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The Henriad; a Poem
Author | : Voltaire |
Publisher | : Theclassics.Us |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2013-09 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781230294445 |
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 edition. Excerpt: ... He died at forty-four, the same age as the Duke de Guise, of a shot from an arquebuse, received in his left shoulder, at the seige of Rouen, where he commanded. His death happened the 17th of November, 1562, the thirty-fifth day of his wound. The uncertainty which he had shown during his life, troubled him in his last moments; and though he had received the sacraments according to the usage of the Romish church, it was doubted whether he did not die a protestant. He had received his mortal blow in the trench, where he had privately retired. So this epitaph was made on him: Ami Francais, le prince ici gisaut Vecut sans gloire, et morut en pisaut. There is one with M. le Laboureur, which resembles this and ends with the same hemistich. M. Jurieu asserts that when Louis, Prince de Conde, was in prison, at Orleans, the king of Navarre, his brother, went to solicit the Cardinal Lorraine, and that he received the king of Navarre, sitting and covered, who addressed him standing and bare-headed. I know not whence M. de Jurieu could discover this fact. (Taken from the edition of 1723.) 14 Louis de Conde, brother of Anthony, king of Navarre, the seventh and last of the children of Charles de Bourbon, Duke de Vendome, was one of those extraordinary men born for misfortune and for the glory of their country. He was for a long time the chief of the reformers, and died, as is known, at Jarnac. He had one arm in a sling on the day of battle. As he was marching towards the enemy, the horse of the Count de Rochefoucauld, his brother-in-law, gave him a kick which bruised his thigh. The prince, without deigning to complain, addressed himself to the gentlemen who accompanied him: "Learn," says he to them, "that unruly horses do more harm than good in an...
Henriade
Author | : Voltaire |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781021008503 |
Henriade is a poem which retells the life and achievements of King Henry IV of France. Voltaire presents the character of Henri as a great man who brought peace and prosperity to his country. The poem tackles various aspects of French history, including religious conflict and the power of the monarchy. Voltaire's Henriade is a must-read for anyone interested in French literature or history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Henriad
Author | : Voltaire |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2017-11-24 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 9780331814774 |
Excerpt from The Henriad: A Poem, With the Notes and Variations Besides we have done nothing more than what is practised in an tragedies, where the events are conformed to the rules of the theatre. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Henriad
Author | : Voltaire |
Publisher | : Kessinger Publishing |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2009-04 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9781104308926 |
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
The Columbiad: A Poem
Author | : Joel Barlow |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2019-11-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
"The Columbiad: A Poem" by Joel Barlow is a philosophical epic poem. The Columbiad shows human history reaching its climax in the formation of a world council in Mesopotamia, the delegates to which have thrown aside the symbols of their religious faith. in writing, the author explained his hopes for the future of America were pinned on a new trinity of "equality, free election, and federal band", which would bring about a new age of artistic and scientific advance
The King of Prussia's Criticism on the Henriad of Monsieur de Voltaire
Author | : Frederick II (King of Prussia) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1758 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
The Poems of Alexander Pope
Author | : John Butt |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 901 |
Release | : 2002-09-10 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 113495476X |
The most complete and usable edition of Pope's poetry presenting the corpus of his poetry as printed in the Twickenham edition with Pope's own notes and a selection of the annotations in the other volumes of the Twickenham edition.
Catalogue of American Poetry
Author | : Caleb Fiske Harris |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1883 |
Genre | : American poetry |
ISBN | : |