... services in the Greek revolution, but he refused to do so, thinking such ornaments unfitting a republican. I had the pleasure of witnessing one of the last performances of the celebrated danseuse, Madame Taglioni . She it was of whom one of the same profession said, Nous autres, nous sautons et nous tombons, mais elle monte et elle descend. The ballet was La Sylphide, in which she had achieved one of her e...