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    【】ftheoldstateacy

    underseveraltonsofdeks.

    thefrenchrevolution

    thegreatfrens

    theprinciplesofliberty,

    frateityandequalityuntoall

    thepeopleoftheearth

    beforealkaboutarevolutionitisjustashat

    eans.ierofa

    greatrussianerandrussiansoughttoknothey

    aretalkingaboutinthisfieldarevolutionis``asoverthrow,

    iionsakeuries

    torootinthesoil,andseeofixedandiovablethat

    eveardentreforrshardlydaretoattackthen

    theirblingawayinabrief

    period,ofallthatuptothattihasposedtheessence

    ofsoiclifeinanation.

    sucharevolutiontookplafraheeighteenth

    turyheoldcivilisationoftheuntryhadgrown

    stale.thekinginthedaysoflouisxivhadbee

    everythinganderly

    thecivilservantofthefederalstate,founditselfhoutany

    dutiesaoftheroyalurt.

    thisfrenchstateoftheeighteeury,ho

    ihisneyhadtobeproduced

    intheforftaxes.unfortuhekingsoffrancehad

    rongenoughtoforcethenobilityandtheclergy

    topaytheirshareofthesetaxes.heaxeswerepaid

    entirelybytheagriculturalpopulation.butthepeasants

    livingindrearyhovels,nolongeriniacththeir

    forrlandlords,butviruelandiland

    agents,badtohey

    selvesincreasedretusupontheir

    landrelyaaxesandnothingfortheelves

    andthereforetheyedtheirfieldsaschastheydared.

    heysplendour

    throughthevasthallsofhispalaces,habituallyfollowedby

    hungryofficeseekers,allofliveuponthereveained

    froeasahanthebeastsofthe

    fields.itisnotapleasantpicture,butitisnotexaggerated.

    therehersidetothesocalled``an

    regiustkeepinnd.

    aiddleloselyedhthenobility

    bytheusualpr

    thepoorbaronssonandaurtposedofallthest

    eainingpeopleoffrance,hadbroughtthepoliteartof

    graent.asthebestbrains

    oftheuntryselvesh

    questionsofpolitiocs,theyspenttheiridlehours

    uponthediscussionofabstractideas.

    asfashionsihoughtandpersonalbehaviour

    arequiteaslikelytoruresasfashionindress,it

    ostartifiietyofthatdayshould

    takeatrendousiinple

    life.thekingandthequeen,theabsoluteanduioned

    proprietorsofthisuntrygalledfraogetherhallits

    loniesanddependeoliveinfunnylittleuntry

    housesalldressedupaslkidsandstableboysandplayed

    atbeingshepherdsinahappyvaleofahellas.