in France, not only as it would afford END OF THE FIRST VOLUME. R. CLARKE, Printer, Well-Street, London, Sibrarian conrmiin Toru - 25 30948 2 urta DETENU. In order to distinguish him from the lawful prisoner of war, the traveller detained in France is throughout this work constantly stiled a Detenu. The word indeed has not as yet been naturalised; but the French, when they by their persecutions and other enormities obliged the most respectable part of their nation to emigrate, introduced the word Emigré into all foreign languages; and it is honorable to us, that we have no word of English growth to express a guest, arrested against the laws of hospitality, and the customs of civilised nations. CONTENTS OF VOL. I. ib. 52 75 Villas .... . PICTURE OF VERDUN, &c. &e. The French used to value themselves on their hospitality as well as on their politeness. The stranger was at home at Paris, and the Palais Royal was the coffee-house of Europe. Every nation, whatever might be the siate of politics, passed before one there as in a magic lantern ; and not only in the accounts which they gave of themselves, but in those given by foreigners, their loyalty toward their guests was deservedly praised. A work published at Paris since the detention of the English contains the following anecdote. |