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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
acquainted
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
afterward
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From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “For here the exile met from every clime, And spoke, in friendship, every distant tongue.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
attempt
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
beheaded
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
briefly
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
Campbell
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From this reading --Campbell.
centre
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From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
changing
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
character
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
civilized
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
clime
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From this reading “For here the exile met from every clime, And spoke, in friendship, every distant tongue.”
commencement
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From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
commotion
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From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
courage
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
cruelty
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading “For here the exile met from every clime, And spoke, in friendship, every distant tongue.”
dramatis
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
establish
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
esteemed
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
Europe
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From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “For here the exile met from every clime, And spoke, in friendship, every distant tongue.”
exile
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From this reading “For here the exile met from every clime, And spoke, in friendship, every distant tongue.”
explain
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
ferocity
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
fidelitynounUS /fɪˈdeləti/
continued loyalty to a person or promise
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For here the exile met from every clime, And spoke, in friendship, every distant tongue.”
friendship
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From this reading “For here the exile met from every clime, And spoke, in friendship, every distant tongue.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “For here the exile met from every clime, And spoke, in friendship, every distant tongue.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For here the exile met from every clime, And spoke, in friendship, every distant tongue.”
important
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “For here the exile met from every clime, And spoke, in friendship, every distant tongue.”
institutions
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From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
introducing
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
legend
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
Louis
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
made
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
magnanimity
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
mercy
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
met
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From this reading “For here the exile met from every clime, And spoke, in friendship, every distant tongue.”
most
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
motley
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
narrative
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
nation
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
nations
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
notice
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
obliged
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
once
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
people
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
period
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From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
personae
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
personages
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
political
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From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
present
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
readers
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
reason
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
refined
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
shook
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From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
Sixteenth
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
some
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
spoke
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From this reading “For here the exile met from every clime, And spoke, in friendship, every distant tongue.”
substituting
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
subtlety
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
tale
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From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For here the exile met from every clime, And spoke, in friendship, every distant tongue.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For here the exile met from every clime, And spoke, in friendship, every distant tongue.”
variety
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Europe, at the period of our tale, was in the commencement of that commotion which afterward shook her political institutions to the centre.
why
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From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We have made our readers acquainted with some variety in character and nations, in introducing the most important personages of this legend to their notice; but, in order to establish the fidelity of our narrative, we shall briefly attempt to explain the reason why we have been obliged to present so motley a dramatis personae.
world
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From this reading Louis the Sixteenth had been beheaded, and a nation once esteemed the most refined among the civilized people of the world was changing its character, and substituting cruelty for mercy, and subtlety and ferocity for magnanimity and courage.
