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      Sated , the aggressor should be punjshsd wUt death But this orain ^ flce Jtad little effect . At length good ^ ense came to the aid of J ^ w ; so tb&t towards the end of thftt ipo ^ arch ' s reign a duel was i ? o looger essential to a character for personal honour and bravery .

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      Fenelox was appointed preceptor to the Duke of Burgundy , the Duke of Anjou and the Duke of Berri , the three sons of the Dauphin . As the Dqke of Burgundy was the first of the three royal brothers , in succession to

      the crown of France , he particularly engaged tfce attention of Fenelon . —In his ^ general demeanour towards him , Penelon assumed a conduct , by which though it were full of condescension and

      affection , he placed himself at an unmcasuiabJe height ' above him . —On some occasion , Fenelon hjad expressed himself to the Duke in a tope of great ; authority : the Pul ^ eWas indignant : " Not sp , Sir , ** fyp s&id to Fenelon , I know who J am , $ nd wjho you s $ e *"—^^ ' ° P . made np &p \ y } fce foxt on an air of recollection , and

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      am ; this some valet has told you $ but you oblige me to tell you , that I am greater than you . Birth , here , is out of the question . You would pronounce a person in ad , who should give himself a pref »

      erenceoverhisneighbour , because the dews of heaven had fertilized his field and not fallen on his neighbour ' s . You are not wiser than such a man ; if you are vain of your birth , it confers on you no personal merit . You must be sensible that I am your superior

      in knowledge ; 1 have taught you every thing you know ; and what you know , is nothing in comparison of what remains for me to teach you . With respect to au * - thority , you have hone over me .

      I have full and absolute authority over you . This you have been often told by the king . You suppose I consider myself very happy in the honour of being your preceptor . Undeceive yourself ; It

      undertook the charge of you a ^ the king ' s request ; it could be na satisfaction to me to receive so fatiguiagan employment . That yo | may have no doubt on this head * ( shall now lead you to the king and request him to appoint me ^

      successor , whose exertions abou £ you will be more successful th ai * mine /' The Duke of Burgundy was thunder-struck with this declaration . Remorse , fear and shame for a time prevented him from speaking : U 1 am confounded /'

      he cried , for my conduct of yesterday . If you apeak to th ^ king , 1 am mined fqf ' eyer . If you abandon me , what will bty thought of me ? I p romise ypu yes , I do promise you , that yo <^ shall be satisfied with inein (^ w ^

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1812, page 539, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1752/page/7/