The History of Illinois And Louisiana Under the French Rule Embracing a Genera
The History of Illinois And Louisiana Under the French Rule Embracing a Genera
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, ten miles from Paris, which city Louis disliked, because he saw there only the edifices and monuments of other kings. The buildings constituting the palace, undertaken in 1661, were committed in 1670 to the architect Mansard, aqd their construction was continued to the end of the reign. " Anderson's History of France.
248 Demise of Louis XI V.
of living. But as he sought only the gratification of his pride and vanity, his love of pageantry and pleasure, and his thirst for dominion and renown,... his personal rule ex- tinguished all civil freedom, sound morals and manly sen- timents among his subjects. Court favor, therefore, became the aim and end of all individual effort, and adroit flattery was the surest way to attain it. A venal age, virtue and merit were but lightly esteemed. In fine, such were the baneful effects of his policy and example, that from his reign has been dated the decline of the great French mon- archy, though it was accelerated by the incapacity of his successors.
The latter years of Louis' imperial sway were clouded by reverses to his armies in the field, and by a spirit of bigoted intolerance in his civil administration.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
, ten miles from Paris, which city Louis disliked, because he saw there only the edifices and monuments of other kings. The buildings constituting the palace, undertaken in 1661, were committed in 1670 to the architect Mansard, aqd their construction was continued to the end of the reign. " Anderson's History of France.
248 Demise of Louis XI V.
of living. But as he sought only the gratification of his pride and vanity, his love of pageantry and pleasure, and his thirst for dominion and renown,... his personal rule ex- tinguished all civil freedom, sound morals and manly sen- timents among his subjects. Court favor, therefore, became the aim and end of all individual effort, and adroit flattery was the surest way to attain it. A venal age, virtue and merit were but lightly esteemed. In fine, such were the baneful effects of his policy and example, that from his reign has been dated the decline of the great French mon- archy, though it was accelerated by the incapacity of his successors.
The latter years of Louis' imperial sway were clouded by reverses to his armies in the field, and by a spirit of bigoted intolerance in his civil administration.
What to read after The History of Illinois And Louisiana Under the French Rule Embracing a Genera?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Joseph Wallace to read onlineMoreLess
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