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... Veau de Bar , with a powerful mass of cavalry , dashed headlong on their disordered flank from the Grand Châtelet . Taneguy rallied his forces with the skill and determination for which he was renowned , and a furious hand - to- hand ...
... Veau de Bar , with a powerful mass of cavalry , dashed headlong on their disordered flank from the Grand Châtelet . Taneguy rallied his forces with the skill and determination for which he was renowned , and a furious hand - to- hand ...
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... Veau de Bar himself , after re- ceiving from his sword a blow that struck his helmet off , exhorted him to yield , offering his hand as an assurance of safety , and pointing out the flight and confusion of his allies . About the same ...
... Veau de Bar himself , after re- ceiving from his sword a blow that struck his helmet off , exhorted him to yield , offering his hand as an assurance of safety , and pointing out the flight and confusion of his allies . About the same ...
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... de Giac , for the Veau de Bar was known as a fierce but ho- nourable soldier . " I claim your knightly word , then , " said Owen , " and entreat you to let me be taken at once into your fortress ; for I am the Chevalier Sauvage , and ...
... de Giac , for the Veau de Bar was known as a fierce but ho- nourable soldier . " I claim your knightly word , then , " said Owen , " and entreat you to let me be taken at once into your fortress ; for I am the Chevalier Sauvage , and ...
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... Veau de Bar enforced , to the central tower , or keep of the Châtelet . It was a round mass separated from the rest of the pile by a deep ditch of stagnant water that contributed no doubt to the general ill health of the locality ...
... Veau de Bar enforced , to the central tower , or keep of the Châtelet . It was a round mass separated from the rest of the pile by a deep ditch of stagnant water that contributed no doubt to the general ill health of the locality ...
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... de Giac must have carried the news of his capture , convinced Owen that the Veau de Bar meant to keep his word to him . The ven- geance of Simon Caboche would else have reached him , he could not doubt . The prisoners of the Châtelet ...
... de Giac must have carried the news of his capture , convinced Owen that the Veau de Bar meant to keep his word to him . The ven- geance of Simon Caboche would else have reached him , he could not doubt . The prisoners of the Châtelet ...
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Armagnac arms Bastille beauty blood Boucherie bride Burgundian Cabochiens Capeluche Catherine of France Châtelet Chevalier Sauvage court dauphin doubt dread Duke John Duke of Burgundy duke's Edition English exclaimed executioner eyes favour fear gazing Giac's grace hand hath heart Henry of England honour Huéline de Troye instant Isabeau de Bavière Jean de Troye John the Fearless King of England knight La Trimouille Lady de Giac laugh look lord Loupgarou Louvre Madame Catherine Maillotins Master-Chief messire methinks minstreless Montereau never noble Owen Tudor Owen's Paris Parisians passion Perrinet le Clerc Pontoise populace post 8vo prince prisoners provost queen ransom replied de Giac replied the Lady retinue returned de Giac returned Owen royal seemed Simon Caboche Sir Owen Sir Pierre Sir Taneguy smile suspicions Taneguy Duchâtel thee thine thou art thou hast thought Trimouille triumph Veau de Bar vengeance vols Welsh wife wilt words yield
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Seite 314 - Pepys' tastes and pursuits led him into almost every department of life. He was a man of business, a man of information, a man of whim, and, to a certain degree, a man of pleasure. He was a statesman, a bel-esprit, a virtuoso, and a connoisseur.
Seite 314 - Diary that throws a distinct and vivid light over the picture of England and its government during the period succeeding the Restoration. If, quitting the broad path of history, we look for minute information concerning ancient manners and customs, the progress of arts and sciences, and the various branches of antiquity, we have never seen a mine so rich as these volumes. The variety of Pepys' tastes and pursuits led him into almost every department of life.
Seite 312 - The Peerage and Baronetage," &c. SECOND AND CHEAPER EDITION, 2 vols., post 8vo, 21s. bound. The memoirs of our great families are replete with details of the most striking and romantic interest, throwing light on the occurrences of public as well as domestic life, and elucidating the causes of many important national events. How little of...
Seite 315 - All these qualifications for a biographer and an historian she has brought to bear upon the subject of her volumes, and from them has resulted a narrative interesting to all, and more particularly interesting to that portion of the community to •whom the more refined researches of literature afford pleasure and instruction. The whole work should be read, and no doubt will be read, by all who are anxious for information. It is a lucid arrangement of facts, derived from authentic sources, exhibiting...
Seite 314 - Of all the records that have ever been published, Pepys' Diary gives us the most vivid and trustworthy picture of the times, and the clearest view of the state of English public affairs and of English society during the reign of Charles II. We see there, as in a map, the vices of the monarch, the intrigues of the Cabinet, the wanton follies of the court, and the many calamities to which the nation was subjected during the memorable period of fire, plague, and general licentiousness.
Seite 315 - We must pronounce Miss Strickland beyond all comparison the most entertaining historian in the English language. She is certainly a woman of powerful and active mind, as well as of scrupulous justice and honesty of purpose." — Morning Post. " Miss Strickland has made a very judicious use of many authentic MS. authorities not previously collected, and the result is a most interesting addition to our biographical library.
Seite 314 - Diary makes us comprehend the great historical events of the age, and the people who bore a part in them, and gives us more clear glimpses into the true English life of the times than all the other memorials of them that have come down to our own.