. The journal of a British chaplain in Paris during the peace negotiations of 1801-2 from the unpublished ms. of the Revd. Dawson Warren, M. A., unofficially attached to the diplomatic mission of Mr. Francis James Jackson. O Q Cl. O < MY PARIS JOURNAL 85 The Paris Print Shops Dec. dispatching a messenger, an errand whichalways keeps the house in a bustle for some hours,I took a walk by myself, sauntering through thestreets without any specific object. I cast myeyes as I passed upon a few of the depravity of this place is most awful. InLondon few good artists will mise
. The journal of a British chaplain in Paris during the peace negotiations of 1801-2 from the unpublished ms. of the Revd. Dawson Warren, M. A., unofficially attached to the diplomatic mission of Mr. Francis James Jackson. O Q Cl. O < MY PARIS JOURNAL 85 The Paris Print Shops Dec. dispatching a messenger, an errand whichalways keeps the house in a bustle for some hours,I took a walk by myself, sauntering through thestreets without any specific object. I cast myeyes as I passed upon a few of the depravity of this place is most awful. InLondon few good artists will misemploy theirtalents upon indecent subjects, in Paris they seemto work on little else ; and every seller of printshangs round his shop articles that would not betolerated for a moment among us. Books of asimilar tendency stare you in the face at everystall, and are offered to you at every corner. Inever walk out but I am accosted by people withan offer to introduce me to their beautiful cousinor friend ; and females in the most extraordinarylight dresses parade the most public walks andaccost passers by at all hours of the day. Corrup-tion of morals reigns here with unlimited sway,and cankers the very heart of all So
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