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HENRI LIIT DE FRANCE CHUC 2017 Ac . mm ccccccc ON ENRY IV . , a monarch
whose memory is cherished by the French with greater affection and enthusiasm
than that of any other of their kings , and the history of whose reign connects ...
HENRI LIIT DE FRANCE CHUC 2017 Ac . mm ccccccc ON ENRY IV . , a monarch
whose memory is cherished by the French with greater affection and enthusiasm
than that of any other of their kings , and the history of whose reign connects ...
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... and which alone at the present day retains the name of Navarre , he annexed
to Spain , leaving the smaller portion lying north of the Pyrenees to the legitimate
sovereign , Catharine de Foix , the wife of Jean d ' Albret , a French noble .
... and which alone at the present day retains the name of Navarre , he annexed
to Spain , leaving the smaller portion lying north of the Pyrenees to the legitimate
sovereign , Catharine de Foix , the wife of Jean d ' Albret , a French noble .
Side 10
The French court was at this period the most profligate in Europe ; all kinds of
criminality were openly practised , under the name of pleasure ; and it was part of
the horrible policy of the queenmother to maintain her power by surrounding
those ...
The French court was at this period the most profligate in Europe ; all kinds of
criminality were openly practised , under the name of pleasure ; and it was part of
the horrible policy of the queenmother to maintain her power by surrounding
those ...
Side 12
This was the offer of the sovereignty of the Netherlands to Monsieur , the French
king ' s brother , who had been selected by the Dutch as a prince of powerful
connections , and likely , therefore , to assist them in their struggle against Philip
II ...
This was the offer of the sovereignty of the Netherlands to Monsieur , the French
king ' s brother , who had been selected by the Dutch as a prince of powerful
connections , and likely , therefore , to assist them in their struggle against Philip
II ...
Side 13
The king was childless ; and , by Monsieur ' s death , the king of Navarre became
next heir in blood to the French throne . He had a formidable competitor ,
however , in the person of the Duke of Guise , a man of bold and enterprising
views .
The king was childless ; and , by Monsieur ' s death , the king of Navarre became
next heir in blood to the French throne . He had a formidable competitor ,
however , in the person of the Duke of Guise , a man of bold and enterprising
views .
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Side 21 - Now by the lips of those ye love, fair gentlemen of France, Charge for the golden lilies now — upon them with the lance! A thousand spurs are striking deep, a thousand spears in rest, A thousand knights are pressing close behind the snow-white crest; And in they burst, and on they rushed, while, like a guiding star, Amidst the thickest carnage blazed the helmet of Navarre.
Side 3 - Blow up the fire, my maidens! Bring water from the well! For a' my house shall feast this night, Since my three sons are well.
Side 22 - D'Aumale hath cried for quarter. The Flemish count is slain. Their ranks are breaking like thin clouds before a Biscay gale ; The field is heaped with bleeding steeds, and flags, and cloven mail. And then we thought on vengeance, and, all along our van, " Remember St. Bartholomew," was passed from man to man. But out spake gentle Henry, " No Frenchman is my foe : Down, down, with every foreigner, but let your brethren go.
Side 27 - ... grown cauld to me. When we came in by Glasgow town We were a comely sight to see : My Love was clad in the black velvet, And I mysell in cramasie. But had I wist, before I kist...
Side 3 - Up then crew the red, red cock, And up and crew the gray; The eldest to the youngest said,
Side 20 - Full fifteen stane o' Spanish iron, They hae laid a' right sair on me ; Wi' locks and keys I am fast bound Into this dungeon dark and dreirie.
Side 2 - Wi ae lock o his gowden hair We'll theek our nest when it grows bare. "Mony a one for him makes mane, But nane sail ken where he is gane; Oer his white banes when they are bare, The wind sail blaw for evermair.