The Life of Marguerite D'Angoulême: Queen of Navarre, Duchesse D'Alençon and de Berry, Sister of Francis I., King of France, Volume 2Hurst and Blackett, 1854 - France |
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... House of Saluzzo were supported by Francis , which placed the property of the marchioness in still greater jeopardy ; for as the estates in question were situated within the marquisate of Mont- ferrat , the penurious character of ...
... House of Saluzzo were supported by Francis , which placed the property of the marchioness in still greater jeopardy ; for as the estates in question were situated within the marquisate of Mont- ferrat , the penurious character of ...
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... House of Montferrat , he would bestow a signal benefit and favour on my poor sister . I am writing to him a word on the subject ; but as the case will take long to explain , I intrust it to you . ' Marguerite writes with unusual warmth ...
... House of Montferrat , he would bestow a signal benefit and favour on my poor sister . I am writing to him a word on the subject ; but as the case will take long to explain , I intrust it to you . ' Marguerite writes with unusual warmth ...
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... House . " + Marguerite evidently had a very in- different opinion of the honour of the marquis de Saluzzo ; whose subsequent treachery justifies her suspicion at this period . It is not on record whether the decree confisca- ting the ...
... House . " + Marguerite evidently had a very in- different opinion of the honour of the marquis de Saluzzo ; whose subsequent treachery justifies her suspicion at this period . It is not on record whether the decree confisca- ting the ...
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... house of Colonna , inimical to Clement from hereditary as well as political feuds . The Colonna , in their turn , the emperor secretly excited to take arms against the pope ; and the Venetians he tempted to betray the in- . terests of ...
... house of Colonna , inimical to Clement from hereditary as well as political feuds . The Colonna , in their turn , the emperor secretly excited to take arms against the pope ; and the Venetians he tempted to betray the in- . terests of ...
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... house of Saluzzo with that of Gonzaga ; of the Medici with the Colonna and the Rovere the princely chiefs of these hostile families , with the exception of the Colonna , being out- wardly banded together for the defence of Italian inde ...
... house of Saluzzo with that of Gonzaga ; of the Medici with the Colonna and the Rovere the princely chiefs of these hostile families , with the exception of the Colonna , being out- wardly banded together for the defence of Italian inde ...
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Page ix - L'Heptaméron des nouvelles de très illustre et très excellente princesse Marguerite de Valois, royne de Navarre, remis en son vray ordre...
Page 470 - De sa beauté il est blanc et vermeil, Les cheveux bruns, de grande et belle taille ; En terre il est comme au ciel le soleil. Hardi, vaillant, sage et preux en bataille, II est benin, doux, humble en sa grandeur.
Page 484 - Qu'ils ne voient terre ni cieux, Telle est de leur pleur abondance. Ma bouche se plaint en tous lieux, De mon cœur ne peut saillir mieux Que soupirs sans nulle allégeance.
Page vii - Tant au'ilz sont convertiz en plains; Seul pleurer est ma contenance. Je crie par bois et par plains, Au ciel et terre me complains; A rien fors à mon dueil ne pense. Mort, qui m'as fait...
Page 373 - ... whom to have recourse, excepting to God, seeing that my father and my mother abandon me, who both well know what I have said to them — that never can I love the Duke of Cleves, and that I will not have him. ' Therefore, I protest beforehand, if it happens that I am affianced, or married, to the said Duke of Cleves in any way or manner, it will be against my heart, and in defiance of my will ; and that he shall never become my husband, nor will I ever hold and regard him as such, and that my...
Page vi - Je n'ay plus que la triste voix De laquelle crier m'en vois, En lamentant la dure absence. Las ! de celuy pour qui vivois, Que de si bon cœur je voyois, J'ay perdu l'heureuse presence ! Seure je suis que son esprit Regne avec son chef Jesus Christ, Contemplant la divine essence.
Page 483 - Biens et honneurs en abondance « Je les tiens pour mes ennemis!
Page 513 - L'airain, le marbre et le cuivre Font tant seulement revivre Ceux qui meurent sans renom, Et desquels la sepulture Presse sous mesme closture Le corps, la vie et le nom.
Page vi - Tant de larmes jettent mes yeux Qu'ilz ne voyent terre ne cieux. Telle est de leur pleur abondance.