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The French Revolution, Volume 3

By Taine, Hippolyte A.

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PREFACE: In Egypt, says Clement of Alexandria, [1] the sanctuaries of the temples are shaded by curtains of golden tissue. But on going further into the interior in quest of the statue, a priest of grave aspect, advancing to meet you and chanting a hymn in the Egyptian tongue, slightly raises a veil to show you the god. And what do you behold? A crocodile, or some indigenous serpent, or other dangerous animal, the Egyptian god being a beast sprawling on a purple carpet....

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· PREFACE. · BOOK FIRST. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT. · CHAPTER I. · BOOK SECOND. THE JACOBIN PROGRAM. · CHAPTER I. · CHAPTER II. · BOOK THIRD. THE MEN IN POWER. · CHAPTER I. PSYCHOLOGY OF THE JACOBIN LEADERS. · CHAPTER II. THE RULERS OF THE COUNTRY. · CHAPTER III. THE RULERS. (continued). · BOOK FOURTH. THE GOVERNED. · CHAPTER I. The Oppressed. · CHAPTER II. Food and Provisions. · BOOK FIFTH. THE END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT. · CHAPTER I.

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Title: The French Revolution, Volume 3  
Author: Taine, Hippolyte A.
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