Paris As It Was and As It Is
Paris As It Was and As It Is
A Sketch Of The French Capital, Illustrative of the Effects of the Revolution
Volumes 1 and 2
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ed to death by the same tribunal--The Palais
de Justice, now the seat of different tribunals--The grande
chambre newly embellished in the antique style--La Conciergerie,
the place of confinement of Lavoisier, Malsherbes, Cordorcet,
_&c._--Fortitude displayed by the hapless _Marie-Antoinette_ after
her condemnation--_Pont St. Michel_--_Pont Notre-Dame_--Cathedral of
_Notre-Dame_--Anecdote of Pepin the Short--Devastations committed
in this cathedral--Medallions of _Abélard_ and _Héloïse_ to be seen
near _Notre-Dame_ in front of the house where Fulbert, her supposed
uncle, resided--_Petit Pont_--_Pont au Double_--_Pont Marie_--Workmen
now employed in the construction of three new bridges--Pont de la
Tournelle.
LETTER XXXVI. Paris a charming abode for a man of fortune--Summary of its advantages--_Idalium_--_Tivoli_--_Frascati_--_Paphos_--La Phantasmagorie of _Robertson_--Fitzjames, the famous ventriloquist--M
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