Campan, Jeanne Louise Henriette (Genet), 1752-1822 / 2008-10-02 00:00:00
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Produced by David Widger
QUOTES AND IMAGES: CAMPAN'S MARIE ANTOINETTE
MEMOIRS OF MARIE ANTOINETTE
By Madame Campan
A man born solely to contradict
Advised the King not to separate
himself from his army
Ah, Madame, we have all been killed in
our masters' service!
Alas! her griefs double mine!
Allowed her candles and as much
firewood as she wanted
Better to die than to implicate anybody
Brought me her daughter Hortense de
Beauharnais
Carried the idea of the prerogative of
rank to a high pitch
Common and blamable practice of
indulgence
Condescension which renders approbation
more offensive
Customs are nearly equal to laws
Difference between brilliant theories
and the simplest practice
Dignified tone which alone secures the
respect due to power
Displaying her acquirements with rather
too much confidence
Duc d'Orleans, when called on to give
his vote for death of King
Elegant entertainments were given to
Doctor Franklin
Etiquette still existed at Court,
dignity alone was wanting
Extreme simplicity was the Queens first
and only real mistake
Fashion of wearing a black coat without
being in mourning
Favourite of a queen is not, in France,
a happy one
Formed rather to endure calamity with
patience than to contend
Grand-Dieu, mamma! will it be yesterday
over again?
Happiness does not dwell in palaces
He is afraid to command
His ruin was resolved on; they passed
to the order of the day
His seraglio in the Parc-aux-Cerfs
History of the man with the iron mask
How can I have any regret when I
partake your misfortunes
I hate all that savours of fanaticism
I do not like these rhapsodies
I love the conveniences of life too
well
If ever I establish a republic of
women.
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