tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266875718291366010.post957226875919540715..comments2023-10-29T06:24:29.900-07:00Comments on repetez, sil-vous-plait?: erreurameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037847996848484038noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266875718291366010.post-37064619246505087112010-03-29T19:30:33.664-07:002010-03-29T19:30:33.664-07:00...if France hadn't cared so much about having...<i>...if France hadn't cared so much about having the Bourbons on the thrones of France AND Spain at the same time...</i><br /><br />Tut tut - that <i><strong>is</strong></i> a BIG deal!<br /><br />...from Saint-Simon, Vol 3, Chap. LVIII<br /><br />The King, majestically turning his eyes towards the numerous company, and showing them M. le Duc d'Anjou said--"Gentlemen,<br />behold the King of Spain. His birth called him to that crown: the late King also has called him to it by his will; the whole nation wished for him, and has asked me for him eagerly; it is the will of heaven: I have obeyed it with pleasure." And then, turning towards his grandson, he said, "Be a good Spaniard, that is your first duty; but remember that you are a Frenchman born, in order that the union between the two nations may be preserved; it will be the means of rendering both happy, and of preserving the peace of Europe." Pointing afterwards with his finger to the Duc d'Anjou, to indicate him to the ambassador, the King added, "If<br />he follows my counsels you will be a grandee, and soon; he cannot do better than follow your advice."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com