| 单词 | Mirabeau |
| 例句 | "We're reaching the point of absurdity when we need to appeal to the Council of State, France's most prestigious judicial institution, to rule on what is funny or not," said Mirabeau following his hearing. French court backs ban on comedy show deemed anti-Semitic 2014-01-10T19:03:35Z Lawyer Sanjay Mirabeau criticized the decision and said the comedian may try to seek a compromise to get around the ban, notably by changing its name or pledging to remove offensive sketch material. French court backs ban on comedy show deemed anti-Semitic 2014-01-10T19:03:35Z The main boulevard, Cours Mirabeau, is designed for the rich and famous to strut their fancy stuff. The magic of France’s Aix-en-Provence 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z That year, Mirabeau, an aristocratic philosophe, argued that “in church men are Catholics, and in synagogue, Jews, but in all civil matters they are patriots of the same religion.” Millenniums of Tribulation 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z He looked quick in final practice, but crashed at Mirabeau at the end of the session. No Alonso fairytale, but there's bromance in the air 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z Moments later, with tires cooler, Hamilton locked up as he snaked past Fairmont Hotel and wedged into the barriers at Mirabeau. Verstappen takes pole for Monaco Grand Prix ahead of Alonso as Perez crashes 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z The site, which will become the Mirabeau Water Garden, will collect 10 million gallons of storm water into a slow-draining lake, in the Dutch style, rather than shunting it immediately into the gulf. Flood and Sacrifice: How an Old Convent Could Help Save New Orleans 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Hawkings refers me to a 2014 YouTube tutorial by Stephen Cronk from Mirabeau Wine in Provence, subtitled: “If the shoe fits ... use it to open your wine bottle.” Cheers! How to open a wine bottle without a corkscrew 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z What you see there is 2 miles and 19 corners—including that classic, sweeping downhill hairpin, Mirabeau—in 1 minute and 11 seconds, set during the second practice round on Thursday. This POV video of the Monaco Grand Prix lap record will make you clench so hard you pull something - Golf Digest 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z The proposed 33-story Mirabeau Trump hotel would seem to put their money a world away. Trump’s Name Invoked in Effort to Draw Chinese Investors 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Sharp worked at Mirabeau Restaurant and Red Lion Inn, and five years as the chef at the Seafirst Bank Executive Dining Room. Reel up a coastal lingcod, then hook into a pleasing recipe by chef Ken Sharp of AQUA by El Gaucho 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z She moved to New Orleans, where she settled into the motherhouse — the order’s principal convent — called Mirabeau. Flood and Sacrifice: How an Old Convent Could Help Save New Orleans 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z But Hamilton held his line at the Mirabeau turn, prompting an angry reaction from Ricciardo, who waved his right hand furiously. Lewis Hamilton wins thrilling Monaco GP ahead of Ricciardo 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Boehner found himself playing the role of Count Mirabeau, or, perhaps, Alexander Kerensky, a reformer rapidly outflanked by genuine revolutionaries. John Boehner: A Man Out of Time 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Focusing on the well-heeled Chinese, the deal promotes the “excellent location” of the $130 million Austin Mirabeau Trump Hotel and “the world’s leading developer,” the Trump Organization. Trump’s Name Invoked in Effort to Draw Chinese Investors 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z “If the Portuguese were protected in France and had big influence, then he would protest the Portuguese,” Mirabeau said. A ‘new anti-Semitism’ rising in France The controversy at Monaco last weekend followed an incident in final qualifying when Rosberg ran into the escape road at the Mirabeau corner. Hamilton and Rosberg 'still friends' 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The German, fastest at the time, locked a wheel and went into the escape road at Mirabeau on his final lap. Rosberg investigated over Monaco pole 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z The Marquis de Mirabeau and others of his school had begun to write; but their notions of political economy were still unfamiliar to the public. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z In this attack Mirabeau seems to have been influenced by Hertzberg’s personal enemies at the court. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z There is a story—I don't vouch for it—that, piqued at Marguerite's coldness toward himself, Disraeli revenged himself by portraying D'Orsay right mercilessly as "Count Mirabeau," in his "Henrietta Temple." Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z I know Paris; and I can assure you that it is not the Paris of the Fronde, though M. de Mirabeau would play the Retz. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Would that he could have got rid of his title, like Mirabeau, by opening a shop, and gone back to the Commons! Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z A coalition ministry was formed in 1838, and Thiers, “the Mirabeau gadfly,” as a pungent lady styled him about this time, became the leader of the party. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Materialism is not rare; deism and Socinianism are very common; and a set of freethinkers, great admirers of Voltaire and Rousseau, Bayle and Mirabeau, seem bent upon destroying Christianity and government. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z He had seen life at close quarters, with what Mirabeau called "terrible intimacy." Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Madame had called me the Tribune of the People, a would-be Retz, a would-be Mirabeau. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z He had interviews with Mirabeau, Neckar, and others. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z He was 818 thought about as a coarser version of the great tribune of the Constituent Assembly; he was called the Mirabeau of the sansculottes, and Mirabeau of the markets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The elder Mirabeau teaches even that the goodness of a government or of a constitution, and even national morality may be inferred from the amount of the produit net. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z Carlyle really thought Mirabeau made the Revolution and Michelet thought it was Danton. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Well, I would show them that the new way would succeed no better than the old, and that where they had thought to suppress a Saux they had raised a Mirabeau. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z In Rotterdam, leading the uneventful life of a civilian director of the almost defunct Admiralty, there is Pieter Paulus, who for a moment promised to play the r�le of a Dutch Mirabeau. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z But the defence had a tower of strength in the great advocate Berryer, the defender of Ney, Lamennais, Châteaubriand, and Louis Napoléon—the greatest pleader and, after Mirabeau, the greatest orator his country has produced. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z Mirabeau even was a decided opponent of interest. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z One of the most remarkable historical cases of apparent possession accompanied by magic phenomena, was that of Mirabeau's grandmother. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Mirabeau nodded once or twice significantly to Tallyrand, seeming thus to say "that is exactly the truth." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Her mother, the comtesse de Mirabeau, in addition to some graver compositions, contributed to the Figaro and the Vie parisienne, under various pseudonyms, papers in the manner successfully developed by her daughter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z This was exactly the monetary system which Mirabeau had counselled in his memoirs to the Assembly in 1790. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z In this sense the works of Rousseau, Montesquieu, Mirabeau, Diderot, d'Alembert, Voltaire, and several other modern philosophers, among whom was Filangieri, were excepted from the privilege. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z There is no such acknowledged primacy among them as Mirabeau enjoys in France or Webster in America. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z The life of Mirabeau," says Sydney Smith, "should embrace all the talents and all the vices, every merit and every defect, every glory and every disgrace. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Mohammed was, in every sense of the word, more titanic than a Cromwell or a Mirabeau. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z Not till later on did he choose to change his dwelling to the H�tel Mirabeau, in the Alley of the Dauphin, near the Tuileries. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z Do you think it was by the act of some man, by the deficit, the oath in the Tennis Court, La Fayette, Mirabeau? The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z Has the world recognized the ability of Mirabeau, or that of Henry Brougham, notwithstanding their ugliness? Sketch of the life of Abraham Lincoln 2011-10-24T02:00:19.173Z One day Mirabeau was recounting the qualities which, in those difficult times, one should possess to be minister of state. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z He knew Kames, Hume and Adam Smith, and corresponded with Mirabeau, “the friend of Man.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z “Education and liberty,” says Mirabeau, “are the bases of all social harmony and all human prosperity.” Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z Mirabeau had the stuff of a great statesman, and Danton was capable of statesmanship. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z As Mirabeau is included, the series must have been begun at an early phase of the revolutionary agitation. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Mirabeau came stalking across the room, lured by curiosity to see what could be the source of the general attraction. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Mirabeau lent his mighty eloquence to their cause. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z “The pride of Athens,” writes Mirabeau, “and the jealousy of the Greeks, banished forever the liberty of those countries, so long fortunate.” Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z The Assembly could hardly be restrained by Mirabeau from acting upon their vote and annexing Avignon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Mirabeau was on his death-bed, and Paine witnessed that historic procession, four miles long, which bore the orator to his shrine. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Mirabeau very graciously shook hands with Napoleon, and entered into conversation with the untitled young man, without assuming any airs of superiority. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Hugo's dramatic work was now interrupted by the composition of his L'Étude sur Mirabeau, which may be taken as an apology for his advanced political and social views. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z We cannot fancy in his eye the volumed depth of Richelieu's, the volcanic flash of Mirabeau's, or the offended majesty of Chatham's. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z They distrusted Mirabeau as an unscrupulous adventurer, and were confirmed in this feeling by his demands for money. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Witnessed it with relief, perhaps, for he is ominously silent concerning Mirabeau. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Washington, Kosciusko, La Fayette, Mirabeau, and Napoleon, as well as with the Chiefs of the Aristocratical and Democratical Parties, and the most illustrious Writers of the times; of whom he records the most interesting particulars. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z The catholic spirit in which he looked upon public affairs was manifested in his study upon Mirabeau. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z Mirabeau, with fine perception, declared that a boy’s education should begin, twenty years before he is born, with his mother. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z In the Assembly Mirabeau, though sometimes successful on particular questions, never had a chance of giving effect to his policy as a whole. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z But on reading the Paine placard, "I determined," says Dumont, "for fear of evil consequences to myself, to make Mirabeau return to his tomb." The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z A president was appointed, who had his pair of vice-presidents and a couple of secretaries to prepare a report of the proceedings exactly as you may find described in Mirabeau's Courier de Provence. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z The interments in it of Mirabeau, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Marat are matters of history, as are also the expulsions which followed. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z Had he lived in the first French Revolution, he had ranked with Mirabeau and Danton. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z Dumont’s Recollections of Mirabeau and the Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris give the impressions of foreigners with peculiar advantages for observing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z This was opposed to the theories of Jefferson, but it was the scheme of Mirabeau, the hope of Lafayette, and had not the throne been rotten this prudent policy might have succeeded. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z It then appeared that in H�l�ne herself was reincarnated the hapless Queen Marie Antoinette, and that others of the mortals represented Mirabeau, Prince of Orleans, etc.... Occultism and Common-Sense 2011-07-16T02:00:14.303Z The first volume is published containing the speeches of Mirabeau, with a biography and a great variety of critical notices of the great revolutionist and his career. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z Mirabeau, the great French orator, suffering from angina pectoris, was bled some eighty ounces in the course of forty-eight hours. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z But the rest, together with the Tiers �tat, remained, and Mirabeau declared that, as they had come by the will of the nation, force only should make them withdraw. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z At the meeting of the Constitutional Society of Calais, in the Minimes, he sits beside the president, beneath the bust of Mirabeau and the united colors of France, England, and America. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Mirabeau's novels, Chénier's Greek verses, Diderot's correspondence, and Montesquieu's minor works are as daring as the writings of Catullus himself. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z But, while this historian described the features, personal deportment, and domestic character of Antoinette, Mirabeau and Robespierre, an impenetrable veil was drawn over her own condition. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z Hence the prominence, perhaps exaggerated, given to Mirabeau. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z Mirabeau had already taken alarm at the growing violence of the Revolution. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z We overlook many things in Voltaire, in Rousseau, in Mirabeau, and we excuse them on account of the corruption of their century. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z A battery of cannon followed, and behind the cannon a portrait of Mirabeau. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z They waged war against him as relentlessly as did the Constitutionalists against Mirabeau, whom he resembled in his extreme ugliness and his volcanic eloquence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z When they possessed themselves of the parliamentary government, to which Mirabeau wished to raise them at one bound, they were incapable of governing. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Mirabeau’s independence of judgment forbids us to place him in any party. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z In addition to able and eloquent attacks from American pens, the movement was severely criticised in a pamphlet published in France and written by Mirabeau, entitled, "Thoughts on the Order of Cincinnatus." Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z Visiting Paris during the first years of the Revolution, he gained the friendship of Mirabeau, whom he assisted in the composition of speeches and reports, and of whom he wrote some interesting Recollections. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Of all the orators who declaimed from the tribune, Mirabeau alone realized the perils of the situation and possessed the power of mind and will to have mastered them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Mirabeau, who was unattractive in person, won by his politeness the good will of all with whom he came in contact. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z Mirabeau was defeated on another point of the highest consequence, the inclusion of ministers in the National Assembly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z He said he had not, but that he was well acquainted with the writings of Volney and Mirabeau. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Who knows how the French Revolution would have ended had Mirabeau, orator of the great and solemn days, survived to put into action the idealism of Rousseau? Psycho-Phone Messages 2011-03-27T02:00:12.363Z Dumouriez, disappointed in his Belgian projects, gave grounds for all kinds of suspicion, as that of Mirabeau had formerly done, and led the Gironde to propose the new government which they had refused to Danton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The life of Mirabeau was stained with crimes. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Mounier contended that he should have an The royal veto. absolute veto, and was supported by Mirabeau, who had already described the unlimited power of a single Chamber as worse than the tyranny of Constantinople. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z II, "The Age of Franklin," written with conservative bias, belabors Franklin who as a statesman "was almost as wrong as Paine and Mirabeau." Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z What cruel aphorisms from Scarron and Rochefoucauld, and Swift and Voltaire, and Wilkes and Mirabeau, he had quoted upon the subject of love and woman! The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z The third estate refused to obey, and by the mouth of Bailly and Mirabeau asserted the legitimacy of the Revolution. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The National Convention, considering that there is no greatness in man without honor, decrees that the body of Honor� Gabriel Riquetti Mirabeau be withdrawn from the Pantheon. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Mirabeau, who had always dissuaded the king from seeking foreign help, died on the 2nd of April. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Some passages of fervid eloquence from Mirabeau, Robespierre and Victor Hugo are given. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Three frontispiece-portraits and three inserted plates, besides an autograph letter of Mirabeau. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:34.387Z An ardent patriot and republican, her relations with Danton resembled those of Marie Antoinette with Mirabeau, in each case a woman spoilt by flattery, enraged at indifference. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z For none was ever more exalted in genius than Mirabeau! The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z On Mirabeau’s motion the Assembly voted an address to the king asking for their withdrawal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z On his death-bed Mirabeau took him in his arms, and called on his friends to protect him. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z At Paris, at the instance of Mirabeau, they even acknowledged, in some measure, the principle of religious liberty, in its widest application. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z Mirabeau was essentially an artist, with the powers and the frailties which we properly associate with that term: that is, strong emotion appealed to him both internally and externally. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z And turning toward the deputies, Mirabeau concluded, "I swear that you have saved France!" The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z After the insurrection of October he sought to communicate Mirabeau and the court. with them through his friend the comte de la Marck. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z M. Lucas de Montigny, the adopted son of Mirabeau, died in Paris, early in February. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Breteuil is one of those who have demanded the head of Mirabeau ... there remains but one resource, and that ‘to arms’ and to wear the cockade that we may be known. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z When I say that Mirabeau was an artist I mean that wherever his energies might have found play he would there have desired to enjoy and to create enjoyment through some definite medium. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z The Viscount of Mirabeau was the first to speak aloud. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Mirabeau tried to keep the initiative for the king, subject to confirmation by the Chamber. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Poor Mirabeau, the orator of the French Revolution, under the best French skilled care a century ago, was bled some eighty ounces in the course of forty-eight hours. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z But Mirabeau put in his time writing an essay on despotism and planning revolution. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z We must then always consider Mirabeau as an orator, though an orator endowed with a fine and clear intelligence and with no small measure of reasoned faith. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z "That is intended to point out these names to the fury of the populace!" gasped the Viscount of Mirabeau. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Mirabeau, H. G. R., activity at the meeting of the Estates-General, i. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z The very greatest men have had more difficult beginnings, as in the case of Mirabeau. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z In No. 5 Count Mirabeau lodged for nearly a year, by suggestion of his father, who did not approve of his son's wild ways and thought Château d'If would tame him. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z Mirabeau had behind him a certain personal history which we must read in connection with his temperament. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z "By heaven!" shouted Barrel Mirabeau, "if you were not a man of the cloth, Abbot, you would pay dear for your insults!" The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Soon after hearing of this, I met him at Willard's, and says I: "Well, my sagacious Mirabeau, what is your final opinion of our Honest Abe?" The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z The future Mirabeau thus poured out his bile in abundance. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z He also reported such of Mirabeau’s speeches as he did not write, embellishing them from his own stores, which were inexhaustible. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z But in the case of Mirabeau this absence of religion must be particularly insisted upon. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z One would have thought a public calamity had fallen upon France; people accosted one another with the words, impressed with mournful despair: "Mirabeau is dead!" The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Ask any ordinary Frenchman, not well up in the history of France, who Mirabeau was. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z Force India's Adrian Sutil bends his wing after connecting with the barriers when spinning near Mirabeau. Live - Monaco Grand Prix practice 2010-05-15T08:28:00Z The same cause also led him to renew his acquaintance with Mirabeau, whom he found occupied with his duties as a deputy, and with the composition of his journal, the Courier de Provence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Mirabeau had perhaps never engaged in his life in intimate conversation a single man who took the Catholic sacraments seriously, or suffered a moment's anxiety upon the tenets of the creed. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z "Shame and misfortune!" exclaimed the Viscount of Mirabeau. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z He successfully maintained against Mirabeau the right of the National Assembly, as against that of the king, to declare for peace or war, but afterwards asserted the inviolability of the king's person. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis The correspondence of Mirabeau during the last three years of his life, and the complete history of his relations to the Court, is announced in Paris by Le Normant, in three octavo volumes. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 At one bold stroke he might have cut off the cold hearted Robespierre—the cruel Mirabeau—the treacherous Duke of Orleans—the ambitious Paine—the bloody Nero—Murat. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution In everything of the Revolution which he understood Mirabeau was upon the side of caution. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z "One and all, we are prepared to shed our blood for the success of this plan," cried the Viscount of Mirabeau, swelling with enthusiasm. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z "Perchance, as an excessive favour, but not as a right; just as with the Charter of 1814, which was but another carcass of liberty!" said the Mirabeau of the office. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 “A fine compliment, truly!” replied Mirabeau, with the greatest coolness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. But now, if Mirabeau is the greatest, who of these Six Hundred may be the meanest? Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII This very brief sketch does not present Mirabeau to the reader. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z "You are a woman of genius, madam," acclaimed the Viscount of Mirabeau warmly. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Here in 1783 he had met Mirabeau, with whom he remained to the last on terms of intimate friendship. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" What do you want with me?” cried Mirabeau, staring at his brother-in-law, whose eyes were flashing with rage and disgust. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Mirabeau was the plainest of men, with his face covered with smallpox marks, yet no man ever made so many conquests among women. Her Royal Highness Woman He also, like Mirabeau, will undoubtedly increase as the years proceed, and, if only as a representative of the national temper, become more and more the typical figure of the Revolution in action. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z "We understand each other, Monsieur Abbot," answered Victoria; and then to Mirabeau: "We judge the situation alike, Monsieur Viscount—the moment calls for a general and armed uprising." The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z He was a friend of Mirabeau, whose policy he supported and whose funeral oration he pronounced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" The public life as well as the private character of Mirabeau are universally known, but the following anecdote has not, we believe, been recorded in any of the biographies. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Neither Demosthenes, nor Cicero, nor Mirabeau were blessed with such an effective presence and such an elegant round of attitudes as our friend Brutandor. Maximina He was of a family noble in station and conspicuous before the people by the wealth and eccentricities of its head, Mirabeau's father. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z That," said the Viscount of Mirabeau, "was as good as the exquisite bastinado given to Arouet 'Voltaire' by the orders of the Prince of Rohan. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z The modern and advanced German prefers Mirabeau to Moser,—vice to virtue. A Defence of the Hessians Mirabeau had just been released from the dungeon of the castle of Vincennes near Paris. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. I mentioned the fact to M. Mirabeau, whom I met at your aunt's the other night, and he remarked gravely, "It's a bad time for monkeys just now,—'singerie' has had its day." Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience It was already agreed at the Court that not Mirabeau's plan should be followed, but this plan of mere evasion. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z "By the life of God, Marchioness, I am of your opinion," echoed the Viscount of Mirabeau. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Those death masks of Robespierre and Mirabeau, they might float down through the darkness till they touched his face. Man and Maid On his being reconciled to his father, the confinement terminated, in the year 1780, when Mirabeau was thirty-one years of age. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. News in London had come of Mirabeau's death. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington In oratory, where shall we find the compeer of Chatham or Mirabeau, Burke or Patrick Henry? Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. "The rabblement is at least aware of the punishment it deserves—and will receive!" cried the younger Mirabeau. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z The Assembly immediately confirmed its former resolutions, and, at the instance of Mirabeau, decreed the inviolability of its members. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 “Would it not have been all in good time to tell me this to-morrow morning?” said Mirabeau, with inimitable sang-froid. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. In the following summer money matters had become so pressing that Carlyle wrote the article on Mirabeau, now printed among the Miscellanies, for Mill's review, which brought him �50. Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series Monsieur de Mirabeau received this message and obeyed it.' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier "All this is conclusive evidence," chimed in Barrel Mirabeau. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Mirabeau then started from his seat and appealed to the Assembly in that mixed style of the academician and the demagogue which characterized his eloquence. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 The count, astounded at so much coolness, and carried away by an irresistible impulse—for Mirabeau spoke with the greatest firmness—unlocked the cabinet, and brought the drawer to Mirabeau. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. One of the agents of Count d'Artois brought him into relations with Mirabeau. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty As Gerald rose to obey this direction, Mirabeau fell back exhausted on the bed, a clammy sweat breaking out over his cheeks and forehead. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier "You are talking nonsense, Abbot," again put in Barrel Mirabeau. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z "Go tell your master," cried Mirabeau, "that we are here by order of the people; and that we shall not retire but at the point of the bayonet." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Neither had Mirabeau returned from his nocturnal promenade. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. She thought of it as composed of the victors of the Bastille, those whom Mirabeau styled the greatest scoundrels of Paris; the very rabble who came to Versailles on the 6th of October. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty Meanwhile, Mirabeau drew back the curtain and looked out upon the street. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier "Madam the Marchioness is right," chimed in the Viscount of Mirabeau again. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Its great leaders in the earlier stages were Mirabeau, son of a baron, and America's own friend the Marquis Lafayette. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Another flash of lightning showed the whole of the robber's figure: it was Mirabeau, whose voice had already betrayed him! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Dumouriez then, following the example of Mirabeau, was about to play a double game; to be revolutionary with the Revolution and a courtier with the court. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty Mirabeau smiled, and with such a scoffing significance that Gerald stopped, unable to proceed further. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Even Barrel Mirabeau was taken aback at this diatribe. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Unlike Mirabeau, who had not the courage to be unpopular, Decamps derived no gratification from popularity. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections His imprisonment had been of a most painful nature; and it was prolonged at the instance of his father, the Marquis de Mirabeau. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. After his consecration, he issued a pastoral instruction in such agreement with current ideas that Mirabeau, his protector, induced the Constituent Assembly to have it sent as a model to every department in France. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty You have one object—only one—that Count Mirabeau reach the Ch�teau de St. Cloud by the earliest moment possible, and in secrecy. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier "You speak words of gold, my dear Duke," answered young Mirabeau. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z He reminded her at once of Sheridan and "poor dear Mirabeau," and various other "beaux esprits" she used to live with. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Accordingly, the count went to Vincennes to receive Mirabeau on the day of his liberation, and they pursued their journey at once with all speed. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Give me an uninformed brute," said Mirabeau, "and I will soon make him a ferocious monster. American Slave Trade or, An Account of the Manner in which the Slave Dealers take Free People from some of the United States of America, and carry them away, and sell them as Slaves in other of the States; and of the horrible Cruelties practised in the carrying on of this most infamous Traffic If I do not return to Paris by noon on Saturday, it is because ill has befallen yours, 'Gabriel Riquetti, Count de Mirabeau. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Among them was the Viscount of Mirabeau, nicknamed, by reason of his portly front and the quantity of liquor he could contain, "Barrel Mirabeau." The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Mirabeau, however, with his assistance, prepared a speech against slavery, to be delivered before the National Assembly, and the Marquis de la Fayette entered enthusiastically into his views. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The curé, however, did not despair of eventually converting Mirabeau. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. But he is not equal to the democratic pride of Mirabeau, marquis, who took a shop and painted on the signboard, "Mirabeau, marchand de draps." Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) I will send you clothes which will disguise you perfectly; and, if questioned, you can call yourself a peasant on the estate of the Mirabeaus, come up from Provence to see the Count. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier "We shall hang them all, and we shall show ourselves without pity for those pretended revolutionists, Orleans, Talleyrand, Lafayette, and my unworthy brother Mirabeau, who has brought dishonor upon our house." The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z There in 1789 he and Dumont allied themselves with Mirabeau, secretly collaborating for him on the Courrier de Provence and also in preparing the speeches which Mirabeau delivered as his own. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Very early on the following morning Mirabeau was on his way to Paris. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Something of this was later seen in the earliest triumphs of Mirabeau, when he had a million of men gathered round him at Marseilles. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages There is but one thing more,' said he, after a moment's reflection; 'if Monsieur de Mirabeau refuse, if he even seek to defer the interview I seek for—but he will not, he dare not.' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Next to this misapplication of American examples, which was the fault of nearly all the leading statesmen, excepting Mounier, Mirabeau, and Sieyès, the cause of the Revolution was injured by its religious policy. The History of Freedom It was mainly by his use of Clavi�re that Mirabeau sustained his reputation as a financier. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The particulars were included in the brief furnished to M. de Galitzane, advocate-general in the parliament of Provence, when he was retained for the defense of Madame Mirabeau in her husband's process against her. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Recollections of Mirabeau": "The celebrated Paine was at this time in Paris, and intimate in Condorcet's family. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 "Tell Monsieur de Mirabeau to hasten to St. Cloud, where I will meet him." Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier This laboriously emphatic title-page bears the motto from Mirabeau: "Begin with the infant in his cradle; let the first word he lisps be Washington." Noah Webster American Men of Letters But Mirabeau affirms, after September 8, “the fervour of the novice began to abate.” German Problems and Personalities The arrival of Mirabeau at the ancient manorial château created a great sensation in that remote part of France. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. To the charge of being the Aretino of the Holy Alliance, Gentz could retort with Mirabeau that he was paid, not bought. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe Mirabeau sealed the note, enclosing it in a strong envelope, and placing it on the table among other letters, ready sealed and addressed. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Then, unfortunately for the king, Mirabeau died in the April of 1791. Vigée Le Brun Frederick in person was infirm and sober; all his prestige lay in the gaze of his great eyes, which, as Mirabeau put it, “at the will of his heroic soul, carried fascination or terror.” German Problems and Personalities It was during and after supper that those conversations took place for which Mirabeau supplied the principal and the most interesting materials. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. The new helmsmen of the State, headed by Mirabeau, steered with considerable success among waters as yet but partly roiled. Orphans of the Storm The Chevalier is intimately known to Monsieur de Mirabeau—lived at one time in close companionship with him—and is, indeed, deeply indebted to his kindness.' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Mirabeau said of Robespierre, "He is in earnest, he will go far." Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) “The King will be led just because he is afraid of being so,” wrote Mirabeau. German Problems and Personalities “And I reason without obeying, when obedience appears to me to be contrary to reason,” rejoined Mirabeau. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Never, perhaps, since Mirabeau burned out the last of his great life had Paris been so profoundly moved. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) Mirabeau leaned out of the window as if to satisfy himself that this statement was true. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Mirabeau, the first Titan of the struggle, was a godless statesman. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Mirabeau, in his “Secret History,” indelibly recorded all the vices of ce noble tripot, Berlin. German Problems and Personalities His gasconades had frequently roused Mirabeau from his reveries, and of this he was not a little proud. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Chief of those who were approached was Sir Samuel Romilly, the friend of Bentham and of Mirabeau. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba His firm conviction was that Mirabeau not only could, but would have saved the monarchy. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Shades of Voltaire and Diderot, of Mirabeau and Danton, listen to this apologist of the faith you despised! Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Would you not like to know M. de Mirabeau? Dreamers of the Ghetto Mirabeau said of a very fat man that his only use was to show how far the skin would stretch without bursting. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Mirabeau began the revolution with a thousand vague hopes and expectations, and the conviction, communicated to his friend Mauvillon, that "it was not given to human sagacity to devise where all this would end." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. The dreadful mockery by which Mirabeau endeavoured to cheat death of his terrors, as, dressed, perfumed, and essenced, he lay upon his last bed, all surrounded with flowers, was told with a thrilling minuteness. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier When Mirabeau had recalled the exiles, the general had been made by Louis XVI. military commandant of the island. James Boswell Famous Scots Series “Words are things,” says Mirabeau; and, to the poet, they are things of potency. The Emigrant or Reflections While Descending the Ohio ‘Drusus was the Mirabeau of the social revolution of Rome, and had his measures been carried Rome might have been spared the most terrible of her civil wars.’ Helps to Latin Translation at Sight You dare," said his former friend Rulhiere, in a pamphlet that had a wide circulation, "You dare to speak of a country, Count Mirabeau! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. The more he reflected on these things, the more was he convinced that Mirabeau was right when he said the 'Revolution was a fire that must burn out.' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier See also Mirabeau's "Secret History of the Court of Berlin," for a picture of a man of great abilities degraded by the same species of low unprincipled competition. Practical Education, Volume I Plato he does not read, and he disparaged Socrates; and, when prest, persisted in making Mirabeau a hero. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I While he was dying of his malady he was urging on his fanatical measures, and declared that most of the members of the Convention, Mirabeau first, ought to be executed. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Mirabeau's life was, as we have seen, a pupilage, as it is now to become a mastership, in revolution. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. It is what men would call my own fault if I be poor and friendless—so, assuredly, Mirabeau would say.' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier The argument is addressed to ignorance and passion, for Mirabeau hit the reason of the case when he defined repudiation as taxation in its most cruel and iniquitous form. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 How much more such a man as Mirabeau, with his heroic resolution, his heroic kindliness, his whole Titan nature, carous, eaten into by a hundred mean vices. The Countess of Albany By the death of Mirabeau, April 2, 1791, the last chance of a compromise between the court party and the radicals was taken away. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Under the eloquence of Mirabeau, the house passed to the order of the day. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. Need I tell you that there is grave suspicion of foul play here; many are minded to believe that Mirabeau has been poisoned. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Mirabeau, that prodigy of genius and vice, was believed to have been of this number. Celebration in Baltimore of the Triumph of Liberty in France He became what Mirabeau named him, the "hero of two worlds." Lafayette One would like to see how Bentham's prose was transmuted into an oratory by Mirabeau. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. The crisis of the royal prerogative, obedience, hung but on the turn of a feather: the repulsed Mirabeau arose, and turned it against the king. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. If you would learn how the death of Mirabeau should be accepted, go yonder, and you will see.' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier In this he was like Mirabeau, and peculiarly unlike the men with whom revolutionary government threw him into contact. Hilaire Belloc The Man and His Work He possessed, in short, the peculiar talents and vices which were destined later to immortalise as well as disgrace Mirabeau. Political Women, Vol. 2 The popular groups of deputies were cheered as they passed—all but the Commons of Provence, for they had Mirabeau among them. Lectures on the French Revolution Had the duke been raised to the "lieutenant-generalship of the kingdom," Mirabeau counted on a premiership, in which he purposed to become the Chatham or Pitt of France. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. Indeed, his attention was rapidly directed elsewhere, as a small, dark-eyed man in the centre of the room proceeded to entertain the company with an account of Mirabeau's last moments. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier With the one exception of Mirabeau, Barnave was the most powerful orator of the Assembly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" His morality was reckless, but his intelligence was great—a sort of Mirabeau: with his passion, his eloquence, and his talents. Ancient States and Empires He refused to meet Sieyès, and persistently denounced and vilified Mirabeau. Lectures on the French Revolution But however much a moral wreck was the heart of Mirabeau, nature, true to the harmony, no less than the magnificence, of her great creations, had essentially formed it of noble and gentle elements. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. It was even thus Mirabeau spoke of our order.' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier On several occasions he stood in opposition to Mirabeau. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" During twenty years of the thirty-six years he had lived, Mirabeau had been, either through his father's intervention or by his own acts, a constant topic of consideration by the French authorities. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Mirabeau and his friends only wished to put the nobles in the wrong, to expose their obstinacy and arrogance, and then to proceed without them. Lectures on the French Revolution It is right that the infamy of Mirabeau should be as eternal as his greatness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. Mirabeau's last effort was to give this colour to the Bourbons, and he failed. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier On the death of Mirabeau a few months later, Barnave paid a high tribute to his worth and public services, designating him the Shakespeare of oratory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" As in all things, Mirabeau had been colossal in his excesses, and like them, the punishment was great. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Until that time Mirabeau had been notorious for the obtrusive scandal of his life, and the books he had written under pressure of need did not restore his good name. Lectures on the French Revolution Thus detested by all parties, his low character keeping him low, Mirabeau, with all his marvelous power, found himself placed, by public contempt, more even than by private need, at the mercy of circumstances. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. The mere chance mention, too, of Mirabeau's name—that terrible intelligence which had subjugated Gerald's mind from very boyhood—imparted additional force to this judgment. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier A friendly motorist towed them to the Hôtel de Paris in the Cours Mirabeau. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol It must not, could not, bear the name of Mirabeau. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Mirabeau agreed, spent the money on his canvass, and made more by printing what he had sold to the king. Lectures on the French Revolution The hate of Mirabeau for this worthy but feeble nobleman—his diligent colleague in the struggle for liberty—was as intense as, at first sight, it seems incredible. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. He's right, that was a favourite saying of Mirabeau's,' whispered another. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Offers of money were made to Mirabeau, if he would totally abandon his intended motion. An Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism With reference to the duty of American females For over nine months the fugitive pair lived together in the Dutch capital, Mirabeau, under the assumed name of St. Mathieu, earning a livelihood as a pamphleteer and by making translations for Holland publishers. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Mirabeau, purple with rage at this frigid treatment by the man he had come to save, replied that he proposed to wish him good morning. Lectures on the French Revolution It was intellect that did all with Mirabeau; and made his head, according to his own boast, a power among European states. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. With the ease of one thoroughly accustomed to address public assemblies, and with an eloquence evidently cultivated in very different spheres, the young man pronounced a glowing panegyric on Mirabeau. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier From the dignity and power of a United States Senator and a possible aspirant to the Presidency, he had been branded as a conspirator, and forced, like Mirabeau, to seek shelter in distant lands. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage Mirabeau On July 14 crowds of people assembled, determined to procure arms to protect themselves and mayhap to perform some daring "deed of patriotism." An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Mirabeau gave notice that one of the Paris deputies had an important motion to submit. Lectures on the French Revolution Ministers play high stakes," writes Mirabeau, on the 5th of July; "they are compromising the king, for in menacing Paris and the Assembly they are menacing France. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. Like the voice of a destroying angel scattering ruin and destruction, he poured out over the memory of Mirabeau the flood of his invective. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier No one had spoken outright until Mr. Toombs in his bold, dashing, Mirabeau style accepted the issue in the words just given. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage You could not understand Daniel defending the kings of Babylon, Demosthenes defending Philip, Cicero defending Mark Antony, O’Connell defending the landlords of Ireland, and Vergniaud or Mirabeau defending the absolute kings of France. The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 Mirabeau himself deplored its action, and Malouet had reason to expect a stouter resistance to the revolutionary argument and the sudden ascendency of Sieyès. Lectures on the French Revolution Like Mirabeau, Mazarin recognized the necessity of removing the King and court from the influence of the capital. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 Gerald started as he read them, and, with a smile of scornful meaning, said— 'Is it alleged that I poisoned the Count de Mirabeau?' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Mirabeau had declared that the population of all Europe was decaying. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill Mirabeau lay before the Rosicrucian, with his natural ugliness rendered yet more repulsive by the tokens of a terrible malady. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Mirabeau, in whose eyes the decree of the 17th portended civil war, now voted, reluctantly, with the rest. Lectures on the French Revolution The result was that, while Dissenters peacefully agitated for permission to act as citizens, they were represented as endeavouring to despoil the Church, after the fashion of Talleyrand and Mirabeau. William Pitt and the Great War When doubt or despondency weighed upon his mind, all the crafty reasoning of Mirabeau and all the sensual teachings of Rousseau came freshly to his memory. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier The cause, replied both Price and Mirabeau, was 'luxury,' to which Price adds the specially English evils of the 'engrossment of farms' and the enclosure of open fields. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill Never was a solitary life prized by so many millions, as that which was then ebbing from the breast of Mirabeau. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Mirabeau exclaimed, "Yes, but if we are to be expelled, we shall yield only to force." Lectures on the French Revolution In truth, the attempted flight of the King was a death-blow to the moderate party, into which the lamented leader, Mirabeau, had sought to infuse some of his masterful energy. William Pitt and the Great War Among his first lessons in life Mirabeau had instilled into him a haughty defiance of all who would endeavour to use him as a tool. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier This is identical with Mirabeau's principle of the multiplying of rats in a barn. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill Memorable words—the last words of Gabriel de Mirabeau. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Brézé answered, correctly, that he did not recognise Mirabeau as the organ of the Assembly, and he turned to the president. Lectures on the French Revolution But French princes and the cliques of "pure" Royalists looked on him, as Marie Antoinette looked on Mirabeau, merely as a rebel who had partly seen the error of his ways. William Pitt and the Great War It opens with the death of Mirabeau and closes with the death of Napoleon. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Byron was the Mirabeau of English literature, in so far as he was at once a thorough aristocrat and a strong revolutionist. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill His power and popularity had now, however, reached their apogee, and Honoré-Gabriel Riquetti Comte de Mirabeau was stretched upon his deathbed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 "The king," said Mirabeau, "has taken the road to the scaffold." Lectures on the French Revolution One of the most brilliant of these was Mirabeau B. Lamar, scholar, statesman, and soldier, the president of Texas when that Territory had declared itself a free and an independent republic. Stories Of Georgia Lord Holland's first visit to France was in 1791, just after the death of Mirabeau and the disastrous flight to Varennes. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Danton, the Mirabeau of the populace, was richer in ideas, and with sudden accesses of imagination thundered in words which tended to action; but in general the Mountain cared more for deeds than words. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. He had seen this in the insanity of Tiberius, in the torments of Agrippa, in the sadness of Milton, in the desolation of Mirabeau, and even in the philosophic sorrows of Beethoven. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 The royal message was tipped with irony, and the deputies, in spite of Mirabeau, resolved not to discuss it. Lectures on the French Revolution Carlyle's Essays on Mirabeau and Danton are extremely able. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Love, which, like fire in the veins of the earth, is always detected in some crevice of man's destiny, lighted up in a single and ardent blaze all the passions of Mirabeau. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I Barnave, impetuous in his temper, was clear and measured in discourse, and once in opposition to Mirabeau, defending the royal prerogative, rose beyond himself to the height of a great occasion. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. Such were the conflicting sentiments entertained towards Mirabeau, during the last incidents of his eccentric and volatile career. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 On the following day Mirabeau spoke on the same side. Lectures on the French Revolution The man who had, at that time, the greatest influence in the National Assembly was Mirabeau, a man of noble birth, but who had warmly espoused the popular side. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges From the moment of his entry into the National Assembly Mirabeau filled it: he became the whole people. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I But it was MIRABEAU, and Mirabeau alone, who possessed the genius of a great statesman united with the gifts of an incomparable orator. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. The leading reformers were the brilliant orators Mirabeau and Madam de Poivre, the wife of the deceased Intendant of the Isle of France. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 He was supported by Lafayette, who dreaded as much as he did the extinction of the royal power; at times by Mirabeau, whom he detested. Lectures on the French Revolution But Mirabeau, who, until this time, had supported the popular side, now joined the throne, and endeavored to save it. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Mirabeau alone preserved his presence of mind in the midst of ruin. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I He was thwarted by the eloquence and courage of Mirabeau. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) Mirabeau's newspaper challenged their right to count the slaves as a basis of representation, and taunted them with bitter words. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 Yielding to the current which, as Mirabeau said, submerges those who resist it, he went over to the other side, and soon became one of their leaders. Lectures on the French Revolution There are plenty of Marats, but certainly no Mirabeau. A Girl of the Commune Of all the qualities of being the great man of an age, Mirabeau was wanting only in honesty. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I "If the Navarrese are not French, what have we to do with them, or they with us?" said Mirabeau. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) A child: And thou didst flash before me first, Tearing the maps of dazzled Europe's lands With the world's Mirabeaus and with the world's Napoleons. Life Immovable First Part Although they were in part his work, he was no longer wedded to them as they stood, and thought, like Mirabeau, that they were an impediment. Lectures on the French Revolution This is said to have been the case with Louis XIV. and with Mirabeau. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother M. le Comte de Mirabeau replied, speaking without notes for near an hour in most eloquent style. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Dumouriez, later so renowned as a general, and Mirabeau, the great statesman and orator, had both been members of the French army of occupation which reduced Corsica to submission. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) He exercised a considerable influence over certain of its leaders, notably Mirabeau and Sieyes. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse Mirabeau exclaimed that he would not have him for a lackey. Lectures on the French Revolution Not only did he denounce the nobility, but he saw danger in the liberal leaders, and among others, Mirabeau came in for scathing scorn. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Our Hero-worshipper, it must be allowed, has been more fortunate this time in the selection of his object of devotion than when he shouted to the skies his Mirabeaus and Dantons. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 They could find no satisfactory solution, and finally adopted a weak compromise which went far to destroy the power of Mirabeau, because carried through by him. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) Mirabeau was known in London—not too favorably—and the cousin of the French King, the Duke de Chartres, afterwards Duke of Orleans, had moved in London society and was to move there again. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III To arrest this tendency was the last effort that consumed the life of Mirabeau. Lectures on the French Revolution Mirabeau and his friends became alarmed at the influence Marat was gaining over the people, and he was ordered to cease public speaking. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators "The last of the Gracchi," said Mirabeau, "when dying, flung dust to heaven, and from that dust sprang Marias." A History of the Four Georges, Volume II Mirabeau succeeded him as the sole possible prop to the tottering throne. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) When Mirabeau went to the French court without buckles in his shoes, the barriers of etiquette were broken down, and the Swiss Guards fought in vain. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses It was familiar to Mirabeau from his experience of England, where, in 1784, he had seen the country come to the support of the king against the parliament. Lectures on the French Revolution In Seventeen Hundred Ninety-one, Mirabeau, the terrible, died—died peacefully in his bed. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Mirabeau, a French writer, describes a similar scene that occurs later that same year. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy A new impulse to the revolutionary movement was given by the death of Mirabeau on April second, 1791. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) So typically Provençal was this Queen's nature, that had she lived some centuries later, she might have been Mirabeau's sister. Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 During the month of September Mirabeau raised the question of a parliamentary Ministry, both in the press and in the Assembly. Lectures on the French Revolution In bitter words he denounced the Assembly and declared that all of its members, including Mirabeau, should be hanged for their inaction in not giving the people relief from their oppressors. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Mirabeau, their first trusted leader, dies before the end of their first assembly. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy Some reckon in the present stage of the business, as many as three: Napoleon, Danton, Mirabeau. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 Like Carlyle, Shelly, Bossuet, Mirabeau and Moliere, the editor of La Sentinelle perpetrated many a small sin against the rules of grammar and certainly paid but a halting attention to the nice distinctions of punctuation. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 By this vote, of November 7, which permanently excluded Mirabeau from the councils of the king, the executive was deprived of authority. Lectures on the French Revolution You may, like Mirabeau and the Girondists, seek to stem the torrent, but you will be swept away by the spirit you have evoked and the instrument you have created. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. Demosthenes, and Cicero, and the Earl of Chatham, and Burke, and Mirabeau, all rolled into one, couldn't have been more successful. The Lady of the Ice A Novel Congress ordered a mourning of four months, and the National Assembly of France, on the proposal of Mirabeau, seconded by Monsieur de la Rochefoucauld and General de la Fayette, went into mourning for three days. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 He had loaned money to Mirabeau; he had speculated with Barras and with Tallien, always placing himself at the service of those who held the power or seemed likely to hold it in the future. Which? or, Between Two Women Mirabeau was compelled to rely on a dissolution as the only prospect of better things. Lectures on the French Revolution At the opening of the National Assembly, June 11, 1790, Mirabeau delivered an impassioned eulogy in the rhetorical French fashion; and the motion to wear mourning for three days was carried by acclamation. Benjamin Franklin Mirabeau was one of the ugliest men in France. Pushing to the Front Mirabeau said that words were things; and this word was so used in the proceedings of Secession conventions as to impress the mind of the Southern people with its portentous weight and solemnity. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 This trait comes out in his greatest book, The French Revolution, 1837, which is a mighty tragedy, enacted by a few leading characters, Mirabeau, Danton, Napoleon. Brief History of English and American Literature Just then an event occurred, which is mysterious to this day, but which had the effect of bringing Mirabeau into closer relations with the king's brother. Lectures on the French Revolution He was the friend of Mirabeau, the disciple and translator of Bentham,—a man of elegant acquirement, but, in the judgment of Gallatin, “without original genius.” Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII She lived with her father, separated from her husband, and was intrusted to transcribe some of the very important correspondence between Mirabeau and the court. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 Volume 18, New Series, July 10, 1852 Everybody knows Mirabeau's saying about Robespierre:—'That man will go far: he believes every word that he says!' Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre Voltaire, Rousseau, Mirabeau, and Marat were here buried, but were taken up by the Bourbons, at the restoration. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland By Mirabeau's advice, the Count of Provence at once made a public declaration of sound revolutionary sentiments, and disavowed Favras. Lectures on the French Revolution Mirabeau, Mahomet, Cromwell, Napoleon: all the Great Men I ever heard-of have this as the primary material of them. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Let us insist upon this point: starting from Mirabeau, there was in the world, in human society, in civilization, a culminating point, a central spot, a common altar, a summit. Napoleon the Little The distinction was too subtle for men doing battle for their lives and for freedom, and Mirabeau's popularity waned towards the middle of 1790. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre It has been complained of Carlyle that when he has told all his facts about Mirabeau they do not justify his estimate of the latter's genius. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune If anything could be made of him, it was clear that the active partner would be Mirabeau. Lectures on the French Revolution Mirabeau’s ambition to be Prime Minister, how shall we blame it, if he were ‘the only man in France that could have done any good there’? Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History That formidable apparition has left a name in the memory of men; he should be called Revolution,—his name is Mirabeau! Napoleon the Little It was as difficult to keep the King to a purpose, La Marck said to Mirabeau, as to keep together a number of well-oiled ivory balls. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre And the street which was formerly called Chaussée d'Antin is now named Rue de Mirabeau, in honour of the late patriot of that name. A Trip to Paris in July and August 1792 Mirabeau's aristocratic brother threw away his sword, saying that there was nothing else for a gentleman to do, when the king abandoned his sceptre. Lectures on the French Revolution Yet it was evident to those who knew him best that he was "stumbling down," as Carlyle said of Mirabeau, "like a mighty heathen and Titan to his rest." Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis In 1789 Mirabeau moved, in the National Assembly, the recall of all the Corsican patriots. Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica When he sat down, he was greeted with enthusiastic acclamations, such as a few months before used to greet the stormful Mirabeau, now wrapped in eternal sleep amid the stillness of the new Pantheon. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre The incident is important for us, because it led Vauvenargues, thus disappointed in Voltaire as he had been disappointed in Mirabeau, to examine into the sources of the low moral condition of the age. Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France Mirabeau himself was indignant with what he called a pantomime; for he said that Ministers had no right to screen their own responsibility behind the inviolate throne. Lectures on the French Revolution Of the progress of the malady, and the circumstances attending the death of Mirabeau, Cabanis drew up a detailed narrative, intended as a justification of his treatment of the case. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" How hopeless the Republic in that dark hour, had its destiny hung upon the statecraft of Talleyrand, the eloquence of Mirabeau, or the genius of Napoleon! Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Mirabeau's sister hailed him as an eagle floating through the blue heavens. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre The Marquis of Mirabeau was the cousin of Vauvenargues and almost exactly his coeval. Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France The queen hesitated, for Mirabeau had threatened her in the last days at Versailles, and it was not yet proved that he was not concerned in the attempt to murder her. Lectures on the French Revolution After the royal s�ance Br�z� was sent to reiterate Louis's orders that the estates should meet separately, when Mirabeau replied that the hall could not be cleared except by force. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" When France was in the extremity of revolutionary agony, she was governed by an assembly of provincial pettifoggers, and Robespierre, Marat, and Couthon ruled in the place of Mirabeau, Vergniaud, and Carnot. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Of all the men who succeeded Mirabeau as directors of the unchained forces, we feel that Danton alone was in his true element. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre Mirabeau shamelessly pours out the catalogue of his shifting and venal loves, in confidences which Vauvenargues invariably receives with discretion, unupbraiding, but not volunteering any like confidence in his turn. Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France He undertook the negotiation, with little hope of a profitable result; and at his house Mercy and Mirabeau had a secret meeting. Lectures on the French Revolution Urgent questions pressed the assembly from all sides, and in debating them Mirabeau took a lion's share. The French Revolution A Short History Jefferson and Franklin were as well disciplined in the French philosophy of the eighteenth century as Mirabeau or Robespierre. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 8: France in the Eighteenth Century But Mirabeau bore a tainted character, and was always distrusted. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre This would exactly accord with Mirabeau's statement that the Rosicrucians were only the Order of the Templars secretly perpetuated. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Mirabeau advised that the king should leave Paris, and the advice bore fruit. Lectures on the French Revolution The Court in its new perplexity, helplessly entangled in Paris, having learnt just a little from experience, now turned to Mirabeau for assistance. The French Revolution A Short History He eulogises him too much; he subdues all the other characters mentioned and keeps them in the shade that Mirabeau may stand out more conspicuously. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle If Robespierre had possessed the physical strength of Mirabeau or Danton, the Ninth Thermidor would have been another of his victories. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre Were all these the ideas of Mirabeau, or were they, like the other document of the Illuminati found amongst his papers, the programme of a conspiracy? Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Consequently, Mirabeau's first object of attack was the Ministry, and the king's forces were divided. Lectures on the French Revolution But although Mirabeau's advice was asked, what he said was only half listened to. The French Revolution A Short History For this reason I feel a little difficulty in telling you what I think of The Life of Mirabeau. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle The elder Mirabeau was a collector of another type. The Great Book-Collectors The most important of these was Mirabeau, who arrived in Berlin just after the death of Mendelssohn and was welcomed by his disciples in the Jewish salon of Henrietta Herz. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Mirabeau could not play false, without losing, not only his income, but an eventual sum of £40,000. Lectures on the French Revolution The great orators, Mirabeau, Danton, Vergniaud, Robespierre, and others, rose to a high pitch of rhetoric in their speeches. The French Revolution A Short History Mirabeau’s life and fate teach, to my perception, the most depressing lesson I have read for years. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle The long life of M. Antoine Renouard bridges over the space between the days of Mirabeau and the time when the élégants of the Third Empire had invented a new bibliomania. The Great Book-Collectors As to the rôle of Mirabeau at this crisis, we can only hazard an explanation on the score of his habitual inconsistency. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Mirabeau, wild with the joy of his deliverance, forgot all prudence and precaution. Lectures on the French Revolution In all this matter Mirabeau had been consulted. The French Revolution A Short History He guessed that Mirabeau, however dissipated and diseased, had something sturdy inside him. The Victorian Age in Literature He could talk men over," says Carlyle of Mirabeau, "he could talk men over because he could act men over. The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches It was these Jews, "ardent supporters of the French Revolution"601 at its outset, who prevailed on Mirabeau to write his great apology for their race under the form of a panegyric of Mendelssohn. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements The entire sum that Mirabeau received, up to his death, from the king amounted to about £12,000. Lectures on the French Revolution Mirabeau and Danton looked to the people, but only as opportunist statesmen. The French Revolution A Short History From this uniform mockery, Mirabeau and Bonaparte, two of the least worthy of them, are almost alone exempted. Studies in Early Victorian Literature Some one has called him the Mirabeau of the Australian Proletariat. The War After the War In my World Revolution I accepted erroneously the opinion of several well-known writers who attribute this pamphlet to Mirabeau. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Mirabeau himself was proud of his new position, and relied on this correspondence to redeem his good name. Lectures on the French Revolution At the end of November the assembly voted decrees excluding its members from the King's ministry, thus barring Mirabeau's path, and thus accentuating once more its own destructive attitude towards the Government. The French Revolution A Short History In any other family she might be interesting—just as "Barrel Mirabeau" was the good boy and fool of the Mirabeau family, though in another family he would have been the genius and the profligate. Studies in Early Victorian Literature It fell, pierced by the sword of the Comte de Mirabeau. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) The evidence that Mirabeau was a Freemason does not rest on Barruel alone. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Mirabeau, unlike many others, regarded a European war as a danger to the throne. Lectures on the French Revolution Notwithstanding this check, Mirabeau continued to impose on the assembly by his tremendous personality and by his statesmanship. The French Revolution A Short History "Nothing is impossible," as Mirabeau has said, "for one who can will." For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music Dumont says of Mirabeau, that till he met that marvelous man he had no idea of how much could be achieved in a day. Successful Methods of Public Speaking This document will be found in its entirety in the Mémoires of Mirabeau, where it is stated that: Mirabeau had early entered an association of Freemasonry. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Mirabeau established the royal initiative in peace and war. Lectures on the French Revolution Like Mirabeau, Danton was of large physique and stentorian voice, an orator by nature, a man whose unusual if far from handsome features fascinated the crowd. The French Revolution A Short History Mirabeau, in a word, was the reason of the people; and that is not yet the faith of humanity! History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Count Mirabeau has a look of mildness and sang froid instead of the earnestness we fancied. Gifts of Genius A Miscellany of Prose and Poetry by American Authors In the Memoir drawn up by Mirabeau quoted above we find this passage: "It must be a fundamental rule never to allow any prince to enter the association were he a god for virtue." Secret Societies And Subversive Movements The Assembly appointed a Committee on Foreign Affairs, in which Mirabeau predominated, casting all his influence on the side of peace, and earning the gratitude and the gold of England. Lectures on the French Revolution Siey�s and a few other priests, Mirabeau and a few other nobles, were elected to the States-General by the Third Estate. The French Revolution A Short History M. de Talleyrand announced to the Assembly a posthumous address of Mirabeau. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Gossec wrote a Requiem on the death of Mirabeau which became famous. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art A very curious light is thrown on this question by the Mémoires of Mirabeau. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Mirabeau attempted a coalition, but Lafayette did not feel the need of his friendship. Lectures on the French Revolution There resulted much abuse of Mirabeau, whose body was removed from the Pantheon where it had been ceremoniously interred, and also much political pressure on deputies who either were or feared to be incriminated. The French Revolution A Short History Mirabeau had treated the question of the emigration of the Constituent Assembly rather as a philosopher than a statesman. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution It is the spirit that inspired the sweet Troubadours, and set the voice of Mirabeau thundering like the mistral. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence M. Barthou, in his Life of Mirabeau, refers to it as a matter of common knowledge, and relates that a paper was found at Mirabeau's house describing a new Order to be grafted on Freemasonry. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements He said, "I have resisted the king of England in his power, the king of France in his authority, the people in its rage; I am not going to yield to Mirabeau." Lectures on the French Revolution Mirabeau stood out in the assembly as the one constructive statesman, the one man who might bridge the gulf that still separated the deputies from the responsibility of power and the practice of government. The French Revolution A Short History Mirabeau, La Fayette, Robespierre himself erased war from the symbol which they presented to the nation. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Every prominent head of the many members of the Assembly, who nevertheless rally behind Mirabeau with a fine pell-mell freedom of artistic effect, is a portrait. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture It is, however, improbable that Mirabeau could be right in indicating Johnson as one of the "Unknown Superiors," who were doubtless men of vaster conceptions than this adventurer appears to have been. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Mirabeau thereupon drew up the 47th note, which is a treatise of constitutional management and intrigue, and discloses his designs in their last phase but one, at Christmas 1790. Lectures on the French Revolution And the assembly became quickly conscious of the fact that Paris was now unduly weighing on the representation of France, and under the lead of Mirabeau attempted to assert itself. The French Revolution A Short History Mirabeau, who meditated a change of dynasty, appreciated the force of thy audacity, and laid hands upon it. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Mirabeau's gesture, in fact his entire presence, is superb, but the marquis is as fine in his way as the tribune in his. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture The Marquis de Mirabeau mentions having seen him there six whole weeks running, "moulding and remoulding his work, and consequently denying father and mother" for the time. Life of Adam Smith That day the ambassador again wrote that Mirabeau had shown that he alone was fit for power. Lectures on the French Revolution The bond issues of the assembly, and the probable sales of large blocks of real property, were of great interest to these groups, and Mirabeau was their natural connecting link with the assembly. The French Revolution A Short History The coffin of Voltaire was deposited between those of Descartes and Mirabeau,—the spot predestined for this intermediary genius between philosophy and policy, between the design and the execution. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution The Abbé‚ Maury and Viscount Mirabeau attacked by the populace on coming out of the assembly. Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death This kingdom," observed Mirabeau, "is in a miserable state. Life of Adam Smith Fortified with a good deal of Tokay, Mirabeau spoke repeatedly. Lectures on the French Revolution But now that Mirabeau was gone, Robespierre suddenly appeared almost the first figure of the assembly; and Robespierre stood for the rising tide of democracy. The French Revolution A Short History Mirabeau himself had been weak on this question. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Manuel causes the letters of Mirabeau, which were found in the mayor's office, to be printed and sold. Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death It is a little curious that a disciple of Quesnay, a regular frequenter of Mirabeau's economic dinners, should take no notice in his letter of Smith's greater work, so lately published. Life of Adam Smith Mirabeau was not only a friend of freedom, which is a term to be defined, but a friend of federalism, which both Montesquieu and Rousseau regarded as the condition of freedom. Lectures on the French Revolution Mirabeau, the orator of the Revolution, had already disappeared, being so fortunate as to die naturally, before the practice of mutual guillotining was established. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 Volume 17, New Series, February 28, 1852 The judges condemned him to death for a crime which in the mother-country had constituted the glory of La Fayette and Mirabeau. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution The bust of Mirabeau torn from the Pantheon, and dragged by the populace to the Place-de-Greve. Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death Mirabeau for instance complained of the atmosphere of the Court, as fatal to the practice of virtue. Critical Miscellanies (Vol 2 of 3) Essay 1: Vauvenargues For the service thereby rendered to the State and the cause of order, he received, under pressure from Mirabeau, the thanks of the Assembly. Lectures on the French Revolution Concerning the genius of Mirabeau there is no difference of opinion. A Short History of France Brissot, whose adventurous life, and unwearied contentions were allied to the youth of Mirabeau, had already acquired a name in journalism and the clubs. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution The sister of Mirabeau is reduced to solicit alms of the convention. Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death The Marquis, on the receipt of my letter, showed it to Mirabeau. who turned then to a paper from which he had drawn his information, and found he had totally mistaken it. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 In this way Breteuil, not Mirabeau, would be master, and the restoration would have been in favour of the old régime, not of the constitutional monarchy. Lectures on the French Revolution I know not how Monsieur de Mirabeau has been led into this error. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 Like Mirabeau, he wished to pause when it was too late. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution At all events, there is an essential difference between the words of Mirabeau as related in almost all the Histories of the Revolution, and those reported by Bailly. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men This piece of masculine eloquence,* written by Monsieur de Mirabeau, is worth attention on account of the bold matter it expresses and discovers through the whole. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 The triumvirs, who had foiled Mirabeau, began immediately after his death to sustain the royal cause in secret. Lectures on the French Revolution As I was unwilling my name should be used to injure the minister, I am also unwilling it should be used to injure Monsieur de Mirabeau. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 But Mirabeau dead and the throne shaken, they felt themselves weak against the very impulse they had given. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution It was after this debate, at once both firm and moderate, that Mirabeau addressed from his place the well-known apostrophe to M. de Brézé. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Have you seen M. de la Mare's correspondence with Mirabeau? The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II On July 15, in a speech which was considered the finest heard in France since Mirabeau, Barnave carried an overwhelming vote in favour of monarchy. Lectures on the French Revolution Talleyrand, already known as the most sarcastic of men, and Maury, by far the most powerful debater of France since Mirabeau—figured among the chief ornaments of the salons of De Sta�l. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 She wrote like Rousseau, and spoke like Mirabeau. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution His masculine and potent ugliness reminded me of Mirabeau, of a plebeian Mirabeau with straight black hair, of a Mirabeau who had found at the foot of the altar calmness for his tempest-tossed soul. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 Another writer in the same work says,—"The inscription was written by Mirabeau." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 A committee of twelve was directed to examine them, and they found the proofs of a great scheme of corruption, and of the venality of Mirabeau. Lectures on the French Revolution From this he goes to the Hotel Mirabeau, Rue du Dauphin, where he resided when he defeated his enemies on the 13th Vendimaire. Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met His discourse, worthy of the genius of Mirabeau, was a bill of terrible accusation against the excesses of the people, and the inconsistencies of the Assembly. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Cromwell, Abbot Sampson, the bold Ziethen, Danton, Mirabeau, Mahomet, Burns, "the great, melancholy Johnson," and even Napoleon and Luther—all are sorrowful, all are beautiful. Side Lights |
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