[Footnote 4208: Geffroy, "Gustave III.," I. 114.] [Footnote 4209: Villemain, "Tableau de la Litterature au dix-huitième siècle," IV. 409.] [Footnote 4210: Grimm, "corresp. littéraire," IV. 176. De Ségur, "Mémoires," I. 113.] [Footnote 4211: "Princesse de Babylone."--Cf. "le Mondain."] [Footnote 4212: Here we may have an important motive for the socialist attitudes towards sexual morality as it was during the activie nineteen seventies until the unexpected appearance of AIDS put an abrupt end to the proceedings. (SR.)] [Footnote 4213: Mme. d'Epinay, ed. Boiteau, I. 216: at a supper given by Mlle. Quinault, the comedian, at which are present Saint-Lambert, the Prince de. . . . , Duclos and Mme. d'Epinay.] [Footnote 4214: For example, the father of Marmant, a military gentleman, who, having won the cross of St. Louis at twenty-eight, abandons the service because he finds that promotion is only for people of the court. In retirement on his estates he is a liberal, teaching his son to read the reports made by Necker. (Marshal Marmont, "Mémoires," I. 9).] [Footnote 4215: Aubertin, "L'Esprit public," in the 18th century, p. 7.] [Footnote 4216: Montesquieu, "Lettres Persanes," (Letter 61).--Cf. Voltaire, ("Dîner du Comte de Boulainvilliers").] [Footnote 4217: Aubertin, pp. 281, 282, 285, 289.] [Footnote 4218: Horace Walpole, "Letters and Correspondence," Sept. 27th, 1765, October 18th, 28th, and November 19th, 1766.] [Footnote 4219: "Journal et Mémoires de Collé," published by H. Bonhomme, II. 24 (October, 1755), and III.165 (October 1767).] [Footnote 4220: "Corresp. littéraire," by Grimm (September, October, 1770).] [Footnote 4221: Mme. De Genlis, "Adèle et Théodore," I, 312.] [Footnote 4222: De Goncourt, "La femme au dix-huitième siècle," 371-373.--Bachaumont, I. 224 (April 13, 1763).] [Footnote 4223: Mme. de Genlis, "Adèle et Théodore," II. 326.] [Footnote 4224: "Tableau de Paris," III.44.] [Footnote 4225: Métra. "Correspondance secrète," XVII. 387 (March 7, 1785).] [Footnote 4226: De Goncourt, ibid. 456.--Vicomtesse de Noailles, "Vie de la Princesse de Poix," formerly de Beauvau.] [Footnote 4227: The Abbé de Latteignaut, canon of Rheims, the author of some light poetry and convivial songs, "has just composed for Nicolet's theater a parade in which the intrigue is supported by a good many broad jests, very much in the fashion at this time. The courtiers who give the tone to this theater think the canon of Rheims superb." (Bachaumont, IV. 174, November, 1768).] [Footnote 4228: Bachaumont, III. 253.--Châteaubriand, "Mémoires," I. 246.] [Footnote 4229: Champfort, 279.] [Footnote 4230: Merlin de Thionville, "Vie et correspondance," by Jean Raynaud. ("La Chartreuse du Val Saint-Pierre." Read the entire passage).--"Souvenirs Manuscrits," by M--..] [Footnote 4231: Rivarol, "Mémoires," I. 344.]