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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. 1796 Excerpt: ...turning to his Consessor, he feid, f I am ready to go to the scaffold," The scaffold was erected in an inner court of the Town-house of Thoulouse, in which the Duke was confined. In pasting to it, he observed the statue of Henry the Fourth, which stood in the middle of the area; the statue of a Monarch who Rad been in some measure indebted to the Duke's sather for the Crown of France. He stopped fctne minutes, and looked at it very attentively, reslecting, perhaps, on the ingratitude and cruelty of the King his son. His Consessor, who was iefide him, asked him wjiat was the matter, and whether he wanted any thing. "No, no, my ' good Father," replied the illustrious Criminal, ' I was merely looking at the statue of Henry the ' Fourth. He was a great and a noble-minded ' Prince. I had the honour to be his godson. Let us go on." Then pointing to the scaffold, ie added " That is my only road to Heaven." As, -, As soon as he came upon the scaffold, he faluted the Commanding Officer, and all the persons present, more particularly the Town-Guards, who had orders to attend this melancholy ceremony in the dress they wore on solemn occasions. He intreated them all to bear their testimony to his Sovereign, that he died his most obedient subject, and penetrated with the deepest contrition at having offended him. He then placed himself upon the block, and having committed his soul into the hands of the Author of his being, received the fatal blow. The blood flew out upon the walls of the area; andsuch is still the veneration of the people of Thoulouse for the memory of M. dc Montmorenci, that a sew years ago they affected, with tears in their eyes, to shew the marks of it upon the walls of the Court. Thus, by the hands of the executioner, an...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781154236095
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 90
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1154236099
  • Publisher Date: 13 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 177 gr


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