Truce of God ends grim battlefield vigil
Fragmentary verse recalls soldiers sleeping on the field after a clash. It speaks of a sudden roar, the camp of Death, and now a lull where no fevered threats remain. The text portrays a nocturnal calm as combat ends.
Cardinal Richelieu in a web of plots and power
In a Virgilian chamber within the Valais Royal, Cardinal Richelieu and his monk ally Joseph du Tremblay parse a dangerous conspiracy with Baradas, Orleans, and Bouillon scheming against state and church. The scene reveals a web of intrigue, alliances, and threats to the crown as they rattle plans, disguises, and potential marriages to secure power.
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France
Ihs
England
Austria
Italy
Spain
Cardinal
Valais Royal
la Rochelle
Cardinal Richelieu
Gaston
Duke of Orleans
da Vinci
Richelieu
Charles Martel
Jehan Armand Duplessis
Fronsac
Joseph du Tremblay
du Tremblay
Machiavel
Joseph
Plutarch
Lysander
Orleans
Baradas
Barades
Saint Simon
Riechelleu
Soissons
Mars
Bouillon
Piedmont
Glaston
Louis
Jehan
Mauprat
Grenadiers
Frederick the Great
Michael Angelo
Huguet
Montaiglon
Julie
Baradus
Rome
Terrible Khorite Save by Pir and Servant in Burmah
In Akyab Burmah a gentleman recounts a deadly encounter with a khorite on a jungle-bound property. Mordai, Emir AllI and a boat crew all play roles as the venomous reptile strikes, is slain, and the servant saves the narrator with swift action and faith.
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Akyab
Burmah
Mordai
Mordal
Sahib
Emir-Alli
Allah
Kismet
Iward
Dueling in Europe as Exercise and Sport
The Idler notes Italy lacks common sports and treats dueling as beneficial exercise for all ages. Duels are illegal for most but not punished unless fatal. officers face penalties. In Germany, same pattern with military bans. Most Italian duels are bloodless sword play ending at a scratch. Accidental deaths are rare, safer than football.
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Italy
Apennines
Germany
Disjointed Inquiries and Oddities From Curious Tales
A miscellany of quirky notes from a bygone era covers umbrellas left at a world fair, a 36 year old horse death in Oregon, a strangled widow in Butler, pa, and odd social customs in distant lands. It mentions temperance work in England, peculiar gambling in New Jersey, a Kentucky judge on pay, Jamaican tea production, and Darfur slave statutes.
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Kenton
Ashland
Oregon
John McCarthy
Butler
Montana
Acre
Bath
Maine
Amanda Smith
England
Kentucky
Jamaica
Bureau of the American Republics
Celebes
Darfur
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Cader
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