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Returning to Paris with this end in view , he again fell ill of what he calls his quartan fever ; and when the illness was at its height and he felt himself in real danger of death , he made a vow to St. Genevieve that , if by her ...
Returning to Paris with this end in view , he again fell ill of what he calls his quartan fever ; and when the illness was at its height and he felt himself in real danger of death , he made a vow to St. Genevieve that , if by her ...
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It is impossible for me to express how sorry I am at the burning of so magnificent and renowned a cathedral as that of Chartres as a result of being struck by lightning . Farewell . Paris , August ( init . ) , 1506.
It is impossible for me to express how sorry I am at the burning of so magnificent and renowned a cathedral as that of Chartres as a result of being struck by lightning . Farewell . Paris , August ( init . ) , 1506.
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Although the fees attendant on taking degrees in the University of Paris were undoubtedly heavy , yet we feel that some stronger and more cogent cause than mere lack of money must have actuated him , such an accomplished borrower ...
Although the fees attendant on taking degrees in the University of Paris were undoubtedly heavy , yet we feel that some stronger and more cogent cause than mere lack of money must have actuated him , such an accomplished borrower ...
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Contents
CHAPTER | 3 |
MONASTIC LIFE AT STEYN | 39 |
SECRETARY TO THE BISHOP OF CAMBRAI MATRICULATION | 49 |
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