All men are equal: not birth but virtue
Distinguishes them apart.”
Then there are inserted a number of verses, some of the titles reading:
- “Homage to the Supreme Being.”
- “Voltaire Admitted to Heaven.”
- “Homage to the Eternal Father.”
- “Bouquet to the Archbishop of Paris.”
- “Infinite Mercy—Consolation for Sinners.”
- “Lots of Room in Heaven.”
- “The Holy Spirit Absent from Heaven,” etc.
Concluding with “A Picture of France at the Time of the Revolution.”
“Nobility without souls, a fanatical clergy.
Frightful tax gatherers gnawing a plucked people.
Faith and customs a prey to designing persons.
A price set upon the head of the Chancellor (Maupeou).