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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... pleased with him ) that before the year was at an end , I should repent of what Morvillier had said to you . You have been as good as your word , and much before your time was expired . " The king spoke these words smilingly , and in a ...
... pleased with him ) that before the year was at an end , I should repent of what Morvillier had said to you . You have been as good as your word , and much before your time was expired . " The king spoke these words smilingly , and in a ...
Page 68
... pleased with his counsel , and applied himself to treat and be more merry with the princes than formerly , and to converse more freely both with them and their creatures , than he had been used ; and , in my judg- ment , there was a ...
... pleased with his counsel , and applied himself to treat and be more merry with the princes than formerly , and to converse more freely both with them and their creatures , than he had been used ; and , in my judg- ment , there was a ...
Page 69
... pleased to put a stop to his glory , and to infatuate him so , that , despising all counsel but his own , he lost his own life unhappily , sacrificed the lives of many thousands of his subjects , and brought his family to desolation ...
... pleased to put a stop to his glory , and to infatuate him so , that , despising all counsel but his own , he lost his own life unhappily , sacrificed the lives of many thousands of his subjects , and brought his family to desolation ...
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... pleased to hear it , for his army was in great want of provisions , but more so of money ; and had not this unexpected accident happened , all the princes would have been forced to break up , and march away with dishonour . However ...
... pleased to hear it , for his army was in great want of provisions , but more so of money ; and had not this unexpected accident happened , all the princes would have been forced to break up , and march away with dishonour . However ...
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... pleased to inform me . He treated privately with the Duke of Bretagne ( who was in possession of some towns in Lower Normandy ) , in hopes to persuade him altogether to abandon his brother's interest : they had several conferences ...
... pleased to inform me . He treated privately with the Duke of Bretagne ( who was in possession of some towns in Lower Normandy ) , in hopes to persuade him altogether to abandon his brother's interest : they had several conferences ...
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