply the place of hands and feet？" (George Sand， V. 61.)[28]. When Madame de F- had expressed a clever thing she felt quite proud of it. M- remarked that on uttering something clever about an emetic she was quite surprised that she was not purged. Champfort， 107.

[29]. The following is an example of what armed resistance can accomplish for a man in his own house. "A gentleman of Marseilles， proscribed and living in his country domicile， has provided himself with gun， pistols and saber， and never goes out without this armament， declaring that he will not be taken alive. Nobody dared to execute the order of arrest. (Anne Plumptree， "A Residence of three years in France，" (1802-1805)， II. 115.