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... never again departed from the image of Huéline de Troye in the memory of Owen Tudor ! Huéline was accompanied by Gules Caboche , and together they brought some special viands for the Master - Chief ; Simon ate , holding the morsels ...
... never again departed from the image of Huéline de Troye in the memory of Owen Tudor ! Huéline was accompanied by Gules Caboche , and together they brought some special viands for the Master - Chief ; Simon ate , holding the morsels ...
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... never saw him ! " said the provost , vehemently . " But I always thought there was some mistake , and imagined that Jean de Troye was strangled with the rest , in the Armagnac time , " continued Capeluche . " At all events , he is not ...
... never saw him ! " said the provost , vehemently . " But I always thought there was some mistake , and imagined that Jean de Troye was strangled with the rest , in the Armagnac time , " continued Capeluche . " At all events , he is not ...
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... in season , because thou art evidently a beggar - and there is nothing that women hate more than poverty ! But why art thou so sullen of late , my son , that one never gets a pleasant word or look from thee - though thy OWEN TUDOR . 65.
... in season , because thou art evidently a beggar - and there is nothing that women hate more than poverty ! But why art thou so sullen of late , my son , that one never gets a pleasant word or look from thee - though thy OWEN TUDOR . 65.
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... never yet let me behead any one ! " said Loupgarou , ferociously . " Ill - humoured thing ! -why , thou art so awk- ward , thou wouldst disgrace our whole profes- sion , " said Capeluche , playfully chuckling his assistant's shapeless ...
... never yet let me behead any one ! " said Loupgarou , ferociously . " Ill - humoured thing ! -why , thou art so awk- ward , thou wouldst disgrace our whole profes- sion , " said Capeluche , playfully chuckling his assistant's shapeless ...
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... prophesying that he shall expel the English from France with such losses that they will never dare to come back again ! Do not blame me if you find the Miracle Play at the Palais insupportably dull ! I have no share in 68 OWEN TUDOR .
... prophesying that he shall expel the English from France with such losses that they will never dare to come back again ! Do not blame me if you find the Miracle Play at the Palais insupportably dull ! I have no share in 68 OWEN TUDOR .
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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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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.