 good as his word, when, on ascending the throne of Brittany, the Earl of Perche became his vassal. We cannot know what measures were used to force this degradation on the reluctant and high-spirited Constance; it is only certain that she...  The Topographer and Genealogist - Pàgina 312editat per - 1846Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Henry Neele - 1828 - 382 pàgines
...! my Lord de Perche," said the Earl, while his eye flashed fire, and his hand grasped his sword : " I vow to God and our Lady, whose church this is, that...thee to be stronger and greater, and taller, than yonder steeple !"* A smile of grim defiance was exchanged between the two incensed barons, and Ranulph,... | |
 | Stephen Glover - 1829 - 600 pàgines
...that?" The earl disdainfully replied — " I vow to God, and to our lady, whose church stands before me, that before to-morrow evening, I will seem to thee to be stronger, and greater and taller than yonder steeple." With these words he descendeil from the turrets into the castle. Before day-break,... | |
 | Joseph Hemingway - 1831 - 478 pàgines
...What (said he) have we staid all this while for such a little man, such a dwarf? To whom Earl Randal replied, I vow to God and our Lady, whose church this...before to-morrow evening, I will seem to thee to be higher than that steeple. — King John gave to this Randal Newcastle-under-Lyme, in Staffordshire,... | |
 | Joseph Hemingway - 1831 - 476 pàgines
...he) have we staid all this while for such a little man, such a dwarf f To whom Earl Randal replied, / vow to God and our Lady. whose church this is, that...before to-morrow evening, I will seem to thee to be higher than that steeple. — King John gave to this Randal Newcastle-under-Lyme, in Staffordshire,... | |
 | Stephen Glover - 1831 - 510 pàgines
...that?" The earl disdainfully replied — " I vow to God, and to our lady, whose church stands before me, that before to-morrow evening, I will seem to thee to be stronger, and greater and taller than yonder steeple." With these words he descended from the turrets into the castle. Before day-break,... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1833 - 362 pàgines
...insignificant person, and called him contemptuously, " Dwarf.'1'' " Sayst thou so !" replied Randal ; " I vow to God and our Lady, whose church this is, that ere long I will seem to thee high as that steeple !" He was as good as his word, when, on ascending... | |
 | Mary Saunders - 1836 - 316 pàgines
...so, my Lord de Perche !" exclaimed the earl, his eyes flashing file ; " I vow to God and Our Lad v, whose church this is, that before to-morrow evening I will seem to thee stronger, and greater, and taller than yonder steeple." Л smile of defiance passed between the barons,... | |
 | 1850 - 538 pàgines
...it on to Lincoln, 6 where the French Prince and the confederate Barons had arrived four days before. The Comte of Perche, the general of the French, is...castle. On the next morning, the Comte of Perche, armed at all points except his head, entered the cathedral, and left Prince Louis in safety there; having... | |
 | Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland - 1850 - 530 pàgines
...seeing the Earl of Chester, " Have we stayed here all this while for the coming of such a dwarf 1 " To which Earl Ranulph replied, " I vow to God and...castle. On the next morning, the Comte of Perche, armed at all points except his head, entered the cathedral, and left Prince Louis in safety there ; having... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1850 - 398 pàgines
...insignificant person, and called him contemptuously " Dwarf. " " Sayst thou so ! " replied Randal ; " I vow to God and our Lady, whose church this is, that ere long I will seem to thee high as that steeple ! " He was as good as his word, when, on ascending... | |
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