ENFANS de France...... The royal children.
Madame & mesdames..... Sisters or daughters of the King, or Princesses near the Throne (sometimes used also for the wife of Monsieur, the eldest brother of the King, the Princesses Adelaide, Victoire, Sophie, Louise, daughters of Louis xv., and aunts of Louis XVI.)
Madame Elisabeth...... The Princesse Elisabeth, sister of Louis XVI.
Madame Royale......... The Princesse Marie Therese, daughter of Louis XVI., afterwards Duchesse d’Angouleme.
Mademoiselle.......... The daughter of Monsieur, the brother of the King.
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A man born solely to contradict
Advised the King not to separate himself from his
army
Ah, Madame, we have all been killed in our masters’
service!
Alas! her griefs double mine!
Allowed her candles and as much firewood as she wanted
Better to die than to implicate anybody
Brought me her daughter Hortense de Beauharnais
Carried the idea of the prerogative of rank to a high
pitch
Common and blamable practice of indulgence
Condescension which renders approbation more offensive
Customs are nearly equal to laws
Difference between brilliant theories and the simplest
practice
Dignified tone which alone secures the respect due
to power
Displaying her acquirements with rather too much confidence
Duc d’Orleans, when called on to give his vote
for death of King
Elegant entertainments were given to Doctor Franklin
Etiquette still existed at Court, dignity alone was
wanting
Extreme simplicity was the Queens first and only real
mistake
Fashion of wearing a black coat without being in mourning
Favourite of a queen is not, in France, a happy one
Formed rather to endure calamity with patience than
to contend
Grand-Dieu, mamma! will it be yesterday over again?
Happiness does not dwell in palaces
He is afraid to command
His ruin was resolved on; they passed to the order
of the day
His seraglio in the Parc-aux-Cerfs
History of the man with the iron mask
How can I have any regret when I partake your misfortunes
I hate all that savours of fanaticism
I do not like these rhapsodies
I love the conveniences of life too well
If ever I establish a republic of women....
Indulge in the pleasure of vice and assume the credit
of virtue
King (gave) the fatal order to the Swiss to cease
firing
La Fayette to rescue the royal family and convey them
to Rouen
Leave me in peace; be assured that I can put no heir
in danger
Louis Philippe, the usurper of the inheritance of
her family
Mirabeau forgot that it was more easy to do harm than
good
Most intriguing little Carmelite in the kingdom
My father fortunately found a library which amused
him
Never shall a drop of French blood be shed by my order