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La Dame de Monsoreau
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La Dame de Monsoreau
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Romances: La dame de Monsoreau
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The Romances of Alexandre Dumas
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ...did not leave Santerre for an instant. One might have supposed him charged, by some occult power, with the guardianship of his chief. The multitude was separated into three divisions. The first was commanded by Santerre, the second by SaintHuruge, the third by Theroigne de Mericourt. Towards eleven o'clock, under an order brought by some man unknown, the immense mass of people put itself in motion. At its departure from the Bastille, the procession was composed of nearly twenty thousand men. This troop presented a savage, terrible, and unique aspect. Santerre's division was the best-ordered. There were in it a goodly number of uniforms; and for weapons they had a fair supply of muskets and bayonets. The other two divisions constituted the army of the populace, ragged, lean, and haggard, --after four years of privation and of bread-scarcity, with three Revolutionary years among the four. This was the slum from which this army had come forth. They had no guns and no uniforms. Their vests were in tatters, their blouses torn. Their odd weapons were such as they could light upon in the first wrathful impulse, at the first call for defence. There were pikes, pitchforks, rusty spears, sabres without hilts, blades fastened to long sticks, carpenters' axes, masons' hammers, shoeknives. For a standard there was a gibbet, with a dangling puppet, to represent the Queen. There was also an ox-head, with an obscene motto interlaced with the horns; and a calf's heart stuck on the point of a spit, with the words: Heart of an Aristocrat I Then there were flags with these legends: APPROVE THE EDICTS, OE DIE! RECALL THE PATRIOT COUNCIL.' TYRANT, TREMBLE! THY HOUR HAS COME! At the corner of the Hue Saint Antoine the multitude split into two parts. Santerre and his National Guard...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ...did not leave Santerre for an instant. One might have supposed him charged, by some occult power, with the guardianship of his chief. The multitude was separated into three divisions. The first was commanded by Santerre, the second by SaintHuruge, the third by Theroigne de Mericourt. Towards eleven o'clock, under an order brought by some man unknown, the immense mass of people put itself in motion. At its departure from the Bastille, the procession was composed of nearly twenty thousand men. This troop presented a savage, terrible, and unique aspect. Santerre's division was the best-ordered. There were in it a goodly number of uniforms; and for weapons they had a fair supply of muskets and bayonets. The other two divisions constituted the army of the populace, ragged, lean, and haggard, --after four years of privation and of bread-scarcity, with three Revolutionary years among the four. This was the slum from which this army had come forth. They had no guns and no uniforms. Their vests were in tatters, their blouses torn. Their odd weapons were such as they could light upon in the first wrathful impulse, at the first call for defence. There were pikes, pitchforks, rusty spears, sabres without hilts, blades fastened to long sticks, carpenters' axes, masons' hammers, shoeknives. For a standard there was a gibbet, with a dangling puppet, to represent the Queen. There was also an ox-head, with an obscene motto interlaced with the horns; and a calf's heart stuck on the point of a spit, with the words: Heart of an Aristocrat I Then there were flags with these legends: APPROVE THE EDICTS, OE DIE! RECALL THE PATRIOT COUNCIL.' TYRANT, TREMBLE! THY HOUR HAS COME! At the corner of the Hue Saint Antoine the multitude split into two parts. Santerre and his National Guard...
The Works of Alexandre Dumas: La dame de Monsoreau
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La Dame de Monsoreau
Author: Alexandre Dumas
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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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.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.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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 Romances of Alexander Dumas: La dame de Monsoreau. 2 v. in 1
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La Dame de Monsoreau, by Alexandre Dumas (2 Vols), Vol. 1
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La Dame de Monsoreau, by Alexandre Dumas (2 Vols.)
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La Dame de Monsoreau
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