by phillipw | Sep 16, 2019 | Ta
To Represent Autun in the Estates-General of 1789 The disappointed prelate whipped up wine Selections and the best cuisine to set Before the people of Autun to dine On at the bishop’s table. Out to get The power he wanted, he put suavest cloths...
by phillipw | Sep 16, 2019 | Ta
The Convening of the Etats Généraux on May 4, 1789 ….. ……………………………………..Wikipedia “The torrent formed by ignorance became A passion violent enough to be Impossible...
by phillipw | Sep 13, 2019 | Ta
July 14, 1790 The rain slopped on le Champ de Mars so hard It was as if the air had disappeared. For this great morn the bishop gave up card- And dicing-table addiction. Revered By no one as a priest, lame Talleyrand Approached the Mass in front of King and Queen....
by phillipw | Aug 22, 2019 | Ta
Feline Thoughts on Pedigree The English, as usual not nonplussed By foreign aristocracy, impressed No, not at all by noble, upper crust, Unbishoped Talleyrand, were not hard pressed To sneer at Duc de Biron. After all, Destesting frog and wog, Brits would snigger At...
by phillipw | Feb 2, 2019 | Ta
Tanagra The Lady in Blue As stiff as any well-dressed Barbie doll This sculpture from the time before the age Of Alexander’s conquering, the small Blue figurine is not so much a gauge Of ancient worship as it is a piece Of beauty, either for a little girl To...
