The Memoirs of Philip de Commines, Lord of Argenton: Containing the Histories of Louis XI and Charles VIII, Kings of France and of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, Volume 1G. Bell, 1906 |
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... kingdom . Of a truth there was in these offers enough to dazzle a young and ambitious man ; the siren had lulled many consciences to sleep at less cost . Commines accepted the conditions of the treaty ; but on his return to his native ...
... kingdom . Of a truth there was in these offers enough to dazzle a young and ambitious man ; the siren had lulled many consciences to sleep at less cost . Commines accepted the conditions of the treaty ; but on his return to his native ...
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... kingdom in peace , it would hold more secure possession of its pacific conquests . These prudent suggestions , meliciously interpreted , were obnoxious to the king , who had made up his mind to pursue a different course . Under the ...
... kingdom in peace , it would hold more secure possession of its pacific conquests . These prudent suggestions , meliciously interpreted , were obnoxious to the king , who had made up his mind to pursue a different course . Under the ...
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... kingdom , held themselves aloof from Madame de Beaujeu , and openly fomented rebellion against her administration . It was to Moulins , where the Duke of Bourbon then resided , that the Lord of Argenton betook himself . He met with a ...
... kingdom , held themselves aloof from Madame de Beaujeu , and openly fomented rebellion against her administration . It was to Moulins , where the Duke of Bourbon then resided , that the Lord of Argenton betook himself . He met with a ...
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... kingdom . In him , and in all the rest of the princes that I have either served or known , I perceived ever a mixture of good and bad ; for they are but men like us , and perfection belongs only to God Himself . But when in a prince ...
... kingdom . In him , and in all the rest of the princes that I have either served or known , I perceived ever a mixture of good and bad ; for they are but men like us , and perfection belongs only to God Himself . But when in a prince ...
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... appointed Governor of Roussillon , in 1472. He afterwards entered the service of Louis XI . He was the son of Oliver , Seigneur du Chastel , sillon , and borne great authority in this kingdom ; B 2 1464 ] 3 SPEECII OF DUKE PHILIP .
... appointed Governor of Roussillon , in 1472. He afterwards entered the service of Louis XI . He was the son of Oliver , Seigneur du Chastel , sillon , and borne great authority in this kingdom ; B 2 1464 ] 3 SPEECII OF DUKE PHILIP .
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