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At the same time a new era was invented, the 22nd of September, 1792; the months had new names, and the decimal measures of length, weight, and capacity, which are based on the proportions of the earth, were planned. AT THE SAME TIME A NEW ERA WAS INVENTED THE TWENTY SECOND OF SEPTEMBER SEVENTEEN NINETY TWO THE MONTHS HAD NEW NAMES AND THE DECIMAL MEASURES OF LENGTH WEIGHT AND CAPACITY WHICH ARE BASED ON THE PROPORTIONS OF THE EARTH WERE PLANNED
im, and he had the people mown down with grape-shot, declaring that of this great city nothing should be left but a monument inscribed, "Lyons resisted liberty--Lyons is no more!" In La Vendée--a district of Anjou, where the peasants were much attached to their clergy and nobles--they rose and gained such successes, that they dreamt for a little while of rescuing and restoring the little captive son of Louis XVI.; but they were defeated and put down by fire and sword, and at Nantes an immense number of executions took place, chiefly by drowning. It was reckoned that no less than 18,600 persons were guillotined in the three years between 1790 and 1794, besides those who died by other means. Everything was changed. Religion was to be done away with; the churches were closed; the tenth instead of the seventh day appointed for rest. "Death is an eternal sleep" was inscribed on the schools; and Reason, represented by a classically dressed woman, was enthroned in the cathedral of Notre Dâme. DOWN WITH GRAPE SHOT DECLARING THAT OF THIS GREAT CITY NOTHING SHOULD BE LEFT BUT A MONUMENT INSCRIBED LEON RESISTED LIBERTY LEON IS NO MORE IN LA VENDEE A DISTRICT OF ANJOU WHERE THE PEASANTS WERE MUCH ATTACHED TO THEIR CLERGY AND NOBLES THEY ROSE AND GAINED SUCH SUCCESSES THAT THEY DREAMT FOR A LITTLE WHILE OF RESCUING AND RESTORING THE LITTLE CAPTIVE SON OF LOUIS THE SIXTEENTH BUT THEY WERE DEFEATED AND PUT DOWN BY FIRE AND SWORD AND AT NIGHT AN IMMENSE NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS TOOK PLACE CHIEFLY BY DROWNING IT WAS RECKONED THAT NO LESS THAN EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED PERSONS WERE GUILLOTINED IN THE THREE YEARS BETWEEN SEVENTEEN NINETY AND SEVENTEEN NINETY FOUR BESIDES THOSE WHO DIED BY OTHER MEANS EVERYTHING WAS CHANGED RELIGION WAS TO BE DONE AWAY WITH THE CHURCHES WERE CLOSED THE TENTH INSTEAD OF THE SEVENTH DAY APPOINTED FOR REST DEATH IS AN ETERNAL SLEEP WAS INSCRIBED ON THE SCHOOLS AND REASON REPRESENTED BY A CLASSICALLY DRESSED WOMAN WAS ENTHRONED IN THE CATHEDRAL OF NOTTERDAM
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