Volume II Part 32 (2/2)
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Thomas Paine after he came out of prison and had reentered the Convention wrote the following letter [Missing]
The following is essentially connected with the foregoing: ”Paris, October 4, 1796” [Missing]
In October, 1796, Thoe of Reason
This year Mr Monroe departed from France, and soon after Thomas Paine went to Havre de Grace, to embark for the United States But, he did not, upon inquiry, think it prudent to go, on account of the great nu in the Channel He therefore ca letter, 13 April 1797, to a friend at Paris [Missing]
The following letter will not, we hope, seem indifferent to the reader: ”Dear Sir, I wrote to you etc” [Missing]
At this time it was that Thomas Paine took up his abode at Mr
Bonneville's, who had known hilish, Thomas Paine addressed himself to him in a more familiar and friendly manner than to any other persons of the society It was a reception of Hospitality which was here given to Thoht; but, the visit lasted till 1802, when he and Mr
Bonneville parted,--alas never to ain!
Our House was at No 4 Rue du Theatre Francois All the first floor was occupied as a printing office The whole house was pretty well filled; and Mr Bonneville gave up his study, which was not a large one, and a bed-chamber to Tho at meal times He rose late He then used to read the newspapers, froe when spoken, he did not fail to collect all theto politics, in which subject he took , he used to carry back the journals to Mr Bonneville, and they had a chat upon the topicks of the day
If he had a short jaunt to take, as for instance, to Puteaux just by the bridge of Neuilly, where Mr Skipwith lived, he alent on foot, after suitable preparations for the journey in that way I do not believe he ever hired a coach to go out on pleasure during the whole of his stay in Paris He laughed at those who, depriving themselves of a wholesome exercise, could make no other excuse for the want of it than that they were able to take it whenever they pleased He was never idle in the house If not writing he was busily e his visitors Not a day escaped without his receiving many visits Mr Barlow, Mr Fulton, Mr Smith [Sir Robert] came very often to see hi no other affair, talked to hireat reputation and their admiration of his works He treated such visitors with civility, but with little ceremony, and, when their conversation wasparticular to say to hi them to entertain themselves with their own ideas
He sos at Mr Barlohere Mr Fulton lived, or at Mr Smith's [Sir Robert], and sometilish, and American people land and A a nap, which was always of two or three hours length And, when he went out to a dinner of _parade_, he often ca his accustomed sleep It was seldom he went into the society of French people; except when, by seeing some one in office or power, he could obtain soood offices These he always performed with pleasure, and he never failed to adopt the most likely means to secure success But in one instance he failed He wrote as follows to Lord Cornwallis; but, he did not save Napper Tandy Letter to Lord Cornwallis Letter 27 Brumaire, 4 year Letter 23 Ger]
C Jourdan made a report to the Convention on the re-establishreat part melted Paine published, on this occasion, a letter to C Jourdan
The words ”which will find a place in the Appendix” are here crossed out by Mada Jourdan
He had brought with hie of his own construction and invention, which es under his own direction He e this h perfection, and this acco the e of lead, which he acco different blocks of lead, which, when joined together, made the form that he required This was h he fully relied on the strength of his new bridge, and would produce arguth, he often dee-haht he took off the scaffold of his bridge and seeing that it stood firm under the repeated strokes of hareat was not to be sufficiently felt if confined to his own bosom He was not satisfied without adone to bed, and were surprised at hearing repeated strokes of the haht hie: come and look, said he, it bears all my blows and stands like a rock
Mr Bonneville arose, as well to please hi at his bridge Nothing would do, unless I saw the sight as well as Mr Bonneville After , in the world,” said he, ”is so fine asa word, he added, ”except a woman!” which happy compliment to the sex he seemed to think, a full compensation for the trouble caused by this nocturnal visit to the bridge
Aboards was his next invention, which machine he had executed partly by one blacksether by him, he placed it on the floor, and with it planed boards to any number that he required, to make some models of wheels
Mr Bonneville has two of these wheels now There is a specification of the wheels, given by Mr Paine hi of the ton, in February 1811; and the other documents necessary to obtain a patent as an invention of Thomas Paine, for the benefit of Madam Bonneville To be presented to the Directory of France, a es On this subject the two pieces here subjoined will throw sufficient light (Mees--To the Directory--Meress and Construction &c)
Preparations were land
Thomas Paine was consulted by B 8 as then in the house of Tal notes and instructions Letter at Brussells--The ca-ira of Araph is in the writing of Madame Bonneville ”B
8” means Bonaparte, and seems to be so; also that addressed ”To the Directory,” for the answer to which see p 296 of this voluston, after his arrival in France, ca we had hiin of Worshi+p, being of the party; and Mr Livingston, when he got up to go away, said to Mr Paine se, the wheels, etc to Aion to France”
Thomas Paine, while at our house, published in Mr Bonneville's journal (the _Bien Infor events
The folloords are here crossed out: ”Also several pieces of poetry, which will be published hereafter, with his miscellaneous prose”
A few days before his departure for America, he said, at Mr S to detain him in France; for that he was neither in love, debt, nor difficulty Soallant to say he was not in love
Upon this occasion he wrote the New Covenant, from the Castle in the Air to the Little Corner of the World, in three stanzas, and sent it with the folloords: ”As the ladies are better judges of gallantry than the men are, I will thank you to tell allantry If it be, it is truly original; and the s to the person who inspired it” The folloas the answer of Mrs
Sallantry was as clever as your new covenant, er, but the Little Corner of the World receives it fro the elegant fancy of a friend--C Smith”