of St. Antoine—Of the Revolution—Of the Boulevards—Of the

Restaurateurs—Of Ladies frequenting Coffee-houses, &c.

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[CHAP. IV.]

The Invalides—Elevation of different Buildings—Buonaparte desirous of

Eclat—Champ de Mars—Place de Grenelle—Of the Plan of General Mallet

and his Execution—Visit to the Museum of French Monuments—Infidelity

of its Promoters—Of Colbert—Gardens of Tivoli—Great Numbers of

Military Officers in Public Places—Of the Capture of Paris by the

Allies—View of Paris from Montmartre—Vanity of the French—Their Love