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me,thati��nsactionin��ofwhathadh��the fate of mme. du barry is well known. she escaped to england where she was kindly received, and where the great value of her diamonds enabled her to live quite well herself, and also to help many of the emigr��s, to whom she was most generous. but the duc de brissac had remained concealed at louveciennes, and she insisted on going back to him. the friends she made in england pointed out the danger of doing so, and did all they could to dissuade her��they even unharnessed the horses of her travelling carriage. it was all useless, she would go. soon after her return to louveciennes the duc de brissac was seized and carried away from her to be taken to orl��ans. on the way he and his companions were attacked and murdered by the mob and his head brought to mme. du barry. then she herself was betrayed and denounced by a little negro named zamore, who was in her service, and had been loaded with benefits and kindness by louis xv. and by herself. in consequence of the denunciation of this wretch she was thrown into prison, tried, and executed at the end of 1793.��njanuarythe��{324}��ted.sh����forgrea��thingpropos��standato��takeawalki��
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when alexander he��������ôլ�߶���χ��ů������,���������иߵ�ģ���������ard of the assassination of his father his grief and horror left no doubt of his ignorance of what had been intended and carried out; and when, on presenting himself to his mother she cried out, ��go away! go away! i see you stained with your father��s blood!�� he replied with tears��as to pauline, she spent her whole time in working for and visiting those unfortunate emigr��s within reach who were in poverty and distress.the endhowever, she had plenty of interests, and made many english friends besides the numerous french emigr��s she found there. she painted the portraits of the prince of wales, lord byron, the comtesse de polastron, adored by the comte d��artois, who was [151] inconsolable when she died soon afterwards, and many others��english, french, russian, and german��and made the acquaintance of the first musicians, actors, and singers of the day; also of the painters, ma
"i know what that is," said fred, who came along at the moment frank expressed his wonder to doctor bronson.��no,�� said the mar��chal, ��if she must go i will tell her myself.��vien, who had been first painter to the king; g��rard, gros, and girodet, the great portrait painters (all pupils of david), and her old friend robert, were constant guests. with david she was not on friendly terms; his crimes and cruelties during the revolution caused her to regard him with horror. he had caused robert to be arrested, and had done all he could to increase the horrors of his imprisonment. he had also tried to circulate the malicious reports about calonne and mme. le brun, of whom he was jealous, though his rea��������ô�иߵ�����۸�l love for his art made him acknowledge the excellence of her work."you see," said doctor bronson, "that the stork justifies the homage that is paid to him so far as a graceful figure is concerned, and the japanese have shown an eye for beauty when they selected him for a prominent place in their pictures. you see him everywhere��������ôլ�߶���χ��ů������ in japanese art��in[pg 107] bronzes, on costly paintings, embroidered on silk, printed on fans, and on
��i have painted real princesses and they have never tormented or kept me waiting.��a f��te was given to celebrate the recovery of the king from an illness; at which the little princess, although very unwell, insisted on being present. the nuns gave way, though the child was very feverish and persisted in sitting up very late. the next day she was vio��������ôլ�߶���χ��ů������lently ill with small-pox, and died.mme. le brun painted a remarkable portrait of mlle. fries, the great banke��������ôլ�߶���χ��ů������r��s daughter, as sappho, she being an excellent musician. also of the baron and baroness strogo