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... on the quarter-deck, as it were, of a gigantic vessel. We dream of Paris from the days of the Romans to those of the Franks, from the Normans to the Burgundians, the Middle-Ages, the Valois, Henri IV., Louis XIV., Napoleon, and Louis-Philippe. Vestiges are before us of all those sovereignties, in monuments that recall their memory....

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...rom the days of the Romans to those of the Franks, from the Normans to the Burgundians, the Middle-Ages, the Valois, Henri IV., Louis XIV., Napo- leon... ...roken some rule. At what hour do you rise?” “Not quite so early as the old monks,” said Madame de la Chanterie, courteously, “but as early as the work...

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...rdi- nate position through the subsequent connection of the story with the Burgundians. It is of course useless to hunt for the date of such an episod... ...not Siegfried, won the bride. This alteration probably took place when the Burgundians were introduced into the legend. With this in- troduction an un... ...ror demanding fearful vengeance, and on the other, to make the king of the Burgundians an active partici- pator in Siegfried’s death, for otherwise it... ...ne from Coblenz downward. Further up the river, that is, to the south, the Burgundians had established a kingdom in what is now the Rhenish Palatinate... ...undahar,” or “Gundicarius,” as the Romans called him. For twenty years the Burgundians lived on good terms with the surrounding nations. Then, growing... ...le of the town returned now to their lodgeings. She begged the priests and monks and all his retinue, that served the knight, to stay. They spent full...

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...er as if in the polar regions at Saint-Cloud, in the midst of this glowing Burgundian climate. The sun sends down its warmest rays, the king-fisher wa... ...ent guilelessness came back to him, and he owned him- self “gulled” by the Burgundian beggar. “Y ou would never believe, monsieur,” said Charles, as t... ... Vert, called Vermichel, practitioner. Vermichel, a fa- mous violin in the Burgundian regiment of former days, had procured for Pere Fourchon, in reco... ...Fourchon, holding out a hand to Vermichel to help him up the steps. Of all Burgundian figures, Vermichel would have seemed to you the most Burgundian.... ...ried the old fellow. “Perhaps I don’t know French, and I’ll ask it in good Burgundian; as long as I get the money, I don’t care, I’ll talk Latin: ‘lat... ...y of the French nation, even those who think themselves well-bred. All the monks which the Revolution brought out of their monasteries and forced into...

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...for a full year now. So that you cannot say it is the caresses of the good monks. No, nor the rude sayings of the Master of Al- bany,’ he added, colou... ...colm, who bent his steps at once thither, among the congratulations of the monks; and Lilias 29 Yo n g e was not prevented from accompanying him thus... ...astery destroyed by the Danes had been one of the double founda- tions for monks and nuns. Entering the building, the brother and sister hastily cross... ...James Stewart had been left in the hall without, to the hospitality of the monks; he had laid aside his helmet, washed his face, and arranged his brig... ... a much greater prominence than he could have done at either the French or Burgundian Court. He and his brother of St. Pol were Esclairmonde’s nearest... ...o, no, Alice,’ said Esclairmonde, with a shudder; ‘any one rather than the Burgundian! It is shame even to com- pare the Scot!’ ‘He may not be so evil... ...foot, and show- ing a bold proud visage, exaggerating the harshness of the Burgundian lineaments. Malcolm shuddered, and murmured, ‘Such a pearl to su... ...-in-law, to prevent her from shining in her native city, and eclipsing the Burgundian pomp; and she opened her soft brown eyes in dignified dis- pleas... ...ng for their return, when her hands were grasped on either side by the two Burgundian princesses. ‘Sweet runaway, we have caught you at last! Here, in...

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...examined the principal reigns in the history of France, the quarrel of the Burgundians and the Armagnacs, that of the Guises and the Valois, each of w... ...y, the Reformation establishes the family. It is time to rid France of her monks, to restore their lands to the Crown, who will, sooner or later, sell... ...ony . Relying on the Church, it has made the Church a formidable ally; the monks are its support, its acolytes, its spies. It has assumed the post of ... ...threatened. Let us smother at its birth a faction as odious as that of the Burgundians who formerly put Paris and all France to fire and sword. It req... ...nd sword. It required a Louis XI. to put a stop to the quarrel between the Burgundians and the Crown; and to-day a prince de Conde is needed to preven... ... answered that he was cold and wanted to get in. “Ha! my master,” said the Burgundian maid, “you went out by the street-door, and you return by the wa... ...d bitterly as he heard of the invitation to his prom- ised bride. When the Burgundian cook and the apprentices had de- parted on their several errands... ...rday I spent the rest of the night in read- ing the reports sent me by the monks; in which I found that the only persons who have compromised themselv... ...to the torture, were grouped at the foot of the scaffold and surrounded by monks, who endeav- ored to make them abjure the doctrines of Calvin. But no...

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...y ing of the Scots. Then the bishops and abbots of the realm, with divers monks and other orders, carrying in their hands bodies of the saints and ma... ... bread. At this table sat Britons, Frenchmen, Normans, Angevins, Flemings, Burgundians, and Loherins. Knights had their plate who held land of the kin... ...bishops and abbots. Nor did Arthur bid Englishmen alone, but Frenchman and Burgundian, Auvergnat and Gascon, Norman and Poitivin, Angevin and Fleming,...

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...ned horribly savage—and the life of the Gauls under them was wretched. The Burgundians and Visigoths who had peopled the southern and eastern province... ...regory, Bishop of Langres, was a man of high rank and consideration in the Burgundian kingdom, whence the Christian Queen Clotilda had come; and even ... ... kingdom, whence the Christian Queen Clotilda had come; and even after the Burgundians had been sub- dued by the four sons of Chlodweh, he continued a... ... who had arisen at the time of the Crusades. At first they had been merely monks, who kept open house for the reception of the poor penniless pilgrims... ...t Jerusalem in need of shelter, and often of nursing and healing. The good monks not only fed and housed them, but did their best to cure the many dis... ..., and they obtained permission from the Pope to become warriors as well as monks. They were thus all in one—knights, priests, and nurses; their monast... ...o endeavor to find some accusation against him. They tampered with all the monks in the convent, to induce them to find some fault in him, but each an...

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...s in the Chapel—a most holy example for them. “ Ay, for such as seek to be monks and shavelings,” broke in the North Country voice sarcastically. “The... ...elf came to attend them, and likewise all the neighbouring clergy, and the monks, friars, and nuns, over- flowing the chapel, while peasants and begga... ...ond the river to the southward, Ridley pointed to the tall square tower of Monks Wearmouth Church dominating the great monastery around it, which had ... ...ave in what regarded the defence of the T ower. He himself was going on to Monks Wearmouth, where he had a kinsman among the monks. With an effort, ju... ... booth, a tall perfectly-equipped man-at-arms, in velvet bon- net with the Burgundian Cross, bright cuirass, rich crimson surcoat, and handsome sword ... ...der one of the Duke’s captains. A man-at-arms in the splendid suite of the Burgundian Dukes was generally of good birth, and was attended by two groom... ...re and more to look to the sympathy and under- standing of his English and Burgundian interests alike, which he found in the maiden who sat by the hea... ... not well be done kneeling, a footstool, covered in tapestry with the many Burgundian quarterings, was brought, and here Grisell was seated, the Duche... ...rdly even then, for Bruges was at the height of its splendour, as were the Burgundian Dukes at the very climax of their magnificence. After landing fr...

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...hemselves rather woefully. The most cunning of the three clerks, who was a Burgundian, smiled and said, seeing the hour of payment arrived, “This must... ...as from Anjou, and as artful as a woman in love. “Neither can I,” said the Burgundian. “Gentlemen! Gentlemen!” replied the Picardian “you are jesting.... ...t us pay three times; our host would not suffer it.” “Well then,” said the Burgundian, “whichever of us shall tell the worst tale shall justify the la... ...slap, “spit out your story or pay!” “By the queen of Antlers!” replied the Burgundian, “by my faith, by the saints, by God! and by the devil, I know o... ... your presence, was as good a 18 Balzac worker, night and day, as any two monks together. They were soon betrothed, and the marriage was arranged; bu... ... report.” “I should like to kiss the orchestra.” “Ah! gentlemen,” said the Burgundian, gravely, “we can- not leave without seeing the hostess, and if ... ...er of convents situated in this street, where the severe continence of the monks and nuns might have caused the walls to be made so hot that some woma... ... to break up, and from lack of provisions return to their houses. Then the monks of Touraine, the lords, and the citizens, in great apprehension of pi...

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...d.” “What! is it all over?” said the king. “Our man is in the hands of the monks. He confessed the theft after a touch of the ‘question.’” The countes... ...ude for your goodness, by doing my utmost to promote the mar- riage of the Burgundian heiress with Monseigneur. She will bring you a noble treasure, n...

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...the Flemings were never willingly at war with the English, and some of the Burgundian nobles and knights had been on intimate terms with Suf- folk. St... ...emish hounds.’ Riding between, regardless of the stones, he shouted in the Burgundian French he had learnt in his campaigns, to de- mand the cause of ... ...mpassion- ate, but ready to answer all the questions in her power. She was Burgundian, but her home having been harried in the wars, her husband had t... ...Chalons, but David dis- mounted, and followed a stream of persons, chiefly monks, friars, and women of the burgher class, up the steps, and on into th...

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...isbanded, or on their way to the Queen’s army, were roaming about, and the Burgundians brought by Edward might not be re- spectful to an English Prior... ...he terrible realities of the battle of Barnet. At Bolton Abbey Harry found monks who encour- aged his craving for information on natural science, and ...

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...ny owed to the English who came to the Council of Constance, and which the monks of St. Ruprecht’s hoped might infuse some religious notions 65 Yo n ... ...box, ready in due time to be kissed; and a preaching friar (not one of the monks of St. Ruprecht’s) was in the midst of a ser- mon, telling how St. Jo... ...g and drifting, so that it was impossible to leave the castle, and the two monks were kept there for a full fortnight, during which Christmas solemnit... ...Czech from a peasant with a basket of eggs, English from the exiles at the Burgundian court, who had also taught him the use of the longbow, building ... ...ains. Then shall they be duly coffined and blazoned. All 195 Yo n g e the monks in the cloisters for twenty miles round shall sing requiems, and thou...

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... house of Lorraine, and rebuffed them. Then the Marquis de Simeuse, an old Burgundian, old Guiser, old leaguer, old frondeur (he inherited the four gr... ... That monastery, seized, sacked, and demolished, had disappeared entirely, monks and property. The forest, an object of much cupidity, was taken into ...

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...as it was in the beginning, when Adam himself delved. Longfrocked tonsured Monks, with short-skirted Water-carriers, with swallow-tailed well-frizzled... ...t fight; and with whom shalt thou fight! Could tumult awaken the old Dead, Burgundian Charles the Bold might stir from under that 88 The French Revol... ... Bouille and twenty-one more of us rode over the Frontiers; the Bernardine monks at Orval in Luxemburg gave us supper and lodging.’ (Aubriot, ut supra...

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...iserable anarchy of Charles VI.’s reign, the elder brother had been on the Burgundian side—like most of the other nobles of Picardy—and had thus been ... ...al for iconoclasm, but from long- standing hatred and jealousy against the monks. Catherine de Medicis had, in 1546, carried off two of the jasper col... ...xious hours had passed before the procession was marshaled; and friars and monks, black, white, and gray,—priests in rich robes and tall caps,—black-c... ...r, when preach he could; but when he could not, his very presence kept the monks’ revenants from vexing us—as a cat keeps mice away; and, ah! The chil... ...ese, however, having conceived some ter- ror of the ghosts of the murdered monks, had entreated for a pastor to protect them; and Madame la Duchesse t...

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...o, I will here conclude in a few words his melancholy history. His brother monks, jealous, or rather exasperated to discover in him a merit and elegan... ...refore, combined against this worthy man, and set on the envious rabble of monks, who other- wise would not have dared to hazard the attack. He receiv... ...ibberish the most mispronounced, called themselves Provencals, Picards, or Burgundians, came to demand them. My ear being very fine, I was not thus ma...

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...oted a wench fashioned with delicious perfection, like everything that the monks possess. Now, the more it was forbidden our silver- smith to touch th... ... by.” “Then see if you cannot buy the manumission of this maid. I know the monks. With them money does everything.” “Monseigneur,” said the silversmit... ... to God and to the abbey. Now, since there was here an altar, bondsmen and monks, /id est/, from time immemorial, there has never occurred the case of... ...of service. The silversmith, to whom everyone spoke of the cupidity of the monks, saw clearly that the abbot would incommutably maintain this order, a... ...th a white diamond, saying that he had a hundred like it for the pope. The Burgundian took off his hat, and exhibited two wonderful pearls, that were ... ...the servant expressed her astonishment that all had made the same vow. The Burgundian added, that this vow had been the cause of his lagging behind, b... ...ll Stories- V ol. Three “Is a cuckold made in the image of God?” asked the Burgundian. “No,” said the Parisian, “because God was wise in this re- spec... ...ll the evils in the world. “Their heads are as empty as helmets,” said the Burgundian. “Their hearts are as straight as bill-hooks,” said the Parisian... ...and for this reason do I hold it in utter detestation.” “I also,” said the Burgundian, “and I begin to understand the different reading by a learned m...

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...ed by the Danes, and again renewed by Bishop Dunstan, who gave it to a few monks. Afterwards, King Edward the Confessor built it entirely new, with th... ...rev- enue, to be the place of his own burial, and a convent of Benedictine monks; and enriched it with estates dispersed all over England. In this chu... ... much enlarged at the west end by the abbots. After the expul- sion of the monks, it experienced many changes; first it had a dean and prebendaries; t... ...an- dered the revenues, resigned it again to a dean. In a little time, the monks with their abbot were reinstated by Queen Mary; but, they being soon ... ...f Henry VII., grand- mother of Henry VIII.; she gave this monastery to the monks of Winbourne,* who preached and taught grammar *This is a mistake; he... ...grandfather, King Henry VII., together with whatsoever the German, Norman, Burgundian, Castilian, and French achievements, with their intermarriages, ...

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... to meet with thieves in the shape of tonsured clerks, or even priests and monks. To a knot of such learned pilferers our poet certainly be- longed; a... ...dly and bleak. Paris swarms before us, full of fam- ine, shame, and death; monks and the servants of great lords hold high wassail upon cakes and past... ...Charles of Orleans, and negoti- ated diligently for his release. In 1433 a Burgundian em- bassy was admitted to an interview with the captive duke, in... ...sin, and his brother. He assures him that, soul and body, he is altogether Burgundian; and protests that he has given his heart in pledge to him. Rega... ...leves, at St. Omer. The marriage was celebrated with the usual pomp of the Burgundian court; there were joustings, and illuminations, and animals that... ...ry 14, ten weeks after he disembarked in France, and attended by a ruck of Burgundian gentlemen, that he ar- rived in Paris and offered to present him... ...well en- tered on the third, he hastened to become the dupe and catspaw of Burgundian treason. On each of these occasions, a strong and not dishonoura...

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...as it was in the beginning, when Adam himself delved. Longfrocked tonsured Monks, with short-skirted Wa- ter-carriers, with swallow-tailed well-frizzl... ...t fight; and with whom shalt thou fight! Could tumult awaken the old Dead, Burgundian Charles the Bold might stir from under that Rotunda of his: neve... ... Bouille and twenty-one more of us rode over the Frontiers; the Bernardine monks at Orval in Lux- emburg gave us supper and lodging.’ (Aubriot, ut sup...

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...h, in later times, the Swiss militia gained over that of the Austrians and Burgundians. The military force of the German and Scythian nations, who est... ... catholic countries, the spirit of devotion is supported altogether by the monks, and by the poorer parochial clergy. The great digni- taries of the c... ... own bishops themselves. The abbot, in the same manner, was elected by the monks of the monastery, at least in the greater part of abbacies. All the i... ...he restora- tion of their ancient right of electing the bishop; and to the monks of each abbacy that of electing the abbot. The re-establishing this a...