Cinq-Mars : Or, A Conspiracy Under Louis XIII: An Historical RomanceD. Bogue, 1847 - 397 pages |
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... king , he feels that he is unable to stir those statues of iron , and that to do it would require the hand of a great man ; he passes quickly by , and dares not meddle with us ; who fear him not . He believes that we are always ...
... king , he feels that he is unable to stir those statues of iron , and that to do it would require the hand of a great man ; he passes quickly by , and dares not meddle with us ; who fear him not . He believes that we are always ...
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... king is of his . When I came into France , it was that I might take my ease , accom- panied by my gentlemen and pages . I perceive , however , that the farther we go , the more we lose sight of this idea , especially at the court . But ...
... king is of his . When I came into France , it was that I might take my ease , accom- panied by my gentlemen and pages . I perceive , however , that the farther we go , the more we lose sight of this idea , especially at the court . But ...
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... king I had to buy a costume which cost me a hundred thousand francs . " " Ah ! " said the mistress of the house , smiling , “ you must acknowledge for once that you were not obliged to do that : we have all heard of your splendid dress ...
... king I had to buy a costume which cost me a hundred thousand francs . " " Ah ! " said the mistress of the house , smiling , “ you must acknowledge for once that you were not obliged to do that : we have all heard of your splendid dress ...
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... king , had he succeeded , knowing well that all the other lords who were as great as himself would have abandoned the enemy of the legitimate sovereign . Arms were taken against a faction , and not against the sovereign authority ; and ...
... king , had he succeeded , knowing well that all the other lords who were as great as himself would have abandoned the enemy of the legitimate sovereign . Arms were taken against a faction , and not against the sovereign authority ; and ...
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... king at a siege , upon my arrival in his court ; it would have been better to have been disembowelled then than at a tourney , as I was . But we were at peace , and I was compelled to go and pistol the Turks with the Rosworm of the ...
... king at a siege , upon my arrival in his court ; it would have been better to have been disembowelled then than at a tourney , as I was . But we were at peace , and I was compelled to go and pistol the Turks with the Rosworm of the ...
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Page 225 - If thou beest he ; but oh, how fallen ! how changed From him, who in the happy realms of light Clothed with transcendent brightness didst outshine Myriads though bright...