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dix r.ois, i. e. the monarchs of the Coalition

1. 16. V Egalité. Napoleon I once said that of the republican motto ' Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité ' it is the word 1 Égalité ' which the French seem to prize most. fera sa gerbe, ' will reap its harvest.'

1. 20. Qui dans ton champ ne butina jamais. With his last word Béranger once more reminds the world of the fact that he never made any selfish use of his political influence.

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