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Page vii
... called the eighth wonder of the world . The first of his literary works , a series of discourses on Eccle- siastes , was denounced as heretical before the bar of the inquisition at Toledo ; but he defended it so well , that he received ...
... called the eighth wonder of the world . The first of his literary works , a series of discourses on Eccle- siastes , was denounced as heretical before the bar of the inquisition at Toledo ; but he defended it so well , that he received ...
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... called over the names of the deputies of the provinces , and asked if they were furnished with the necessary powers . Their answers made , the emperor ordered the councillor Phili- bert de Bruxelles to state to the assembly the reasons ...
... called over the names of the deputies of the provinces , and asked if they were furnished with the necessary powers . Their answers made , the emperor ordered the councillor Phili- bert de Bruxelles to state to the assembly the reasons ...
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... called a book of fools , and he inscribed in it the name of his master , Francis I. , after Charles V. had been permitted to pass through France on his way to Ghent . But what , ' said Francis , if I allow him to return as securely as ...
... called a book of fools , and he inscribed in it the name of his master , Francis I. , after Charles V. had been permitted to pass through France on his way to Ghent . But what , ' said Francis , if I allow him to return as securely as ...
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... to be the village now called Wester - Souburg , near Flessingue , or Flushing . Juste : L'Abdication , p . 30 , note . CHAPTER II . THE BAY OF BISCAY ; LAREDO ; 1556. ] 17 EMPEROR CHARLES V. Emperor's letter to Ferdinand 12th September.
... to be the village now called Wester - Souburg , near Flessingue , or Flushing . Juste : L'Abdication , p . 30 , note . CHAPTER II . THE BAY OF BISCAY ; LAREDO ; 1556. ] 17 EMPEROR CHARLES V. Emperor's letter to Ferdinand 12th September.
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... called the place , will be found in J. C. Calvete ; Viaje del principe D. Philippe , fol . 182-205 . 2 Brantome ; Œuvres , 8 vols . 8vo . Paris : 1787 , ii . p . 547 . seeking retirement and repose , still fit for the council 1556. ] 21 ...
... called the place , will be found in J. C. Calvete ; Viaje del principe D. Philippe , fol . 182-205 . 2 Brantome ; Œuvres , 8 vols . 8vo . Paris : 1787 , ii . p . 547 . seeking retirement and repose , still fit for the council 1556. ] 21 ...
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Page xiv - ... laid in his coffin, with much solemnity. The service for the dead was chanted, and Charles joined in the prayers which were offered up for the rest of his soul, mingling his tears with those which his attendants shed, as if they had been celebrating a real funeral. The ceremony closed with sprinkling holy water on the coffin in the usual form, and, all the assistants retiring, the doors of the chapel were shut. Then Charles rose out of the coffin, and withdrew to his apartment, full of those...
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Page xiv - He himself followed in his shroud. He was laid in his coffin, with much solemnity. The service for the dead was chanted, and Charles joined in the prayers which were offered up for the...
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Page xiv - ... all the assistants retiring, the doors of the chapel were shut. Then Charles rose out of the coffin, and withdrew to his apartment, full of those awful sentiments which such a singular solemnity was calculated to inspire. But either the fatiguing length of the ceremony, or the impression which...
Page 48 - ... retreat. It was seated in a vale of no great extent, watered by a small brook, and surrounded by rising grounds, covered with lofty trees ; from the nature of...