The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds (1912)
University Society, New York · New York. : University Society · leaf 184
Corday, whothought it would be a noble deed to free hercountry from such a monster; and many otherswho had tried to force men to obedience by theterror of the executions perished at the guillotineeven as their victnis had done. The Reign of Terror came to an end whenRobespierre and his followers… … 374 STORIES FROM FRENCH HISTORY from time to time, fighting again in the streets ofParis. Royalists were trying to restore the mon-archy. The Directors, who then had the powerof carrying out the laws of a new constitution,chose a young artillery officer to lead the repub-lican soldiers against…
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