Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard), Abbott, John Colby · London, New York : John Lane · leaf 229
arrousel, where the Marseillois made theirferocious attack on the nobles and Swiss Guardsattached to Lewis XVI, and ascended the grandstaircase in the Thuilleries, where so many of theseguards were massacred. Here traces are still visible ofthe bloody conflict and violence of that day. Theornaments… … PARIS AFTER THE REVOLUTION 165 vast number of holes, occasioned by the cannon-balls,over which is written dix daout. I wished to havewritten under it aceldama. . . . Arrived at the grandstaircase, a thousand horrid reflections again rushedinto my mind, and I ran down the stairs as fast as Icould ;…
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