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Unfortunately, the king, though an honest and well intentioned man, was totally unfit to guide a country through a dangerous crisis. UNFORTUNATELY THE KING THOUGH AN HONEST AND WELL INTENTIONED MAN WAS TOTALLY UNFIT TO GUARD A COUNTRY THROUGH A DANGEROUS CRISIS
o attack most of the notions which had been hitherto taken for granted, and were closely connected with faith and with government. The king himself was dully aware that he was living on the crust of a volcano, but he said it would last his time; and so it did. Louis XV. died of smallpox in 1774, leaving his grandsons to reap the harvest that generations had been sowing. CHAPTER VII. THE REVOLUTION. 1. Attempts at Reform.--It was evident that a change must be made. _Louis XVI._ himself knew it, and slurred over the words in his coronation oath that bound him to extirpate heresy; but he was a slow, dull man, and affairs had come to such a pass that a far abler man than he could hardly have dealt with the dead-lock above, without causing a frightful outbreak of the pent-up masses below. His queen, Marie Antoinette, was hated for being of Austrian birth, and, though a spotless and noble woman, her most trivial actions gave occasion to calumnies founded on the crimes of the last generation.  CHAPTER SEVEN OF HISTORY OF FRANCE THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OUGHT TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY ADEL POOLY HISTORY OF FRANCE BY CHARLOTTE M YOUNGER CHAPTER SEVEN THE REVOLUTION ONE ATTEMPTS AT REFORM IT WAS EVIDENT THAT A CHANGE MUST BE MADE LOUIS THE SIXTEENTH HIMSELF KNEW IT AND SLURRED OVER THE WORDS IN HIS CORONATION OATH THAT BOUND HIM TO EXTIRPATE HERESY BUT HE WAS A SLOW DULL MAN AND AFFAIRS HAD COME TO SUCH A PASS THAT A FAR ABLER MAN THAN HE COULD HARDLY HAVE DEALT WITH THE DEDLOCK ABOVE WITHOUT CAUSING A FRIGHTFUL OUTBREAK OF THE PENT UP MASSES BELOW HIS QUEEN MARY ANTOINETTE WAS HATED FOR BEING OF AUSTRIAN BIRTH AND THOUGH A SPOTLESS AND NOBLE WOMAN HER MOST TRIVIAL ACTIONS GAVE OCCASION TO CALUMNIES FOUNDED ON THE CRIMES OF THE LAST GENERATION
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