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Page 5 - SERIES : From the Commencement of the French Revolution, in 1789, to the Restoration of the Bourbons, in 1815. [ In addition to the Notes on Chapter LXXVI., which correct the errors of the original work concerning the United States, a copious Analytical Index has been appended to this American edition.] SECOND SERIES : From the Fall of Napoleon, in 1815, to the Accession of Louis Napoleon, iu 1S52.