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Life Of Philip Egalite, Late Duke Of Orleans.
he still continued to pursue his illicit pleasures , and a princess , calculated by nature to restrain any other than himself , had the unhappiness : to behold all her efforts unsuccessful . The whole world is acquainted with the mortification endured by her , while attempting to reclaim a husband , at once cruel and unfaithful , and with what admirable constancy she witnessed those excesses of
whichshe herself was the victim . She was never , heard to utter the least complaint ; mildness , prayers , and tears , weije the sole weapons she ever employed against him . Avarice , usually the vice of old men , avarice , which , seems to be expressly excluded from the eccentricities cf youth ; - was another of the crimes that disgraced the conduct of Philip of Orleans . It was
thisthat induced him to form an alliance with the Penthievre family , for their immense wealth had long excited his covetous disposition . But his consort had a : brother recently united to a charming- princess , and it was necessary to the completion of his views , that he should be eotteiv
rid of . Incessantl y tormented by the desire of securing the whole property to himself , the duke conceived the most horrid expedient , to arrive at the . summit of his yvishes . Having acquired an ascendancy over the Prince de Lamballe , be led him into every species of youthful excess ; and he succeeded but too well , for his unfortunate brother-in-law became the victim of his perfidious aits , and died in the flower of his age , without leaving any issue . This event gave great joy to the Duke
de Chartres , but he disguised his pleasure , and even pretended to bedeeply afflicted at the premature death of his relation . The same motives that induced this profligate prince to ruin -the health of the Prince de Lamballe , induced him to be more thrifty ofhis own ; for his solicitude to enjoy the fruits of his crimes , led him to . curb his inclination to . debauchery . He accordingly became less ad- ' dieted to his pleasures ; but this seeming moderation , which in other men is usually the effect of reflection , was in him nothing more than the result of the most odious speculation . He wished to live longer ,
merely , chat lie might have , an opportunity of committing a greater number of crimes , and his excesses were less violent in one direction ,-merely that they mi ght become more horrible in another . - The passions succeed each other with such rapidity in the heart of a vicious man , that it is almost impossible to point out the reigning ' vice . His hi ghness now became addicted to gaming , and , as in a depraved soul no passion ever takes root without being accompanied b
y its corresponding crime , Philip had no sooner become a gambler thanhe also became a cheat . A prince of the blood , a nobleman enjoying several millions of annual income , to turn black leg , and to be as notorious ¦ as any one rogue in the whole capital ! This may appear extraordi- ¦ nary , but it is nevertheless true ; - Spch was his ardour in the pursuit of illicit gainthat he became
, pupil to Jonas ,- Cormis , and Pinetti , received lessons from them daily ,, and was initiated in all the mysteries and subtleties of the profession .-I ' roin the theory of this perfidious art he passed rapidly on to its practice .- Taking advantage of the ascendancy produced by his ' rank ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Life Of Philip Egalite, Late Duke Of Orleans.
he still continued to pursue his illicit pleasures , and a princess , calculated by nature to restrain any other than himself , had the unhappiness : to behold all her efforts unsuccessful . The whole world is acquainted with the mortification endured by her , while attempting to reclaim a husband , at once cruel and unfaithful , and with what admirable constancy she witnessed those excesses of
whichshe herself was the victim . She was never , heard to utter the least complaint ; mildness , prayers , and tears , weije the sole weapons she ever employed against him . Avarice , usually the vice of old men , avarice , which , seems to be expressly excluded from the eccentricities cf youth ; - was another of the crimes that disgraced the conduct of Philip of Orleans . It was
thisthat induced him to form an alliance with the Penthievre family , for their immense wealth had long excited his covetous disposition . But his consort had a : brother recently united to a charming- princess , and it was necessary to the completion of his views , that he should be eotteiv
rid of . Incessantl y tormented by the desire of securing the whole property to himself , the duke conceived the most horrid expedient , to arrive at the . summit of his yvishes . Having acquired an ascendancy over the Prince de Lamballe , be led him into every species of youthful excess ; and he succeeded but too well , for his unfortunate brother-in-law became the victim of his perfidious aits , and died in the flower of his age , without leaving any issue . This event gave great joy to the Duke
de Chartres , but he disguised his pleasure , and even pretended to bedeeply afflicted at the premature death of his relation . The same motives that induced this profligate prince to ruin -the health of the Prince de Lamballe , induced him to be more thrifty ofhis own ; for his solicitude to enjoy the fruits of his crimes , led him to . curb his inclination to . debauchery . He accordingly became less ad- ' dieted to his pleasures ; but this seeming moderation , which in other men is usually the effect of reflection , was in him nothing more than the result of the most odious speculation . He wished to live longer ,
merely , chat lie might have , an opportunity of committing a greater number of crimes , and his excesses were less violent in one direction ,-merely that they mi ght become more horrible in another . - The passions succeed each other with such rapidity in the heart of a vicious man , that it is almost impossible to point out the reigning ' vice . His hi ghness now became addicted to gaming , and , as in a depraved soul no passion ever takes root without being accompanied b
y its corresponding crime , Philip had no sooner become a gambler thanhe also became a cheat . A prince of the blood , a nobleman enjoying several millions of annual income , to turn black leg , and to be as notorious ¦ as any one rogue in the whole capital ! This may appear extraordi- ¦ nary , but it is nevertheless true ; - Spch was his ardour in the pursuit of illicit gainthat he became
, pupil to Jonas ,- Cormis , and Pinetti , received lessons from them daily ,, and was initiated in all the mysteries and subtleties of the profession .-I ' roin the theory of this perfidious art he passed rapidly on to its practice .- Taking advantage of the ascendancy produced by his ' rank ,