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Side 4
... Paris ; but died on the way , on the 17th of November 1562. His death was speedily followed by that of Marshal Saint André , who was killed at the battle of Dreux , on the 19th of December 1562 ; and the Duke of Guise , who was shot by ...
... Paris ; but died on the way , on the 17th of November 1562. His death was speedily followed by that of Marshal Saint André , who was killed at the battle of Dreux , on the 19th of December 1562 ; and the Duke of Guise , who was shot by ...
Side 6
... Paris from all parts of the country to witness its celebration . The marriage was delayed by the death of Jeanne d'Albret , the bridegroom's mother , but took place on the 18th of August 1572 - the ceremony being performed publicly in ...
... Paris from all parts of the country to witness its celebration . The marriage was delayed by the death of Jeanne d'Albret , the bridegroom's mother , but took place on the 18th of August 1572 - the ceremony being performed publicly in ...
Side 8
... Paris , ' the bridal favours would be crimson . ' His warnings were disregarded ; and , unwilling to seem more timid than the rest , he remained in Paris until the attempt was made to assassinate the admiral , when , with several others ...
... Paris , ' the bridal favours would be crimson . ' His warnings were disregarded ; and , unwilling to seem more timid than the rest , he remained in Paris until the attempt was made to assassinate the admiral , when , with several others ...
Side 13
... Paris , from whom he received intelligence of what was passing there . His wife Margaret , for whom he had never entertained any affection , treating her always , as one of his biographers says , rather as the king's sister than as his ...
... Paris , from whom he received intelligence of what was passing there . His wife Margaret , for whom he had never entertained any affection , treating her always , as one of his biographers says , rather as the king's sister than as his ...
Side 15
... Paris a faction called the Sixteen , because its affairs were managed by sixteen members , one for each division of Paris - a faction which pushed the doctrines of the League to an extreme length , and was ready to have recourse to the ...
... Paris a faction called the Sixteen , because its affairs were managed by sixteen members , one for each division of Paris - a faction which pushed the doctrines of the League to an extreme length , and was ready to have recourse to the ...
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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.
Side 31 - Lang maun she weep, lang maun she, maun she weep, Lang maun she weep with dule and sorrow, And lang maun I nae mair weil be seen Pu'ing the birks on the Braes of Yarrow.