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"He was as great," says Brantôme, "in his lineage and his enormous wealth as in his valor and illustrious deeds, so that in his time men spoke only of the Vidame of Chartres; and if the people celebrated his prowess, they did not forget his magnificence and liberality." In Francis I.'s Italian campaign he furnished at his own cost a splendid company of a hundred noblemen.

Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne) La Fayette - La Princesse De Clèves par Mme de La Fayette : Edited with Introduction and Notes

I am bound however, in candour, to declare that I have not hitherto seen any plan proposed which could safely be adopted as a substitute for the right of search: and when M. Guizot recollects how earnestly the people of this country have desired the abolition of the slave trade, and the enormous sacrifices which they have made, and are dayly making, to secure the attainment of this object, he will not be surprised if we hesitate to abrogate treaties the stipulations of which have been found efficient, until we are satisfied that the measures about to be proposed will be attended with equal success.

M. (François) Guizot - Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de mon temps (Tome 6)