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Nothing, however, was attempted or plotted against it. The most discontented, the most irritated, the most trembling, saluted it; whatever our egotism and our rancor may be, a mysterious respect springs from events in which we are sensible of the collaboration of some one who is working above man. NOTHING HOWEVER WAS ATTEMPTED OR PLOTTED AGAINST IT THE MOST DISCONTENTED THE MOST IRRITATED THE MOST TREMBLING SALUTED IT WHATEVER OUR EGOTISM AND OUR RANCOR MAY BE A MYSTERIOUS RESPECT SPRINGS FROM EVENTS IN WHICH WE ARE SENSIBLE OF THE COLLABORATION OF SOME ONE WHO IS WORKING ABOVE MAN
fortune of my Kings and especially of my afflicted Kings, will always be venerable to me.” The Bourbons carried away with them respect, but not regret. As we have just stated, their misfortune was greater than they were. They faded out in the horizon. The Revolution of July instantly had friends and enemies throughout the entire world. The first rushed toward her with joy and enthusiasm, the others turned away, each according to his nature. At the first blush, the princes of Europe, the owls of this dawn, shut their eyes, wounded and stupefied, and only opened them to threaten. A fright which can be comprehended, a wrath which can be pardoned. This strange revolution had hardly produced a shock; it had not even paid to vanquished royalty the honor of treating it as an enemy, and of shedding its blood. In the eyes of despotic governments, who are always interested in having liberty calumniate itself, the Revolution of July committed the fault of being formidable and of remaining gentle. VERSITY BUT AS FOR ME THE FORTUNE OF MY KING AND ESPECIALLY OF MY AFFLICTED KINGS WILL ALWAYS BE VENERABLE TO ME THE BOURBONS CARRIED AWAY WITH THEM RESPECT BUT NOT REGRET AS WE HAVE JUST STATED THEIR MISFORTUNE WAS GREATER THAN THEY WERE THEY FADED OUT IN THE HORIZON THE REVOLUTION OF JULY INSTANTLY HAD FRIENDS AND ENEMIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WORLD THE FIRST RUSHED TOWARDS HER WITH JOY AND ENTHUSIASM THE OTHERS TURNED AWAY EACH ACCORDING TO HIS NATURE AT THE FIRST BLUSH THE PRINCES OF EUROPE THE OWLS OF THIS DAWN SHUT THEIR EYES WOUNDED AND STUPEFIED AND ONLY OPENED THEM TO THREATEN A FRIGHT WHICH CAN BE COMPREHENDED A WRATH WHICH CAN BE PARDONED THIS STRANGE REVOLUTION HAD HARDLY PRODUCED A SHOCK IT HAD NOT EVEN PAID TO VANQUISHED ROYALTY THE HONOR OF TREATING IT AS AN ENEMY AND OF SHEDDING ITS BLOOD IN THE EYES OF DESPOTIC GOVERNMENTS WHO ARE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN HAVING LIBERTY CALUMNIATE ITSELF THE REVOLUTION OF JULY COMMITTED THE FAULT OF BEING FORMIDABLE AND OF REMAINING GENTLE
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