Quentin Durward, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint)
Author | : Walter Scott |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2015-09-27 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781330621431 |
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Excerpt from Quentin Durward, Vol. 2 of 3 Painters shew Cupid blind - Hath Hymen eyes? Or is his sight warp'd by those spectacles Which parents, guardians, and advisers, lend him. That he may look through them on lands and mansions, On jewels, gold, and all such rich dotations, And see their value ten times magnified - Methinks 'twill brook a question. The Miseries of enforced Marriage. Louis the XIth of France, though the sovereign in Europe who was fondest and most jealous of power, desired only its substantial enjoyment; and though he knew well enough, and at times exacted strictly, the observances due to his rank, was in general singularly careless of shew. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.