The American in Paris, during the summer : being a companion to the "Winter in Paris;", or Heath's picturesque annual for 1844 . of every thing; thence issued all themovements of this great kingdom. So long a reign in such along succession of royal dwellings !—Such beautiful walks, underthose trees, where Moliere composed the most delightful scenesof his comedies!—such long hunts in these woods which thegreat and little Mews filled with their magnificence!—The Tapisvert!—and the groves which surround it—and the Orangeryat the foot of the chateau—and the basin of Neptune,—and themarble court !—
The American in Paris, during the summer : being a companion to the "Winter in Paris;", or Heath's picturesque annual for 1844 . of every thing; thence issued all themovements of this great kingdom. So long a reign in such along succession of royal dwellings !—Such beautiful walks, underthose trees, where Moliere composed the most delightful scenesof his comedies!—such long hunts in these woods which thegreat and little Mews filled with their magnificence!—The Tapisvert!—and the groves which surround it—and the Orangeryat the foot of the chateau—and the basin of Neptune,—and themarble court !—Who would dare attempt to describe all ? Whowould wish to do so ? Well! this would be precisely the wholehistory of a century, the whole history of a monarchy whichfinishes, as the old fairy tales used to begin ; There was onceupon a time a king and a queen ! It was on June 10, 1839, that king Louis Philippe I., seeinghis task accomplished, and wishing the whole of France to par-take in the power and brilliancy of his triumph, invited, to inau-gurate the palace of Versailles, all those men in Paris who were. LOUIS PHILIPPE AT VERSAILLES. 155 distinguished in politics, in the army, or in any of the arts ofpeace and war. This fete of June 10, has left—even in France,wliere every thing is forgotten,—lasting remembrances. Peopleasked themselves how, in so short a space of time, in the midstof so many cares, and so mucli business, the king liad been ableto repair this immense ruin ? At his voice, the sleeping palaceof Versailles had arisen; the folding doors opened as if LouisXIV. was expected. Louis Philippe had said to the palace ofVersailles, Open your gates, you are the property of France.^*And thus, for the space of four years, from the top to the bottomof this palace, which is larger than a city, in the foundations orbeneath the roofs, within the walls, beyond the walls, into themost obscure corners or the most splendid saloons, this indefati-gable king has
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