Souvenirs of Madame Vigée Le Brun Volume 1 - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ...coming to take possession of the arms at the depot, but added that he had hidden them so well that he defied them to discover them. The worthy man did not know that the only person to be relied on was oneself. As the arms were taken away, he was of course betrayed by one of the inmates of the establishment which he had employed. M. de Sombreuil, as much respected for his moral qualities as for his military talents, was amongst the number of prisoners massacred in the prisons on the 2nd of September. The assassins spared his life owing to the tears and supplications of his heroic daughter, but atrocious even in their mercy they forced Mademoiselle de Sombreuil to drink a glass of the blood that was flowing in the prison; and for long afterwards the sight of anything red would make the unfortunate girl retch dreadfully! Later on in 1794, M. de Sombreuil was sent to the scaffold by the revolutionary tribunal. These two circumstances inspired the poet Legouve with the finest of his verses "Dfts bourreaux l'ont absous, des juges Tont frappe." M. de Sombreuil left a son, distinguished for his gallantry and character. He commanded one of the English regiments at Quiberon in 1795. The National Convention having violated the capitulation signed by General Hoche, M. de Sombreuil received death like a brave man; he would not allow his eyes to be bandaged and gave the order to fire. Tallien at the time of execution said to him: "Monsieur, you belong to an unlucky family." "I had intended to avenge them," replied M. de Sombreuil, "but I can only follow their example." Madame Brongniart took me to walk behind the Invalides; some masons were standing near. As we were sitting down against one of these walls, we heard two men talking ...
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- Erscheinungsdatum2012
- ISBN 10 1232378348
- ISBN 13 9781232378341
- EinbandTapa blanda
- Anzahl der Seiten52
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