This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ...both of them, were equal to Robespierre. They fell in the struggle, but not before they had succeeded in bringing about the most hideous scandal. See Appendix, note 32. The Hebertists in their impiety did not go beyond the natural tendency of the philosophy of the eighteenth century. Already this had ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ...both of them, were equal to Robespierre. They fell in the struggle, but not before they had succeeded in bringing about the most hideous scandal. See Appendix, note 32. The Hebertists in their impiety did not go beyond the natural tendency of the philosophy of the eighteenth century. Already this had exhibited itself more than once in the National Assembly. They simply abased it from the sphere of ideas into the unclean minds of the mob, and translated it into indecent orgies. It is certain that they could little shock an Assembly which had already decreed to abolish the Christian era, and, erasing the name of Christ, to make the new era date from the foundation of the republic. Nothing better than this proves that the Revolution was determined to enter into a war with the old divinities, and to propose itself as the new religion of the future. The new calendar, which had been presented by Romme, and adopted on the fifth of August, l793fixed the beginning of the new era on the twenty-second of September, 1792p& day which, curiously enough, coincided with the autumnal equinox and the foundation of the republic. Decades, or weeks of ten days each, took the place of the ordinary week. The months were called by philosophical names, such as Justice, Equality, etc. By way of exception June was called the Oath of the Tennis-court, and July memorized the taking of the Bastille. These names of the months were changed, on the third of November, on motion of Fabre d'Eglantine, who caused the Assembly to adopt a less abstract nomenclature--one which should recall the succession of the seasons. To the months were given poetical names. The first three, or autumn months, were named Vendimiaire, Brumaire, and Frimaire, recalling the vintage, the haze, ..
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