4. Historische Nachrichten über die Franc Revolution 1792, von Girtanner, var. loc.
5. Revolutions Almanach für 1792—4, Gottingen, var. loc.
6. Beytrage zur Biographie des verstorbenes Frey-Herr v. Bode, 1794.
7. Magazin des Literatur et Kunst, for 1792, 3, 4, &c. &c.
[23] Minet was, I think, at this time a player. He was son of a surgeon at Nantes—robbed his father and fled—enlisted in Holland—deserted and became smuggler—was taken and burnt in the hand—became player and married an actress—then became priest—and was made Bishop of Nantes by Coustard in discharge of a debt of 500l. Mr. Latocnaye often saw Coustard kneel to him for benediction. It cannot be supposed that he was much venerated in his pontificals in his native city.—It seems Minet, Minet, is the call of the children to a kitten—This was prohibited at Nantes, and many persons whipped for the freedom used with his name.
[24] I am told that he now (or very lately) keeps the best company, and lives in elegance and affluence in London.
Augur, schænobates, medicus, magus omnia novit
Græculus esuriens; in cœlum jussoris, ibit*.
Ingenium volex audacia perdita, sermo
Promptus.——
*All sciences a hungry Frenchman knows,
And bid him go to hell—to hell he goes.
Johnson's Translation.
[25] Most important Memorandums, in proper Season, concerning one of the most serious Occurrences of the present Age, by L. A. Hoffmann, Vienna, 1795.
[26] De la Metherie says, (Journ. de Phys. Nov. 1792,) that Condorcet was brought up in the house of the old Duke of Rochefoucault, who treated him as his son—got Turgot to create a lucrative office for him, and raised him to all his eminence—yet he pursued him with malicious reports—and actually employed ruffians to assassinate him. Yet is Condorcet's writing a model of humanity and tenderness.