Brantome's poet to be worth thirty thousand ducats, a medallion of diamonds blazed upon his breast, and in his black velvet cap glowed those same wonderful rubies that we saw on the occasion of his departure from Rome. His boots were of black velvet,... The Life of Cesare Borgia of France: Duke of Valentinois and Romagna, Prince ... - Page 179 by Rafael Sabatini - 1912 - 465 pages Full view -
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