 | Mignet (M., François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis) - France - 1846 - 450 pages
...Bertrand de Molleville, " only wishes to be mayor of Paris in order to become mayor of the palace. Pdtion is a jacobin, a republican, but he is a fool, incapable of ever leading a party." On the 4th of November, Petion was elected mayor by a majority of 6708 votes in a... | |
 | Alphonse de Lamartine - France - 1848 - 518 pages
...head of the populace of Paris — suffered the chateau to be forced on the 6th of October — arrested the royal family at Varennes, and retained the king...townsman of Brissot ; was brought up in the same way as he, — in the same studies, same philosophy, same hatreds. They were two men of the same mind. The... | |
 | Alphonse de Lamartine - France - 1849 - 506 pages
...head of the populace of Paris — suffered the chateau to be forced on the 6th of October — arrested the royal family at Varennes, and retained the king...might bind him to the king." Petion was the son of &procureur at Chartres, and a townsman of Brissot ; was brought up in the same way as he, — in the... | |
 | Alphonse de Lamartine - France - 1849 - 516 pages
...in order that he may the sooner become the maire du Palais. Petion is a Jacobin, a republican ; bnt he is a fool, incapable of ever becoming the leader...might bind him to the king." Petion was the son of zprocureur at Chartres, and a townsman of Brissot ; was brought up in the same way as he, — in the... | |
 | Alphonse de Lamartine - France - 1856 - 562 pages
...especially the queen. A respectful independence was the habitual expression of La Fayette's countenance in presence of Marie Antoinette. There was perceptible...besides, the very interest he knows we should take in his nominal ion might bind him to the king." Petion was the ,son of a procureur at Chartres, and a townsman... | |
 | Mignet (M., François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis) - France - 1856 - 454 pages
...Bertrand de Molleville, " only wishes to be mayor of Paris in order to become mayor of the palace. Petion is a jacobin, a republican, but he is a fool, incapable of ever leading a party." On the 4th of November, Petion was elected mayor by a majority of 6708 votes in a... | |
 | Charles Duke Yonge - France - 1867 - 558 pages
...Lafayette will not bo the Mayor of Paris in order that he may the sooner become the Mayor of the Palace. Petion is a Jacobin, a republican ; but he is a fool,...becoming the leader of a party; he would be a nullity aa mayor, and besides, the very interest he knows we take in his nomination may bind him to the king."... | |
 | Alphonse de Lamartine - France - 1868 - 502 pages
...citizen. The queen preferred the factions. She thus plainly spoke to her confidents. "M. de La Fay. ette," she said, " will not be the mayor of Paris in order...might bind him to the king." Petion was the son of afrocureur at Chartres, and a townsman of Brissot ; was brought up in the same way as he, — in the... | |
 | Charles Duke Yonge - France - 1876 - 408 pages
...M. de La Fayette will only be the Mayor of Paris that he may the sooner become Mayor of the Palace. Petion is a Jacobin, a Republican, but he is a fool,...becoming the leader of a party. He would be a nullity as Mayor, and besides the very interest which he knows we take in his nomination may bind him to the King."... | |
 | Mignet (M., François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis) - France - 1885 - 454 pages
...Bertrand de Molleville, " only wishes to be mayor of Paris in order to become mayor of the palace. Potion is a jacobin, a republican, but he is a fool, incapable of ever leading a party." On the 4th of November, Petion was elected mayor by a majority of 6708 votes in a... | |
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will not be the mayor of Paris in order that he may the sooner become the maire du Palais. Petion is a Jacobin, a republican ; but he is a fool, incapable of ever becoming the leader of a party : he would be a nullity as maire, and, besides, the very... 
