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Some of the best men of any time were then living  in especial Vincent de Paul, who did much to improve the training of the parochial clergy, and who founded the order of Sisters of Charity, who prevented the misery of the streets of Paris from ever being so frightful as in those days when deserted children became the prey of wolves, dogs, and pigs. SOME OF THE BEST MEN OF ANY TIME WERE THEN LIVING IN ESPECIAL VINCENT DE PAUL WHO DID MUCH TO IMPROVE THE TRAINING OF THE PAROCHIAL CLERGY AND WHO FOUNDED THE ORDER OF SISTERS OF CHARITY WHO PREVENTED THE MISERY OF THE STREETS OF PARIS FROM EVER BEING SO FRIGHTFUL AS IN THOSE DAYS WHEN DESERTED CHILDREN BECAME THE PREY OF WOLVES DOGS AND PIGS
and suffering; while nobody but Henry IV. himself, and the Duke of Sully, had any notion either of statesmanship or of religious toleration. 11. Henry's Plans.--Just as the reign of Louis XI. had been a period of rest and recovery from the English wars, so that of Henry IV. was one of restoration from the ravages of thirty years of intermittent civil war. The king himself not only had bright and engaging manners, but was a man of large heart and mind; and Sully did much for the welfare of the country. Roads, canals, bridges, postal communications, manufactures, extended commerce, all owed their promotion to him, and brought prosperity to the burgher class; and the king was especially endeared to the peasantry by his saying that he hoped for the time when no cottage would be without a good fowl in its pot. The great silk manufactories of southern France chiefly arose under his encouragement, and there was prosperity of every kind. The Church itself was in a far better state than before.  SUFFERING WHILE NOBODY BUT HENRY THE FOURTH HIMSELF AND THE DUKE OF SALLY HAD ANY NOTION EITHER OF STATESMANSHIP OR OF RELIGIOUS TOLERATION ELEVEN HENRY'S PLANS JUST AS THE REIGN OF LOUIS THE ELEVENTH HAD BEEN A PERIOD OF REST AND RECOVERY FROM THE ENGLISH WARS SO THAT OF HENRY THE FOURTH WAS ONE OF RESTORATION FROM THE RAVAGES OF THIRTY YEARS OF INTERMITTENT CIVIL WAR THE KING HIMSELF NOT ONLY HAD BRIGHT AND ENGAGING MANNERS BUT WAS A MAN OF LARGE HEART AND MIND AND SULLY DID MUCH FOR THE WELFARE OF THE COUNTRY ROADS CANALS BRIDGES POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS MANUFACTURES EXTENDED COMMERCE ALL OWED THEIR PROMOTION TO HIM AND BROUGHT PROSPERITY TO THE BURGHER CLASS AND THE KING WAS ESPECIALLY ENDEARED TO THE PEASANTRY BY HIS SAYING THAT HE HOPED FOR THE TIME WHEN NO COTTAGE WOULD BE WITHOUT A GOOD FOWL IN ITS POT THE GREAT SILK MANUFACTORIES OF SOUTHERN FRANCE CHIEFLY AROSE UNDER HIS ENCOURAGEMENT AND THERE WAS PROSPERITY OF EVERY KIND THE CHURCH ITSELF WAS IN A FAR BETTER STATE THAN BEFORE
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