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. 1901 Excerpt: ...when the beautiful actress chanted: "O God! O my God, hear me also a widow. For behold the Assyrian's trust in shield and spear and bow and sling, and know not that Thou art the Lord that breakest the battles. Behold their pride and send Thy wrath upon their heads: give into my hand which am a widow the power that I ...
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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. 1901 Excerpt: ...when the beautiful actress chanted: "O God! O my God, hear me also a widow. For behold the Assyrian's trust in shield and spear and bow and sling, and know not that Thou art the Lord that breakest the battles. Behold their pride and send Thy wrath upon their heads: give into my hand which am a widow the power that I have conceived. Smite by the deceit of my lips the servant with the prince; break down their stateliness by the hand of a woman, and make my speech and deceit to be their wound.and stripes who have purposed cruel things against Thy children." In the latter part of the play, when Judith led the Jewish maidens waving olive branches in the dance, and the victorious warriors brought her as a testimonial " Holofernes' plate and vessels, and all his stuff," it was the silver service of de Toiras, whilom commander of the citadel of St. Martin de Re, that was used, and the audience being notified of this in the programme, greeted the trophy with loud applause. The same silver service graced the Duchess' table at the dinners at which de Feuquieres was a guest, and his hostess did not fail to call to his attention de Toiras' coat-of-arms engraved upon each piece. The evening after the tragedy was given, while a few guests were enjoying a game of piquet in the salon of the Duchess, she introduced to them the Sieur de Champfleury, a gentleman of Perigord, who announced that he had just arrived from England, (having escaped arrest by the royal troops in the most miraculous manner), and that he had brought letters for Mayor Guiton, and for Madame, the Duchess, from her son, the Duke of Soubise. The Duchess read hers aloud to the company. It confirmed the report sent us by the Cardinal of the assassination of the...
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