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Previously to the first revolution in France, the aristocracy were steeped in licentiousness and profligacy. But a glorious nation rose in its might—hurled down a throne encrusted with the miseries of the people—annihilated the bloated and infamous nobility—and even gave the proud and arrogant clergy such a lesson as they have never since forgotten. The aristocracy of France have never recovered that blow—and, thank heaven! never will. PREVIOUSLY TO THE FIRST REVOLUTION IN FRANCE THE ARISTOCRACY WAS STEEPED IN LICENTIOUSNESS AND PROFLIGACY BUT A GLORIOUS NATION ROSE IN ITS MIGHT HURLED DOWN A THRONE INCRUSTED WITH THE MISERIES OF THE PEOPLE ANNIHILATED THE BLOATED AND INFAMOUS NOBILITY AND EVEN GAVE THE PROUD AND ARROGANT CLERGY SUCH A LESSON AS THEY HAVE NEVER SINCE FORGOTTEN THE ARISTOCRACY OF FRANCE HAVE NEVER RECOVERED THAT BLOW AND THANK HEAVEN NEVER WILL
premium to licentiousness—because the fear of a false step indicating itself by its consequences, was annihilated. Everyone knows that many titled ladies gloried in the reputation of being (as they really were) the mistresses of George the Fourth. With all these frightful examples in view, how could the entire sphere of the fashionable world fail to become dreadfully demoralised? and how was it possible to prevent the contaminating influence from spreading to the inferior grades? Therefore is it that the fashionable world especially—being the first to experience that influence and the most likely to perpetuate it—has not yet recovered from the effects of the evil example of the Court. True is it, thank God! that Queen Victoria has not followed the same course which so many of her near relatives adopted: but still even her bright example can only gradually mitigate, and not in a moment destroy, the effects of the moral poison instilled into fashionable society by her royal predecessors. VELY HOLDING OUT A PREMIUM TO LICENTIOUSNESS BECAUSE THE FEAR OF A FALSE STEP INDICATING ITSELF BY ITS CONSEQUENCES WAS ANNIHILATED EVERY ONE KNOWS THAT MANY TITLED LADIES GLORIED IN THE REPUT OF BEING AS THEY REALLY WERE THE MISTRESSES OF GEORGE THE FOURTH WITH ALL THESE FRIGHTFUL EXAMPLES IN VIEW HOW COULD THE ENTIRE SPHERE OF THE FASHIONABLE WORLD FAIL TO BECOME DREADFULLY DEMORALIZED AND HOW WAS IT POSSIBLE TO PREVENT THE CONTAMINATING INFLUENCE FROM SPREADING TO THE INFERIOR GRADES THEREFORE IS IT THAT THE FASHIONABLE WORLD ESPECIALLY BEING THE FIRST TO EXPERIENCE THAT INFLUENCE AND THE MOST LIKELY TO PERPETUATE IT HAS NOT YET RECOVERED FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE EVIL EXAMPLE OF THE COURT TRUE IS IT THANK GOD THAT QUEEN VICTORIA HAS NOT FOLLOWED THE SAME COURSE WHICH SO MANY OF HER NEAR RELATIVES ADOPTED BUT STILL EVEN HER BRIGHT EXAMPLE CAN ONLY GRADUALLY MITIGATE AND NOT IN A MOMENT DESTROY THE EFFECTS OF THE MORAL POISON INSTILLED INTO FASHIONABLE SOCIETY BY HER ROYAL PREDECESSORS
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