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Tales of a Grandfather:

Being Stories Taken from the History of France, Volume 1 (Google eBook)
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Carey & Lea, 1831 - France
  

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Page 230 - I beg of you, for the love of God, that you will not think of quitting this town, for you well know, if you do, that my lord the king and his whole army will be ruined. At least, if such be your fixed determination, have pity on this wretched person who now lies in pain, and wait until she be recovered, before you put it in execution.
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Page 47 - Burgundy, his neighbour and ally. By her affectionate exhortations, the mind of her husband was disposed to Christianity, though he long hesitated to embrace a religion which imposed many restrictions. At length, in a battle with the Allemanni...

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I. Sir Walter Scott: Bibliography. Vol. 12. The Romantic Revival ...
Tales of a Grandfather, being stories taken from the History of France. Inscribed to Master John Hugh Lockhart. 3 vols. Edinburgh, 1831. ...
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