Paris herself again in 1878-9 . bearded artisan was sending the dead potentate literally flyingthrough the air with his clouted shoe; and the back view of the Man of Sedan was reallya triumphant caricatureof draughtsmanship. Itwas next the turn of poordear Joan of Arc to bekicked. The Maid of Or-leans is the heroine, well-nigh the saint, of theClerical party—done ilfaut lid donner des coupsdepied. Unhorsed, butin full armour, the hap-less Pucelle is being vio-lently driven into a cellat the Depot of the Pre-fecture of Police by themerciless shoe of Anti-clerical Democracy. Iconfess that I do n
Paris herself again in 1878-9 . bearded artisan was sending the dead potentate literally flyingthrough the air with his clouted shoe; and the back view of the Man of Sedan was reallya triumphant caricatureof draughtsmanship. Itwas next the turn of poordear Joan of Arc to bekicked. The Maid of Or-leans is the heroine, well-nigh the saint, of theClerical party—done ilfaut lid donner des coupsdepied. Unhorsed, butin full armour, the hap-less Pucelle is being vio-lently driven into a cellat the Depot of the Pre-fecture of Police by themerciless shoe of Anti-clerical Democracy. Iconfess that I do not see the fun of such a caricature as this ; andI think that the roughest English working man would resent, evento the extent of punching of heads, any attempt to outrage thememory, say, of Lady Godiva. Nay, I am not at all certain thathe would tolerate any overt disparagement of Nell Gwynne. Butthe French populace have broken up every one of their idols—Moliere and Voltaire only excepted—into the smallest of
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