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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 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
e that it did not go into a rage. It defended itself, restrained itself, restored things to their places, the government to law, the Bourbons to exile, alas! and then halted! It took the old king Charles X. from beneath that dais which had sheltered Louis XIV. and set him gently on the ground. It touched the royal personages only with sadness and precaution. It was not one man, it was not a few men, it was France, France entire, France victorious and intoxicated with her victory, who seemed to be coming to herself, and who put into practice, before the eyes of the whole world, these grave words of Guillaume du Vair after the day of the Barricades:— “It is easy for those who are accustomed to skim the favors of the great, and to spring, like a bird from bough to bough, from an afflicted fortune to a flourishing one, to show themselves harsh towards their Prince in his adversity; but as for me, the fortune of my Kings and especially of my afflicted Kings, will always be venerable to me.” ON OF SO MUCH FORCE THAT IT DID NOT GO INTO A RAGE IT DEFENDED ITSELF RESTRAINED ITSELF RESTORED THINGS TO THEIR PLACES THE GOVERNMENT TO LAW THE BOURBONS TO EXILE ALAS AND THEN HALTED IT TOOK THE OLD KING CHARLES THE TENTH FROM BENEATH THAT DAIS WHICH HAD SHELTERED LOUIS THE FOURTEENTH AND SET HIM GENTLY ON THE GROUND IT TOUCHED THE ROYAL PERSONAGES ONLY WITH SADNESS AND PRECAUTION IT WAS NOT ONE MAN WITH NOT A FEW MEN IT WAS FRANCE FRANCE ENTIRE FRANCE VICTORIOUS AND INTOXICATED WITH HER VICTORY WHO SEEMED TO BE COMING TO HERSELF AND WHO PUT INTO PRACTICE BEFORE THE EYES OF THE WHOLE WORLD THE GRAVE WORDS OF GUILLAUME DU VERT AFTER THE DAY OF THE BARRICADE IT IS EASY FOR THOSE WHO ARE ACCUSTOMED TO GIM THE FAVOURS OF THE GREAT AND TO SPRING LIKE A BIRD FROM BOUGH TO BOUGH FROM AN AFFLICTED FORTUNE TO A FLOURISHING ONE TO SHOW THEMSELVES HARSH TOWARDS THEIR PRINCE AND HIS ADVERSITY BUT AS FOR ME THE FORTUNE OF MY KING AND ESPECIALLY OF MY AFFLICTED KINGS WILL ALWAYS BE VENERABLE TO ME
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