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... messire , " she murmured , " I was the betrothed of Renaud Caboche - I am the daughter of Jean de Troye ! and if you were sin- cere - are you not castellain of this royal fortress -might not your garrison resume its custody ? ” The ...
... messire , " she murmured , " I was the betrothed of Renaud Caboche - I am the daughter of Jean de Troye ! and if you were sin- cere - are you not castellain of this royal fortress -might not your garrison resume its custody ? ” The ...
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... Messire de Giac made the humane and considerate proposal , across the preparations in the moat , which Huéline had sug- gested to him , and in her name ! It was not received with the politeness to be expected , at least by Owen Tudor ...
... Messire de Giac made the humane and considerate proposal , across the preparations in the moat , which Huéline had sug- gested to him , and in her name ! It was not received with the politeness to be expected , at least by Owen Tudor ...
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... messire the provost : his fortress is in no danger : it is only the good stone ditches that are filled with fire ! " " All the saints ! did not tell ye that Jean de Troye was removed to the dungeons below the keep ! -that there are bars ...
... messire the provost : his fortress is in no danger : it is only the good stone ditches that are filled with fire ! " " All the saints ! did not tell ye that Jean de Troye was removed to the dungeons below the keep ! -that there are bars ...
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... Mars ! What say you , ladies ? Ah , you laugh ; that is enough ? " " But is there to be a giant at the Boucherie , messire ? And will it not frighten one too much ? ” said one of the girls that were giggling , with OWEN TUDOR . 67.
... Mars ! What say you , ladies ? Ah , you laugh ; that is enough ? " " But is there to be a giant at the Boucherie , messire ? And will it not frighten one too much ? ” said one of the girls that were giggling , with OWEN TUDOR . 67.
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... messire ! " replied the Vau de Bar , with a smile that wrenched his whole visage in the effort to suppress it . “ I have as many masters as there are costermongers in Paris ! But I cannot think that any ill was meant by those who set ...
... messire ! " replied the Vau de Bar , with a smile that wrenched his whole visage in the effort to suppress it . “ I have as many masters as there are costermongers in Paris ! But I cannot think that any ill was meant by those who set ...
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Owen Tudor: An Historical Romance, Volume 1 - Primary Source Edition, Band 1 Emma Robinson Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2013 |
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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.