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In conclusion, we have only to remark that the difficulties of the French idiom are explained by notes neither too scanty, nor yet so numerous as to embarrass; and that a few expressions, inconsistent with the decorum of American taste, have been carefully expurgated, without, as we hope, diminishing the interest of the subject or impairing the style. G. G
The siege lasted sixty-five days, and on December 26, 1552, the imperial troops left Metz as a permanent possession of the French. It remained one of their most important strongholds till its cession to Germany in 1870. Charles V.'s remark upon his defeat is well known: "I see that Fortune is just like a woman; she favors a young king more than an old emperor."
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