| Jean Froissart - Burgundy (France) - 1901 - 452 pages
...the Queen, on her knees and with tears in her eyes, entreated him to spare them. " Ah, gentle sir," she said, " since I have crossed the sea with great danger to see you, I have never asked one favor ; now I most humbly ask as a gift, for the sake of the Son of the blessed Mary, and for your... | |
| Bible - 1837 - 850 pages
...who was at that time very big with child, fell on her knees, and with tears said : ' Ah, gentle' sir, since I have crossed the sea with great danger to...now I most humbly ask as a gift, for the sake of the Sem of the blessed Mary, and for your love to me, that you will be merciful to these six men.' The... | |
| Jean Froissart - Burgundy - 1839 - 830 pages
...England, who at time was very big with child, fell on her knees, and with tears said, " Ah, gentle sir, since I have crossed the sea with great danger to...gift, for the sake of the Son of the blessed Mary, and for your love to me, that you will be merciful to these six men." The king looked at her for some time... | |
| Agnes Strickland - 1840 - 868 pages
...King Edward, and with tears said, " ' Ah, gentle sir, sithence I have crossed the sea with great peril to see you, I have never asked you one favour; now,...gift, for the sake of the Son of the blessed Mary, and as a proof of your love to me, the lives of these six men.' " King Edward looked at her for some time... | |
| Agnes Strickland, Elisabeth Strickland - Great Britain - 1840 - 456 pages
...King Edward, and with tears said, " ' Ah, gentle sir, sithence I have crossed the sea with great peril to see you, I have never asked you one favour; now,...gift, for the sake of the Son of the blessed Mary, and as a proof of your love to me, the lives of these six men.' " King Edward looked at her for some time... | |
| Hannah Lawrance - Great Britain - 1840 - 474 pages
...There is nothing in the public documents of this period to disprove Froissart's narrative. earnestly ask, as a gift, for the sake of the son of the blessed Mary, and for your love to me, that you will be merciful to these six men." The king looked at her for some time... | |
| Jean Froissart - 1841 - 232 pages
...compassion that she could no longer contain herself; but falling at the king's feet, said, ' Ah, gentle sir, since I have crossed the sea with great danger to...gift, for the sake of the Son of the blessed Mary, and for your love to me, that you will be merciful to these six men.' The king looked on her for some time... | |
| 1841 - 752 pages
...for the burghers of Calais, and the answer of Edward. ' Ah, gentle sir, since I have crossed the seas with great danger ' to see you, I have never asked you one favor, and now I ear' nestly ask as a gift, for the sake of the Son of the blessed ' Mary, and for... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1841 - 768 pages
...for the burghers of Calais, and the answer of Edward. ' Ah, gentle sir, since I have crossed the seas with great danger * to see you, I have never asked you one favor, and now I ear' nestly ask as a gift, for the sake of the Son of the blessed ' Mary, and for... | |
| Jean Froissart - Great Britain - 1847 - 378 pages
...the queen, on her knees and with tears in her eyes, entreated him to spare them. " Ah, gentle sir," she said, " since I have crossed the sea with great danger to see you, I have never asked one favour ; now I most humbly ask as a gift, for the sake of the Son of the blessed Mary, and for... | |
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