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Honore Gabriel Riquetti, Count De Mirabeau;
his aged father . The first of these libels , a collection ' of infamous doctrines , terrified the aged Marquis ; who , throwing the book into the fire , exclaimed , » Voila la chatecisme delirant de 1 homme le plus seditieux qsi fut jamais . " " These are the mad tenets of the most seditious man existing . Riquetti , after his domestic pamphleteering , introduced to the world a book entitled le Libertin de
, " Qualite , " which he called his conversion ; afterwards appeared his Rubicond , and others of this kind ; the first of these began with the following expression , « Je his toujours tin vaunen et je veux toujour l ' etre ; " » I have al ways been a rogue and I mean to continue so . " Some say he keut his word . J * As the produce of these books did not supplhis exi
y numerous - gencies , he resolved to relieve himself from his embarrassments and accordingly he commenced professor of legerdemain ; he went to Provence , and residing in that city , became acquainted with the Marquis de Mannage , he there attempted the seduction of his daughter , Mane Emilie de Covet , and demanded her in marriage 1 lie Marquis , who had previousl y enquired the character of
Riquetti , and not liking the match , frankl y refused his proposition Riquetti never at a loss , entered on a stratagem : one moraine he appeared very earl y in the caffe de noblesse , in his dishabille , with his hnen rumpled and his hair in great disorder : faith , cried his companions you cut a singular appearance ! I suppose you have passed your night perfectly agreeable ; exactly so , says Riquetti I have just returned from the
young Marinage . This report soon reached the ears of her father , who , to cover the supposed dishonor ot his daughter , resolved on her marriage with Mirabeau / They had not been married long before he gave no signal proofs of his uxonotisness , by treating with indifference , a person who merited better usage The following are her words on the subject : ¦ J . here never passed daywithout
. a , being imbittered by some domestic uneasiness ; in the midst of his most kind offices , he would often give rise to some argument , which frequently terminated in unkind treatment . " Whenever they were ton-ether the company were spectators of the disrespectful usage " to which Madame Mirabeau was exposed , reproaches , insults , and often Wows ; even her pregnancy did not shield her , ¦ [ To be continued . }
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Honore Gabriel Riquetti, Count De Mirabeau;
his aged father . The first of these libels , a collection ' of infamous doctrines , terrified the aged Marquis ; who , throwing the book into the fire , exclaimed , » Voila la chatecisme delirant de 1 homme le plus seditieux qsi fut jamais . " " These are the mad tenets of the most seditious man existing . Riquetti , after his domestic pamphleteering , introduced to the world a book entitled le Libertin de
, " Qualite , " which he called his conversion ; afterwards appeared his Rubicond , and others of this kind ; the first of these began with the following expression , « Je his toujours tin vaunen et je veux toujour l ' etre ; " » I have al ways been a rogue and I mean to continue so . " Some say he keut his word . J * As the produce of these books did not supplhis exi
y numerous - gencies , he resolved to relieve himself from his embarrassments and accordingly he commenced professor of legerdemain ; he went to Provence , and residing in that city , became acquainted with the Marquis de Mannage , he there attempted the seduction of his daughter , Mane Emilie de Covet , and demanded her in marriage 1 lie Marquis , who had previousl y enquired the character of
Riquetti , and not liking the match , frankl y refused his proposition Riquetti never at a loss , entered on a stratagem : one moraine he appeared very earl y in the caffe de noblesse , in his dishabille , with his hnen rumpled and his hair in great disorder : faith , cried his companions you cut a singular appearance ! I suppose you have passed your night perfectly agreeable ; exactly so , says Riquetti I have just returned from the
young Marinage . This report soon reached the ears of her father , who , to cover the supposed dishonor ot his daughter , resolved on her marriage with Mirabeau / They had not been married long before he gave no signal proofs of his uxonotisness , by treating with indifference , a person who merited better usage The following are her words on the subject : ¦ J . here never passed daywithout
. a , being imbittered by some domestic uneasiness ; in the midst of his most kind offices , he would often give rise to some argument , which frequently terminated in unkind treatment . " Whenever they were ton-ether the company were spectators of the disrespectful usage " to which Madame Mirabeau was exposed , reproaches , insults , and often Wows ; even her pregnancy did not shield her , ¦ [ To be continued . }