Miltoun, Francis · Boston, L. C. Page & company · leaf 279
the new nobility, and stillothers of mere plebeian kings of finance, are in aclass quite by themselves. Perhaps the most famous of these is the cele-brated Bagatelle, within the confines of the Boisitself. The Chateau de Bagatelle was built in amonth, thus meriting its name, by the Comte 203 204… … liPAsTAz > Bagatelle occupied a corner of the royal domainand, after its completion, was sold to the Marquisede Monconseil, in 1747, who gave to this princelysuburban residence a dignity worthy of its origin.Then came La Pompadour on the scene, the petitebourgeoise who, by the nobility acquired…
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