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Page xvi
... majesty was in the habit of celebrating on each May - day . ' The truth seems to be that the most hearty enmity prevailed between the Jeromites and the imperial household ; and that the chamberlain and his people abstained from all ...
... majesty was in the habit of celebrating on each May - day . ' The truth seems to be that the most hearty enmity prevailed between the Jeromites and the imperial household ; and that the chamberlain and his people abstained from all ...
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... majesty had accepted the sovereignty only out of respect to the express command of his father . He solemnly promised to employ all his power in governing them and defend- ing them well , and he hoped that he should find him- self the ...
... majesty had accepted the sovereignty only out of respect to the express command of his father . He solemnly promised to employ all his power in governing them and defend- ing them well , and he hoped that he should find him- self the ...
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... majesty was too gracious to notice one of the worms of the earth . ' Have you forgotten , ' said Charles , what passed between you and the marshal de Strozzi on the day of spurs ? ' alluding to a battle in which that famous general had ...
... majesty was too gracious to notice one of the worms of the earth . ' Have you forgotten , ' said Charles , what passed between you and the marshal de Strozzi on the day of spurs ? ' alluding to a battle in which that famous general had ...
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... majesty had dined - a promise which he managed to fulfil . The emperor , in spite of the discomforts of his sojourn at Laredo , is said to have left to the town some marks of his favour . The parish church of the Assumption of the ...
... majesty had dined - a promise which he managed to fulfil . The emperor , in spite of the discomforts of his sojourn at Laredo , is said to have left to the town some marks of his favour . The parish church of the Assumption of the ...
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... majesty had been pleased to approve of the abode prepared for him , but he himself had like- wise been there , and ... majesty in bed , his majesty in bed would be seen by the monk . In spite of the glass and the shutters , he feared ...
... majesty had been pleased to approve of the abode prepared for him , but he himself had like- wise been there , and ... majesty in bed , his majesty in bed would be seen by the monk . In spite of the glass and the shutters , he feared ...
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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...