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The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England, Volume 1 (of 6), volume 1

Note 407 — BOOK V[218] (continued 2)

Alexander Teixeira de Mattos translation

Bordier was a comedian well known in Paris for his performances of the character of Harlequin. He and Jourdain, an advocate from Lisieux, placed themselves at the head of a riot on the night of 3 August 1789 and were eventually taken and hanged.—B.

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