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Side 3
Battles were fought , towns besieged , and scenes of cruelty and bloodshed
occurred such as are never heard of except in those wars in which religious
bigotry plays a principal part . One of the towns possessed by the Huguenots was
Rouen ...
Battles were fought , towns besieged , and scenes of cruelty and bloodshed
occurred such as are never heard of except in those wars in which religious
bigotry plays a principal part . One of the towns possessed by the Huguenots was
Rouen ...
Side 7
Musket and pistol shots were heard in every direction ; sometimes in continuous
discharges , as if companies of soldiers were firing upon a crowd . Lights were
placed in the windows of the houses in which Catholics resided ; and these so ...
Musket and pistol shots were heard in every direction ; sometimes in continuous
discharges , as if companies of soldiers were firing upon a crowd . Lights were
placed in the windows of the houses in which Catholics resided ; and these so ...
Side 8
My tutor , St Julian , with my valet - de - chambre , went hastily out to know the
cause ; and I never afterwards heard of these two men , who without doubt were
amongst the first that were sacrificed to the public fury . I continued alone in my ...
My tutor , St Julian , with my valet - de - chambre , went hastily out to know the
cause ; and I never afterwards heard of these two men , who without doubt were
amongst the first that were sacrificed to the public fury . I continued alone in my ...
Side 9
... a good man , by whom I was tenderly beloved . The porter , prevailed upon by
some small pieces of money which I put into his hand , admitted me ; and my
friend carried me to his apartment , where two inhuman priests , whom I heard
talk of ...
... a good man , by whom I was tenderly beloved . The porter , prevailed upon by
some small pieces of money which I put into his hand , admitted me ; and my
friend carried me to his apartment , where two inhuman priests , whom I heard
talk of ...
Side 15
This action , which to some might have appeared a mere piece of theatrical
daring , had an evident effect on Sixtus V . - himself a man of ability and resolute
purpose — and he was heard to declare , that of all the monarchs in Christendom
...
This action , which to some might have appeared a mere piece of theatrical
daring , had an evident effect on Sixtus V . - himself a man of ability and resolute
purpose — and he was heard to declare , that of all the monarchs in Christendom
...
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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.
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Chambers's miscellany of instructive & entertaining tracts, Bind 13 Chambers's miscellany of instructive & entertaining tracts, Chambers W. and R., ltd |
| Forfatter | Chambers W. and R., ltd |
| udgivet | 1871 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Oxford University |
| Digitaliseret | 31. jul 2006 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |