Project Gutenberg 2009-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 45 Burney, Fanny 1752 1840 Burney, Frances D'Arblay, Frances Burney Brief Reflections relative to the Emigrant French Clergy Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Brief Reflections relative to the Emigrant French Clergy" by Fanny Burney is a poignant humanitarian appeal written in the late 18th century. This work falls under the category of a social and political reflection, focusing on the plight of the French clergy who fled to Britain during the tumultuous period of the French Revolution. The text advocates for support and aid from the women of Great Britain, highlighting the moral imperative of compassion and charity amidst the crises of displacement and suffering experienced by these exiled figures. In the book, Burney passionately argues for the urgent need to assist the expatriated French clergy, emphasizing their character as virtuous victims of persecution rather than criminals. She juxtaposes the tragic events of the Revolution with the noble virtues of the clergy, imploring British women to engage actively in philanthropy to help preserve these men from destitution. The narrative blends emotional appeal with rational discourse, vividly recounting the dangers and hardships faced by the clergy in their quest for refuge. Burney calls upon women to exercise their benevolence, reminding them of their shared humanity with those suffering, and urging them to contribute to a charitable endeavor that honors both faith and compassion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Religious aspects Clergy -- France French -- Great Britain PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 56193 56202 2024-09-12T13:05:28.635757 2023-09-13T05:27:14.819786 text/html text/html 52785 2021-01-05T05:40:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 20748 2021-01-05T05:40:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 81312 2024-09-12T13:05:32.196745 application/epub+zip 79903 2024-09-12T13:05:30.033757 application/epub+zip 79904 2024-09-12T13:05:29.179789 application/epub+zip 209666 2024-09-12T13:05:33.853773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199898 2024-09-12T13:05:31.608812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200046 2022-09-13T13:43:33.250416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46350 46234 2024-09-12T13:05:28.392790 2023-09-13T05:27:14.613751 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 46222 2021-01-05T05:40:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 18690 2021-01-05T05:40:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 46213 2021-01-05T05:40:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18670 2021-01-05T05:40:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20585 2024-09-12T13:05:33.983740 application/rdf+xml 19518 2024-09-12T13:05:29.520756 image/jpeg 4215 2024-09-12T13:05:29.350871 image/jpeg 80717 2024-09-12T13:05:28.641801 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia