Reminiscences of Prince Talleyrand, Volume 2 (of 2)Colmache, M., active 19th century
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Reminiscences of Prince Talleyrand, Volume 2 (of 2)
Colmache, M., active 19th century
Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838
Guilleminot and Bordesoulle, Lieutenants-General, reasons on which
Talleyrand grounded his vote in the affair of, ii. 289.
Helvetius, Madame, _fête champêtre_ given by, i. 301;
fascinations of, _ib._
Henri, Commandant, commissioned to watch the Spanish Princes, i. 81.
Henri de Chalais, reply of, ii. 6.
Holbach, Baron, his return to Paris, ii. 97.
Holy Alliance, absurd project of the, ii. 229, 230.
Hôtel de Ville, conflict at the, i. 63.
Hôtel Talleyrand, in the Rue St. Florentin, Paris, i. 1;
silence reigning in the, on the occasion of the last illness of
Prince Talleyrand, ii. 233.
Intellect, glorious reign of, in France, ii. 106.
Isabella, Queen of Spain, i. 87.
Jacobins, declamations of the, i. 70.
Jauregui, Don Joaquin, Colonel of Dragoons, i. 90.
Jesuits, subtlety of the, ii. 70;
their wonderful activity, 89.
John, King of France, ransom of, ii. 6.
Jüng Stilling, one of the new _illuminé_, ii. 217, 218, 224.
Kel, Abbé de, Almoner of the Bastille, opinion of, i. 352.
Krudener, Madame de, _soirée_ given by, ii. 208;
altered appearance of, 212;
her tasteful arrangements, 213;
her gracious reception of M. de Talleyrand, 214;
her costume and manners, 215;
her distinguished guests, 216;
prophecies and denunciations uttered by, 217;
her impressive prayer, and its effect upon her visitors, 219;
under the influence of a _pressentiment_, 222;
fulfilment of her prophecy, 226;
retires from Paris, 228;
her death, and honours paid to, 229.
Langlois, Père, the preceptor of Talleyrand, i. 182;
his costume described, _ib._
Law, power of the, defied, ii. 117.
Leclerc, Madame, the _couturière_ at Paris, i. 340, 342.
Lemercier, play written by, ii. 177, 178.
Linz, château of the Princess de Lorraine, near, ii. 124, 127.
Louis-le-Grand, College of, Talleyrand placed at, i. 182;
some account of his pursuits there, 187.
Louis XIV., policy of, ii. 114;
sage reply of Colbert to, 115;
subjects of debate during his reign, 116.
Louis XV., and Madame de Pompadour, ii. 22;
Manuscript Journal of, 29.
Louis XV., libels published against, ii. 116.
Louis XVI., his aversion to Madame de la Motte, i. 346;
error of, 347.
Louis XVIII., character of, i. 51;
retort of, 357.
Louis XVIII., on the policy and conduct of, ii. 183;
reply of Talleyrand to, 184;
opinion as to his character, 186;
his return to France, in 1814, _ib._;
his silence during dinner, 188;
sudden surprise of, 189, 190.
Louis-Philippe, visits Prince Talleyrand in his last illness, ii. 241;
his appearance described, 242;
his condescension, 245.
Luçay, M. de, towers built by, i. 10.
Magnetism, wonderful effects attributed to, i. 42.
Maison de plaisance, choice of a site for one, i. 247.
Mankind, best mode of obtaining a knowledge of, ii. 113.
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