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A rough sketch of modern Paris : $b or, Letters on society, manners, public curiosities, and amusements, in that capital — John Shaqi

A rough sketch of modern Paris : $b or, Letters on society, manners, public curiosities, and amusements, in that capitalLemaistre, J. G. (John Gustavus)

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A rough sketch of modern Paris : $b or, Letters on society, manners, public curiosities, and amusements, in that capital

Name: A rough sketch of modern Paris : $b or, Letters on society, manners, public curiosities, and amusements, in that capital
Author: Lemaistre, J. G. (John Gustavus)

Lemaistre, J. G. (John Gustavus)

Paris (France) -- Description and travel

A ROUGH SKETCH OF MODERN PARIS.

G. WOODFALL, Printer, Paternoster row.




                                    A
                               ROUGH SKETCH
                                    OF
                              MODERN PARIS;

                                   OR,
                                 LETTERS
                                    ON
          SOCIETY, MANNERS, PUBLIC CURIOSITIES, AND AMUSEMENTS,
                             IN THAT CAPITAL,

         WRITTEN DURING THE LAST TWO MONTHS OF 1801 AND THE FIRST
                              FIVE OF 1802.

                        _BY J. G. LEMAISTRE, ESQ._

                            _SECOND EDITION._

            J’ai voulu voir Paris; les fastes de l’histoire
            Célébrant ses plaisirs, et consacrent sa gloire.

                                                   VOLTAIRE.

            Nous avons vu Trajan, Titus et Marc Aurele,
            Quitter le beau séjour de la gloire immortelle,
            Pour venir en secret s’amuser à Paris.
            Quelque bien qu’on puisse être, on veut changer de place;
            C’est pourquoi les anglois sortent de leur pays.
            L’esprit est inquiet, et de tout il se lasse;
            Souvent un bien heureux s’ennuie en Paradis.

                                                       IDEM.

                                 LONDON.
            PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON, IN ST. PAUL’S CHURCHYARD;
                                  1803.




PREFACE.


In june, 1801, while the war between England and France still continued,
I obtained his majesty’s license to visit the latter country, in order
to ascertain my claims to a legacy left me at Paris. A french passport
was likewise necessary; and such were the difficulties which occurred,
that, notwithstanding repeated applications to M. Otto on the subject,
the instrument in question was not yet arrived, when, on the first of
October, an extraordinary gazette announced the joyful intelligence
of the signature of preliminary articles of peace. The jealousy of
the french government ceased with the war; and, three days after its
termination, I received the long expected passport.

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