Note 49 — Chapter XIX · REIGN OF LOUIS XVI. (CONTINUED). 1780 to 1789.
Frances Cashel Hoey translation
“The ‘harpy’ is ill chosen; Let us pardon this caprice; But sometimes in the fashions More justice is done to the fair sex, And worthier laws prevail. Ladies, upon your heads I have seen The attributes of our warriors, And laurels may fittingly be worn By those who are conquerors.”