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A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium, during the summer and autumn of 1814Bernard, Richard Boyle

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A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium, during the summer and autumn of 1814

Name: A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium, during the summer and autumn of 1814
Author: Bernard, Richard Boyle

Bernard, Richard Boyle

Europe -- Description and travel

CHAP. III.

    Visit to the Gallery of The Louvre and Museum--To the Luxemburg--To
    the Royal Library--To the Palais des Beaux Arts--To the Church of
    Notre Dame--To the Pantheon--Protestant Church and Congregation--Of
    the Number of English in Paris--Column in the Place Vendôme--Gobelin
    Manufactory--Post Office--Botanic Garden--Lady and her Dog--Story of
    Dr. Moore--Of the Character of the Parisians--Their Loquacity--Of
    the Legislative Body--Heat of the Weather--Champs Elysées--Quarter
    of St. Antoine--Of the Revolution--Of the Boulevards--Of the
    Restaurateurs--Of Ladies frequenting Coffee-houses, &c.
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CHAP. IV.

    The Invalides--Elevation of different Buildings--Buonaparte desirous of
    Eclat--Champ de Mars--Place de Grenelle--Of the Plan of General Mallet
    and his Execution--Visit to the Museum of French Monuments--Infidelity
    of its Promoters--Of Colbert--Gardens of Tivoli--Great Numbers of
    Military Officers in Public Places--Of the Capture of Paris by the
    Allies--View of Paris from Montmartre--Vanity of the French--Their Love
    of Novelty--The Emperor Alexander's Entry into Paris--Of the
    Establishment of M. Delacroix--At the Tuilleries--Of the King--His
    Regard for England--France still unsettled--Advice of Galba to
    Piso--Curious Glass Stair Case--Of the French Theatres, and their
    Italian Opera--Number of Bureau d'Ecrivains.
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CHAP. V.

    Visit to the Royal Palaces--St. Cloud--St.
    Cyr--Malmaison--Versailles--Its Formality--Accuracy of Pope's
    Description of the Old Style of Decoration--Comparison of Windsor
    and Versailles--City of Versailles greatly
    reduced--Trianon--Sèvres--Porcelain Manufactory--Barrier of
    Passy--Of the Harvest--Castle of Vincennes--Few private Carriages at
    Paris--Great Numbers of Fiacres and Cabriolets--Attend at the
    Foreign Office for Passports to leave Paris--Arrive at
    Fontainebleau--Memorable for the Abdication of
    Buonaparte--Reflections on the Captivity and Character of the
    Pope--Reflections on Buonaparte--At Montereau; Battle near the
    Town--Sens--Auxerre--Description of the French Diligence--Dinners,
    &c.
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CHAP. VI.

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A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium, during the summer and autumn of 1814

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