That said, Danton in manhood is probed and skilleted, admired and reviled in a multitude of memoirs written by contemporaries who love him, loathe him or simply stand and watch as the Danton tempest roars past.

The dearer the giver, the dearer the trinket he brings!

the force that can deturn a feather from its couple downwards, is not able to deturn a ſtone

(slang)