The British Quarterly Review, Volume 28Henry Allon Hodder and Stoughton, 1858 - Christianity |
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... Talleyrand once said to him , that those who were not living in and about the year of 1789 , knew little of the enjoyments of life . In speaking of the society of eighteen years afterwards - a society which had received the impress of ...
... Talleyrand once said to him , that those who were not living in and about the year of 1789 , knew little of the enjoyments of life . In speaking of the society of eighteen years afterwards - a society which had received the impress of ...
Page 155
... Talleyrand , and more thoroughly belonging to the old system , M. Guizot speaks of him as better suited to hold his ground under a constitutional government than the ex - bishop . He had a rare disinterestedness , which was wanting in ...
... Talleyrand , and more thoroughly belonging to the old system , M. Guizot speaks of him as better suited to hold his ground under a constitutional government than the ex - bishop . He had a rare disinterestedness , which was wanting in ...
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... Talleyrand more wit , Madame de Stael more brilliancy . Never inferior , always equal , often superior to those with ... Talleyrand , the Abbé de Montesquiou , and M. Blacas . We can only find room for the portrait of M. de ...
... Talleyrand more wit , Madame de Stael more brilliancy . Never inferior , always equal , often superior to those with ... Talleyrand , the Abbé de Montesquiou , and M. Blacas . We can only find room for the portrait of M. de ...
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... Talleyrand was of opinion that Fouché would rally to the Government a portion of the national liberal and independent party . In the Ministry appointed on the 9th June , Talleyrand was President of the Council , with the Portfolio of ...
... Talleyrand was of opinion that Fouché would rally to the Government a portion of the national liberal and independent party . In the Ministry appointed on the 9th June , Talleyrand was President of the Council , with the Portfolio of ...
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... Talleyrand sounded him as to accepting the embassy to America , but Fouché having bluntly inquired whether the Cabinet wished to get rid of him , Talleyrand was silent . Three months after this period neither Talleyrand nor Fouché were ...
... Talleyrand sounded him as to accepting the embassy to America , but Fouché having bluntly inquired whether the Cabinet wished to get rid of him , Talleyrand was silent . Three months after this period neither Talleyrand nor Fouché were ...
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