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During the siege of Rouen he received a severe wound, from which he died thirty-five days after, on November 17, 1562. In his early life he showed a love of danger and thirst for renown. Having been placed in charge of the French troops in the "Three Bishoprics," he sustained against 100,000 imperial troops the memorable siege of Metz.
His frequent days of truancy he spent in these idle rambles, or in drifting down the river. Notwithstanding his lack of application to study, he had succeeded in completing the course of the lycée. The boy was too young, too delicate, and too sensitive to be able to endure the mental suffering and humiliation to which he was subjected at the hands of the bullies of this school.
Charles V. selected this palace as his residence in 1347, and it served as the abode of the royal family till the reign of Louis XIV., who preferred Versailles. Since the days of the Empire it has been used as a museum.
Total for 60 days £2163 19 6 Signed Jas. Henderson, Lt. and Dy.
'has not given of his news since. 65 15 Qu'est devenu: 'what has become of? lit. 'what has become? Cf. note to 93 7. 65 23 Tombouctou: 'Timbuktu, the most famous city of central Africa, a French possession since 1893, in Tartarin's time only three Europeans had ever reached it, and one of these was killed two days after he left the city. 65 24 garde: subjunctive.
The undersigned, Her Majesty's principal secretary of State for foreign affairs, in accordance with what was agreed upon between himself and M. Guizot, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary from the King of the French at this court, in their recent interview, has the honour to transmit to M. Guizot an extract from a despatch received by Her Majesty's Government a few days ago from Lord Ponsonby, together with a copy of the inclosure therein referred to.
The picture I was doing for the Salon is not yet finished. You may well understand that I can have no pleasure in sending something that is not entirely good, at least that is as good as I may do. I am flattered by the admiration of B.... you find her intelligent; she is so, but when you know her better you will see that the first days she looks more that she is in reality.
Good bye; if you will see someone's pictures before the Salon, tell me what is it. I stay here eight days more. Sincerely yours. Andrey Is not my letter very wicked? The truth is seldom agreable and nearly always we dare not tell it not to be accused of jealousy. Traduction de la lettre précédente. Ma chère petite Alice,
Social Life in Former Days, illustrated by Letters and Family Papers, by E. DUNBAR. 2 vols. Edinburgh. Edmonston and Douglas, 1865. Scotch Folk. Third Edition, Enlarged. Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1881. E. and S. Livingstone. Edinburgh, n. d. The Laird of Logan, or Anecdotes and Tales illustrative of the Wit and Humour of Scotland. Glasgow, Robert Forrester, 1878. Edinburgh.
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