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Reform and aristocracy in Europe in 1848 Paris
A 1848 Paris letter argues against aristocratic privilege in Britain and Europe, contrasting English and French attitudes toward monarchy, citing Tocqueville Guizot and Chateaubriand. It predicts sovereign abdications and a coming democratic era while praising M Passy for simplifying finance and advising reform.
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Nglish
Chambers’ Journal
Europe
Milton
Bin
Hindostan
Bulwer
England
France
Edinburgh
George-streets
Queen-streets
Prince’s-streets
Regent’s-terraces
Athol Crescents
Moray-places
Paris
J. J. Rousseau
Moliere
Montesquieu
Montaign
Laharpe
Guizot
Thiers
Duchatel
Roger Collard
Passy
Cousin
Willemain
Canning
M. Guizot
Tocqueville
United States
Lamennais
Chateaubriand
Louis XVI
Buonaparte
Napoleon Coliseum
Coliseum
Rome