This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXVIII MIRABEAU'S VICES AND VIRTUES--MANNER OF DRESS HIS EXTRAVAGANCE HIS VANITY --COULD HE HAVE SAVED THE MONARCHY? CONCLUSION M1rabeau was a remarkable character, as extraordinary in his vices as in his virtues. There is no need to throw a veil over his crimes, they stand out so prominently ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXVIII MIRABEAU'S VICES AND VIRTUES--MANNER OF DRESS HIS EXTRAVAGANCE HIS VANITY --COULD HE HAVE SAVED THE MONARCHY? CONCLUSION M1rabeau was a remarkable character, as extraordinary in his vices as in his virtues. There is no need to throw a veil over his crimes, they stand out so prominently that they cannot be hidden. He seems, at times, to be half man, half satyr; "but the Caesars, the Mirabeaus, the Napoleons, seldom obey the morals of the porch or the creeds of the cloister." If he had possessed, as he wished, the virtues of Malesherbes, he would not have been a Mirabeau. Gouverneur Morris wrote: "Vices both degrading and detestable marked this extraordinary creature, --venal, shameless, and yet greatly virtuous when pushed by a prevailing impulse." Another writer says: "When the state of affairs was urgent, the vicious and corrupt politician instantly disappeared, the god of eloquence took possession of him, his native land acted by him, and thundered by his voice." Romilly, an English gentleman of culture and of eminent respectability, had for Mirabeau the highest regard. The Count de la Marck was closely attached to him, and between them there existed the warmest kind of friendship. La Marck, in referring to his friend, said that "the Count of Mirabeau had great faults in common with many other men, but we rarely find qualities so great and so noble united in one individual.... It is only after continuous and intimate intercourse with such a man that it is possible to realize of what elevated thoughts and of what deep affections we are capable." "I never knew a man," said Dumont, "who, when he chose, could make himself so agreeable. He was a delightful companion in every sense of the word, --obliging, attentive, full of...
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Presumed First Edition, First printing this publisher
Publisher:
George W. Jacobs & Company
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1908
Language:
English
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Good. No dust jacket present. xiii, [1], 11-483, [1] pages. Frontispiece. Illustrations. Index. Some wear and soiling to cover. Some page soiling. Charles Franklin Warwick (February 14, 1852-April 4, 1913) was an American author, lawyer, and Republican politician who served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1895 to 1899. He became a lawyer in 1873 and joined the city solicitor's office. He supported James G. Blaine during his 1884 presidential bid, giving speeches in his favor in Indiana and Ohio. Warwick, a candidate of the reformist Republicans, defeated machine boss Boies Penrose in the 1895 mayoral election, and he supported the development of the Delaware River waterfront area. Mayors in Philadelphia were limited to one four-year term, so in 1899, Warwick left office. Besides continuing his law practice, he also wrote several books of historical scholarship, including Mirabeau and the French Revolution (1908), Danton and the French Revolution (1909), and Napoleon and the end of the French revolution (1910). A few years later, in 1913, he published a less formal local history, entitled Warwick's Keystone commonwealth; a review of the history of the great state of Pennsylvania, and a brief record of the growth of its chief city, Philadelphia. Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau (9 March 1749-2 April 1791) was a leader of the early stages of the French Revolution. A noble, he had been involved in numerous scandals before the start of the Revolution in 1789 that had left his reputation in ruins. Nonetheless, he rose to the top of the French political hierarchy in the years 1789-1791 and acquired the reputation of a voice of the people. A successful orator, he was the leader of the moderate position among revolutionaries by favoring a constitutional monarchy built on the model of Great Britain. Mirabeau proved himself as one of the strongest early leaders of the revolution. His energy captivated his audience, his leadership was often the lead of the revolutionary ideas, while his work with the king stained his image. Mirabeau's early life, though filled with the ideas of a young man revolting against a stern father, helped give him these qualities. When he died (of natural causes), he was a great national hero, even though support for his moderate position was slipping away. The later discovery that he was in the pay of King Louis XVI and the Austrian enemies of France beginning in 1790 brought him into posthumous disgrace. Historians are deeply split on whether he was a great leader who almost saved the nation from the Terror, a venal demagogue lacking political or moral values, or a traitor in the pay of the enemy.
