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THE FALL OF ROBESPIERRE.
Enter another Messenger.
Second Messenger.
Vivier harangues the Jacobins—the club
Espouse the cause of Robespierre.
Vivier harangues the Jacobins—the club
Espouse the cause of Robespierre.
Enter another Messenger.
Third Messenger.
All's lost—the tyrant triumphs. Henriot leads
The soldiers to his aid.———Already I hear
The rattling cannon destin'd to surround
This sacred hall.
All's lost—the tyrant triumphs. Henriot leads
The soldiers to his aid.———Already I hear
The rattling cannon destin'd to surround
This sacred hall.
Tallien.
Why, we will die like men then.
The representatives of France dare death,
When duty steels their bosoms.
(Loud applauses.)
Why, we will die like men then.
The representatives of France dare death,
When duty steels their bosoms.
(Loud applauses.)
Tallien addressing the galleries.
Citizens!
France is insulted in her delegates—
The majesty of the republic is insulted—
Tyrants are up in arms. An armed force
Threats the Convention. The Convention swears
To die, or save the country!
(Violent applauses from the galleries.)
Citizens!
France is insulted in her delegates—
The majesty of the republic is insulted—
Tyrants are up in arms. An armed force
Threats the Convention. The Convention swears
To die, or save the country!
(Violent applauses from the galleries.)
Citizen from above.
We too swear
To die, or save the country. Follow me.
(All the men quit the galleries.)
We too swear
To die, or save the country. Follow me.
(All the men quit the galleries.)
