. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. I \ I Ml hf \l \ | \ \\ | |. LOUIS XV. BRITTAXY. 3d vain. He was once ill, and on his recovery all Paris was filled withrejoicing. An immense crowd gathered around the palace on the eveof St. Louiss Day in honor of the convalescence. As the boy-kingstood on the. balcony of the palace on the occasion, Marshal Villeroysaid to him, — Look at all this company of people : all are yours ; they all be-long to you ; you are their master. Think of a boys being told that the people of Paris belonged tohim ! I can wonder at the Reign of Te
. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. I \ I Ml hf \l \ | \ \\ | |. LOUIS XV. BRITTAXY. 3d vain. He was once ill, and on his recovery all Paris was filled withrejoicing. An immense crowd gathered around the palace on the eveof St. Louiss Day in honor of the convalescence. As the boy-kingstood on the. balcony of the palace on the occasion, Marshal Villeroysaid to him, — Look at all this company of people : all are yours ; they all be-long to you ; you are their master. Think of a boys being told that the people of Paris belonged tohim ! I can wonder at the Reign of Terror, but I cannot be surprisedat the Revolution when I view the history of France for the centurythat preceded it. It is rather a matter of surprise that an enlightenedpeople should have submitted to tyranny so long. Nantes is the Paris of the Loire. Its streets, boulevards, publicsquares, the forest of masts in the river, and the trees that line itsbanks, all seem a copy of the bright and gay French capital. Its oldcathedral is a queer-looking building, with towers scarcely higher than
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