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Versailles is still fine to look upon; but it was splendid to view in the period of its glory.
Particularly was it resplendent when a great ceremony was performed, when the wardrobes and warehouses were ransacked to display their sumptuous treasures, and the dazzling illuminations doubled the magic of its wealth.