The History of France, from the Accession of Henry the Third, in 1574, to the Death of Henry the Fourth, in 1610: Preceded by a View of the Civil, Military and Political State of Europe, Between the Middle, and the Close of the Sixteenth Century; and Followed by a View of the State of Europe at the Accession of Louis the Thirteenth, Volume 4T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814 |
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... subjects ; he replied , in presence of the whole court , in these words ; " It be- and of " longs to me alone , to judge according to my Third . Henry the ' prudence , of what may contribute to the public welfare ; to make laws for ...
... subjects ; he replied , in presence of the whole court , in these words ; " It be- and of " longs to me alone , to judge according to my Third . Henry the ' prudence , of what may contribute to the public welfare ; to make laws for ...
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... subject , however elevated by public services , or illustrious from birth . D'Andelot , colonel- general of the French infantry , and brother to the celebrated Coligni , being questioned by Henry the Second , in 1539 , respecting his ...
... subject , however elevated by public services , or illustrious from birth . D'Andelot , colonel- general of the French infantry , and brother to the celebrated Coligni , being questioned by Henry the Second , in 1539 , respecting his ...
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... subject . Louis the Eleventh , tho ' he sacrificed the nobility to his vengeance or his policy , yet did not venture to impose con- tributions on the people , without some form of law , and sanction of their representatives . His two ...
... subject . Louis the Eleventh , tho ' he sacrificed the nobility to his vengeance or his policy , yet did not venture to impose con- tributions on the people , without some form of law , and sanction of their representatives . His two ...
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... subject , was reduced in passing through so many hands , to less than three - pence halfpenny , before it entered the royal treasury ; a dimi- nution hardly credible . It is to be observed however , that no higher , nor more ...
... subject , was reduced in passing through so many hands , to less than three - pence halfpenny , before it entered the royal treasury ; a dimi- nution hardly credible . It is to be observed however , that no higher , nor more ...
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... subject , were the assembly of the States General , and the Par- liaments ; peculiarly , that of Paris . The States , which under various denominations , were co- eval with the monarchy itself , and which bore an intimate resemblance to ...
... subject , were the assembly of the States General , and the Par- liaments ; peculiarly , that of Paris . The States , which under various denominations , were co- eval with the monarchy itself , and which bore an intimate resemblance to ...
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The History of France, from the Accession of Henry the Third, in ..., Volume 4 Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall Visualização integral - 1814 |
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Página 399 - Looks through the horizontal misty air Shorn of his beams, or from behind the moon In dim eclipse disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs.
Página 266 - I was sent with my brother to study the laws under the superintendence of an ancient gentleman. "We were auditors during three years, leading a much stricter life, and studying more severely, than persons of the present time would suppose. We rose at four in the morning, and having said our prayers, began our studies at five, our great books under our arms, and our inkstands and candlesticks in our hands. We listened to all the lectures till ten without intermission, and then dined, after having...
Página 267 - ... inkstands and candlesticks in our hands. We listened to all the lectures till ten without intermission, and then dined, after having in haste run over the substance of the lectures, which we had taken down in writing. After dinner, as a matter of amusement, we read Greek plays, or Demosthenes, &c. At one o'clock to our studies again. At five, home, to repeat and look out in our books for the passages cited. Then we supped, and read in Greek and Latin. On holidays we went to mass and vespers,...
Página 297 - any little coquette in Paris who does not expose her bosom in the fashion of Queen Marguerite." It is amusing to learn that inventions for increasing the size of the female figure behind, as well as for augmenting it before, and both of which have been renewed in the present age, were common under the last princes of Valois. As early as 1563, treatises were written and satires composed on " basquines " and
Página 171 - ... inflamed their enthusiasm. They still continued to be formidable under Henry III., though their numbers were lessened. But, after the accession of the King of Navarre to the throne of France, they began rapidly to diminish. The desertion of that monarch, and his reconciliation to the Church of Rome, together with the toleration granted them by him, tended insensibly to draw off all those who were not animated with fervent zeal for the maintenance of the reformed religion.
Página 36 - ... they were liable. So they went home, as little edified with their new bishop, as he was with them." We suppose, that no people, however subject to arbitrary laws and despotic princes, ever experienced such a continued series of violence and oppression as was maintained by the government of Scotland, during the reign of the two last princes of the house of Stuart. Every administration, by turn, seemed to go a step farther than the one which had preceded it ; and the fury of Lauderdale did not...
Página 190 - CHAP." by what is here related, that the spiritual •* sword, which is the good example of the clergy, charity, exhortation, and other good « works, are more necessary to extinguish he...
Página 39 - ... their stockings at the knee, when going to the assault of a town. As their dress from the waist to the ankle, consisted only of one piece, it facilitated their scaling a wall, or mounting a breach.
Página 44 - First, in 1515, that any considerable change was effected, Between that time and the death of Henry the Third, in 1589, pikes, the ancient weapon of the French infantry, gave place to the arquebuss ; while in the cavalry, lances were gradually and reluctantly exchanged for the pistol. At that period, the Spaniards were...