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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 ... Having
manded by the king of Navarre : the town was taken , but at the LIFE OF HENRY
IV .
Battles were fought , towns besieged , and scenes of cruelty and bloodshed
occurred such as are never heard of except in those wars in which ... Having
manded by the king of Navarre : the town was taken , but at the LIFE OF HENRY
IV .
Side 4
... when a treaty was agreed to , somewhat favourable to the Protestants . Again
cause for dissension was unhappily found , and a still more fierce war broke out
in the winter of 1568 - 69 . The town of Rochelle , on the west coast of France
LIFE ...
... when a treaty was agreed to , somewhat favourable to the Protestants . Again
cause for dissension was unhappily found , and a still more fierce war broke out
in the winter of 1568 - 69 . The town of Rochelle , on the west coast of France
LIFE ...
Side 5
town of Rochelle , on the west coast of France , was chosen as the head -
quarters of the Protestants . Hither most of the leading Huguenots came , bringing
supplies of men and money ; among others the queen of Navarre , who offered
her ...
town of Rochelle , on the west coast of France , was chosen as the head -
quarters of the Protestants . Hither most of the leading Huguenots came , bringing
supplies of men and money ; among others the queen of Navarre , who offered
her ...
Side 8
His son Maximilian was left in town , lodging with his tutor and a valet - de -
chambre in a quarter remote from the court , and near the colleges . He thus
describes what happened to him on the night of St Bartholomew : ' I was in bed ,
and ...
His son Maximilian was left in town , lodging with his tutor and a valet - de -
chambre in a quarter remote from the court , and near the colleges . He thus
describes what happened to him on the night of St Bartholomew : ' I was in bed ,
and ...
Side 10
... fetid atmosphere which it breathed . In the meantime , the court was following
up the massacre of St Bartholomew by laying siege to such towns as were still in
the hands of the Huguenots , and repressing every Huguenot symptom in the rest
...
... fetid atmosphere which it breathed . In the meantime , the court was following
up the massacre of St Bartholomew by laying siege to such towns as were still in
the hands of the Huguenots , and repressing every Huguenot symptom in the rest
...
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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 |